46 FOXHUNTING ON LAKEI.AND FELLS 



of the unusual quietude of haunts near the dales. 

 The increase on the high ground has led also to 

 foxes puttmg in an appearance in country some 

 distance from the fells, where they have not been 

 seen for many years. 



The war was a handicap to sport on the fells, 

 just as it affected hunting in the Shires and else- 

 where. The shortage of horses was not, of course, 

 felt, but with so many followers away at the front, 

 huntsmen of the fell packs were obliged to work 

 practically single-handed. A number of experi- 

 enced hunters scattered about the fell tops are 

 a great help to a huntsman, and the want of them 

 is quickly felt. Now, however, all the fell packs 

 are in full swing again, and prospects for the future 

 appear rosy. 



" See, there he creeps along ; his brush he drags 

 And sweeps the mire impure ; from his wide jaws 

 His tongue immoistened hangs ; symptoms too sure 

 Of sudden death." 



