no francolin, still two out , we were hunting a spot around 2 miles square with only 6 guns ,hounds lifted as soon as I went in and after a 30 min screamer Charlie was shot, the gun said 11 hounds right behind him, as it turned out speaking to a shepherd later in day he seen 4 cross the road at the opposite end of the wood going hard, they were heading out to a huge forestry a couple of miles away , we ended up with 3 foxes not bad in a spot that size with 6 guns and seven and half couple,, il keep up to date via posts ,