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is in pursuit of its food the jackals hunt much 

 more by scent than wolves do. The latter animals, 

 in India, at all events, hunt often by day, and use 

 their eyes a good deal. Without exactly packing, the 

 Indian wolves often combine in pursuit of an antelope, 

 stringing out not unlike staghounds, and each one 

 taking up the lead as the turns of the chase favour 

 him. 



Jackals, however, do sometimes forage by them- 

 selves, and though they work together chiefly at night, 

 they are seldom far away when any stray morsel is to 

 be picked up. 



On the whole the jackal is a very sporting beast. 

 It is only want of practice and opportunity that prevents 

 him from being as good as the fox. But with the 

 exception of a few isolated hunts, such as the Bombay, 

 the Poonah, the Peshawur Vale, there are few packs 

 with any continuous history. Indian packs of fox- 

 hounds require to be recruited by continual drafts 

 from England, and to be managed and hunted in 

 India by a man who will give some time and thought. 

 Everything turns on kennel management, and this 

 must always be under the eye of the Master. Native 

 servants require to be carefully looked after. They 

 have of course no experience. On the other hand, 

 they are fearless with hounds, and manage them well. 



