He shaped the moor around him, and brought the importance of hunting home to the custodians of Exmoor; up until the 1980's landowners were encouraged to reclaim moorland; thankfully this has changed; conservation is very much the watchword.

Perhaps the most important thing is that Captain Wallace died in 2002, some 3 years before the ban; to see his hounds restricted in their activities would no doubt have shattered the man; thankfully he never had to see such a thing.

The sad departure of Ronnie Wallace is St. Hubert's gain, but Exmoor's loss.

Here's to you Captain Wallace.