26o HARE-HUNTING 



chide him for hunting the heelway until you are 

 satisfied he is wrong. 



In making a cast the huntsman should regulate 

 his pace according to the quality of the scent, but 

 he should never go so fast that the hounds can- 

 not have their heads down. By hurrying them 

 on and a whip cracking behind them, they are 

 quite likely to cross the line without discovering 

 it. The huntsman should make his cast with his 

 pack trying in front of him, and not dragging 

 on at his heels. 



If you happen to have a pack which, through 

 mismanagement and other causes, have become 

 very wild, your only plan is to make them hunt. 

 Never give them a view, allow no halloaing, and 

 do not assist them at a check until they are quite 

 at a loss. If there is every appearance of being a 

 good scent, give the hare some law and let them 

 hunt up to her. In fact, wild or unsteady hounds 

 should be made to hunt out the coldest scent over 

 plough and grass alike as long as they can own a 

 line. Keep them at it all day, and do not bother 

 about a kill on the first occasion — you will be able 

 to accomplish that the next time you take them out, 

 when they will be nearly cured of unsteadiness. 



