Tally Ho! Brownhelm Fox Hunt – Feb. 1947

Did you know that there was a Brownhelm Fox Hunt back in February 1947?

Here's the article from the Feb. 21, 1947 Lorain Journal with the story.

It notes, "More than 400 enthusiasts are expected to enter the first organized fox hunt in Lorain-co which will start Sunday afternoon in Brownhelm, officials of the Lorain-co Fish and Game club, sponsors of the hunt, announced today.

"The starting point of the hunt will be the John Henning farm, at the corner of Foster park and Sunnyside-rds.

"The reported purpose of the hunt is to destroy the red foxes in this section which farmers in Brownhelm have blamed for killing their chickens."

A follow-up reminder appeared in the paper on Feb. 22.

Alas, the hunters were, uh, outfoxed as this story from the Feb. 24th edition reveals.

"Searching a two-square mile area in the drive for an hour, the surprisingly large turnout of searchers flushed out two foxes who scampered nimbly to safety under the cover of the snowy blasts.

"Strange game shaken out during the hunt was an old tom-cat who was allowed to quit the area."

A return match with the foxes was scheduled for March 8, 1947. This one turned out even worse for the hunters. The red fox made 'big dummies' out of them, as noted in this article from March 10, 1947.

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And for those of you who enjoy seeing the whole page of the paper, here's the Feb. 21, 1947  page with the initial report of the upcoming fox hunt. Hey, we even get a "There Oughta Be a Law..."