[Sephiroth]

Fox hunting originated for a reason: there was/is no natural predator and so they could ravage farms as they pleased.

Clearly it morphed into an amusement session for the hunters and, I suspect, that is the main objection that the detractors have.

Personally, I can't see anything wrong with fox hunting, but if that is banned (which it is) there needs to be some other permitted population control measure.