what if the fox didnt show.
ok lets say i have the dog to ground and no chance of a bolt. i wait for the terrier to show or with one or two terriers ive owned i,ll shout the dog off. stand out of sight down wind and wait quietly for say half an hour. most times the fox is out sharpish. especially in smaller shallow affairs. in bigger earths. its sometimes worth giving the dog a run through again. or trying a different terrier. from a different hole. and then doing the same again. on the rare occasion that it wont shift lift the net and give it best. or if its a pest lift the net and set