Wolf-Hunting in Russia 



or having several dogs when possible on one 

 leash. Practice showed the wisdom of the 

 methods actually employed. In the first place, 

 it is fairer for the game ; in the second, it 

 saves the dogs; and finally, it allows a greater 

 territory to be hunted over with the same 

 number of dogs. 



There are two ways of hunting foxes and 

 hares, and, with certain variations, wolves also. 

 These are, by beating and driving with fox- 

 hounds, and by open driving with greyhounds 

 alone. In the first case a particular wood 

 (island) is selected, and the fox-hounds with 

 their mounted huntsmen are sent to drive it 

 in a certain direction. The various leashes of 

 greyhounds (barzois alone if wolves be expect- 

 ed) are posted on the opposite side, at the 

 edge of the wood or in the field, and are 

 loosed the second the game has shown its in- 

 tention of clearing the open space expressly 

 selected for the leash. The mounted beaters 

 with the fox-hounds approach the thick woods 

 of evergreens, cottonwood, birch and under- 

 grov^fth, and wait on its outskirts until a bugle 

 signal informs them that all the greyhound 

 posts are ready. The fox-hounds recognize 

 the signal, and would start immediately were 



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