ADVICE ON FOX-HUNTING 



but if it is up wind or the fox is tired, he 

 will do better to keep a quarter behind the 

 huntsman, as in these cases the fox is sure 

 to turn back before he has gone far, and if 

 he does not the hounds will soon run into 

 him without help. 



A hunted fox is a most difficult thing to 

 be certain about, and at times even the most 

 experienced will be deceived. A fox that is 

 very tired indeed will at times, and especi- 

 ally if he is being halloaed at, look and 

 move exactly like a fresh one ; but if you 

 are lucky enough to get a good view of 

 him without his seeing you, you can gener- 

 ally tell. If you are a good way ahead of 

 the hounds, and the hunted fox comes up 



to you and lies down, and you hear the 



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