FEI.Iv HUNTING 



The Hasells of Dalemain kept hounds, and one 

 Edward Hasell, who owned Dalemain from 1794 

 to 1825 assisted in the capture of the last stag in 

 Inglewood, as well as in the taking of the last 

 stag on Whinfell. The Squires of Dalemain 

 owned the Forest of Martindale where they con- 

 tinued to indulge their love of hunting long after 

 Whinfell and Inglewood were disforested. 



By degrees the old order changed, and with the 

 gradual disappearance of the deer, hunters turned 

 their attention to the chase of the hare, mart, and 

 fox. To-day in Lakeland the fox is the premier 

 beast of chase, and five packs of hounds are 

 devoted solely to his pursuit. In the old days 

 hounds were trencher-fed, but now the fell packs 

 are kennelled during the hunting season, hcunds 

 going to their various walks in summer. 



The Lake District which lies in Cumberland, 

 Westmorland, and part of Lancashire, hardly 

 fits in with one's preconceived idea of a hunting 

 country, but for all that it provides capital sport 

 for those who are willing to forego riding and take 

 to the hills on foot. From a tourist point of view 

 the district is well-known, and it is hardly neces- 

 sary therefore to describe it in detail. Suffice 

 it to say that certain of the hills, such as Helvellyn 

 and Scawfell, rise to a height of over 3,000 feet, 

 while many others are well above the 2,000 feet 

 mark. Five packs of hounds, i.e., the Ullswater, 

 Coniston, Blencathra, Eskdale and Ennerdale, 

 and the Melbreak hunt the district, full particulars 

 of which packs will be found in Baily's Hunting 

 Directory. 



The fells proper compose the chief hunting 

 ground though each of the five packs has some 

 low country, where a mounted man who knows 

 his way about can often see something of the 



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