Otis Ferry, Master of the South Shropshire Hunt

Otis Ferry, Master of the South Shropshire Hunt

Part of a series of photos on rural Shropshire.  The South Shropshire Hunt, led by Otis Ferry, Brian Ferry's son, ran a fox to ground in a small wood.  They were very unhappy about my taking photos. The Fox hunting ban had recently come into force and emotions were running high in the countryside. Eventually I was asked to stop taking photographs, I continued surreptitiously as the fox was dug out. Eventually even our presence was too much and we were asked to leave. In February 2006