FOXES FOXHOUNDS & FOX-HUNTING 



hunt fox from September to December, in Glou- 

 cester township, and part of Gower and Osgood 

 east of the Rideau river. The Toronto hounds 

 are a drag pack, meeting two days a week in the 

 vicinity of Toronto. 



In India, there are some ten or eleven packs of 

 hounds which hunt jackal and fox. The Indian 

 fox does not afford much sport, as it leaves little 

 scent, and is very difficult to keep above ground 

 for any length of time. The jackal on the other 

 hand leaves a good scent and being possessed of 

 great endurance will stand up well before hounds. 

 He IS a bigger animal than our EngHsh fox, but 

 his brush is not to be compared with Reynard's 



The recognised Indian Hunts of course use fox- 

 hounds for chasing the jackal, but in some parts 

 of the country he is coursed with grey-hounds, 

 or hunted with a "bobbery" pack. Grey- 

 hounds are generally too fast for jackal, but a 

 good deal of sport can be had with a ' ' bobbery " 

 pack composed of hounds, terriers, and a mixture 

 of other breeds. In India, the jackal is the hero 

 of fable and folk-tales just as the fox is in this 

 country. I^ike the fox too, the jackal is a 

 cunning beast, and will " play possum " in order 

 to save its lite. We have often seen an apparently 

 dead fox get on bis legs again and attempt to make 

 off, and a jackal will do the same thing. Having 

 a very tough hide, hounds have difficulty in break- 

 ing up a jackal, and though they may shake him 

 and leave him for dead, it is no unusual thing for 

 the supposedly defunct quarry to come to life 

 again. 



Like the fox, the jackal has his own particular 

 beat, and usually turns when he reaches the 

 boundary. He is very partial to coverts, and 



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