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exaggerate defforts to dislodge the fox, urging 

 the hound to bay and get him out. Drop back 

 out of sight gradually and repeat your actions 

 several times. Finally dig him out, and if 

 foxes are plentiful allow him to "break" the 

 fox, this being a good time to blood the hound. 



If when hounds are thrown " in cover " a 

 c< blank draw " results, do not take the hounds 

 up, but let them hunt along to the next cover. 

 Move slowly, indicating the direction by a sin- 

 gle short blast on your horn every few hundred 

 yards to enable the hounds to keep in touch 

 with you. Moving rapidly has a tendency to 

 make " readers " of otherwise good hounds. 

 Should a young hound " come in " while others 

 are hunting, trailing, or driving, and you can- 

 not induce him to go to them, do not allow him 

 to lie around or follow you, (but send him 

 immediately to the kennel; otherwise he will 

 soon become a confirmed loafer, in which case 

 he should be presented with an ounce of lead. 



The practiced ear will readily distinguish a 

 hound's tongue when out of sight. When you 

 hear a hound " open " do not put spurs to your 

 horse to get to him unless you recognize his 

 tongue and know him well; he may fool you. 

 If other hounds are in sight, watch them 

 closely. They will " head up " at the sound 



