Hunting in Many Lands 



back ; while he may seem to be doing his best, 

 a practiced eye will soon detect a want of 

 ardor and dash. A pack of hounds, with a 

 good strike dog and confidence in their owner, 

 will carry everything before them; by keeping 

 them in good heart they always expect success 

 to crown their efforts. 



If from any cause in the final struggle the 

 dogs are getting the worst of it, or the other 

 dogs refuse to assist the seizers, one must not 

 hesitate an instant about assisting them; this 

 requires perfect coolness, self-control and pres- 

 ence of mind, so as not to injure the dog. To 

 attempt the use of the pistol or gun is too 

 dangerous. A well-directed blow with a good 

 strong hunting knife, delivered between the 

 shoulders, will generally break the spine, leav- 

 ing the wolf entirely at the mercy of the 

 hounds. 



I would advise no one to attempt the Rus- 

 sian method of taping the jaws while the wolf 

 is held by the seizers. I had an experience of 

 this kind once. After a long chase, the wolf, 

 in his efforts to escape, leaped a wall, and, 

 in alighting upon the farther side, thrust his 

 head and neck through a natural loop formed 

 by a grapevine growing around a tree. Reach- 



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