FOX-HUNTING IN MAY 



both puppies and old hounds go out to their 

 various walks, the kennels being empty during 

 the summer. I suppose very few people have 

 seen a fox hunted in June, but on one occasion 

 I joined a huntsman on a fishing excursion to the 

 hills, and he brought two couples of hounds with 

 him. We made a very early start, found a fox 

 directly, and eventually ran it to ground, after 

 which we travelled on, and returned in the even- 

 ing with a good bag of trout. 



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