Hunting in Many Lands 



cannot but believe that the balance of sport is 

 in our favor. 



I have frequently been asked what breed of 

 dogs I consider best for wolf-hunting. Hav- 

 ing tried nearly all kinds, experience and ob- 

 servation justify me in asserting that the grey- 

 hound is undoubtedly the best. In the first 

 place, there is no question of their ability to 

 catch wolves, and, when properly bred and 

 reared, their courage is undoubted. It is a 

 general supposition that the greyhound is de- 

 void of the power of scent. This is a mistake, 

 as can be attested by anyone who has ever 

 hunted them generally in the West upon large 

 game, especially wolves, which give a stronger 

 scent than any other animal. Of course, this 

 power is not as well developed in the grey- 

 hound as in other breeds, because the uses to 

 which he is put do not require scent, and, 

 under the law of evolution, it has deteriorated 

 as a natural consequence. Unrivaled in speed 

 and endurance, these qualities have been de- 

 veloped and bred for, while the olfactory 

 organs have been necessarily neglected by 

 restricting the work of the dogs to sight hunt- 

 ing. Experience has taught me that they are 

 the only breed of dogs that, without special 



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