i;m about to step on foxhunting-toes, i am sure; thats a shame, but too bad -
some things need to be said out-loud, rather than wince and turn away in disgust.
i do not give a bloody hoot how oh-so-traditional this method of feeding may be -
IMO there are far better, saner + less stressful ways to feed any group of dogs!
fine, they are hunting hounds and they are spozed to hunt as a pack - Whoopee!
U can still
HEAR the snarling outbursts as various small fights break out, and i am
dead-sure there have on occasion been MAJOR fights with injuries;
that dude with the dog-whip is not mere local color, hes there to intervene if things go OOC. 
so... that begs the Q, IMO -
Why put the dogs In That Situation?! 
i have a beautiful coffee-table book of color-photos of dogs by a famous photographer;
the end-plate photos are a mass of Foxhounds, with keltoid scars clearly visible on EVERY dog;
i cannot pick out One Dog who does not have a divot, rip, old puncture, torn ear, sliced lip, split nose, etc.
it is not the FOX who leaves those scars - they are injuries
from other dogs, inflicted over the mass-meal, in 99% of cases.
how does fighting over food advance pack-cohesion?!!?
some traditions deserve to die - and the sooner, the better, IMO.
