The Glories of Cub-Hunting 



who don't seem to know what is happening, but are 

 nevertheless determined to join the excitement. 



Full cry has been the subject of countless artistic 

 sporting masterpieces and is, in reality, a very beautiful 

 and from the fox's viewpoint a very terrible sight; 

 but in a deep woodland, full cry is even more wonderful 

 in its audible sense rather than in its visible. 



Our fox population must be kept within limits. 

 Foxhound puppies must be taught their work; they 

 learn more quickly hunting cubs; and cubs must be 

 taught to run first and dodge afterwards if they wish 

 to live to old age. 



Some people may imagine that one would need a great 

 cross-country gallop after a racing pack, to compensate 

 for such early rising. Great gallops are the exception 

 at cubbing. A cub-hunting morning is a Master's 

 morning. He has chosen it to train his young hounds. 

 That is his primary object. Thinning-out litters of fox 

 cubs is but his secondary consideration. A deep wood- 

 land serves his purpose best ; his whole mind is occupied 

 with his hounds, not with the entertainment he may 

 provide for his followers : the latter should feel pleased 

 enough to have been invited; or failing that, should feel 

 equally pleased that he tolerates their presence. I was 

 quite content to potter about the woods, render any 

 practical assistance I could and refrain from hampering 

 the movements of the hounds or the Hunt Staff. I was 

 satisfied seeing fleeting glimpses of hounds and listening 

 to their magnificent wood-hunt. 



