CHAP. XX. 



ANECDOTES OF HOGS AND HOG-HUNTERS. CHARGES 



OF HOGS. THEIR COURAGE AND FEROCITY. 



HOG IN A VILLAGE ; BROUGHT TO BAY AND SHOT. 



HOGS, at the season I am now describing, are ge- 

 nerally in good condition, and cannot run either 

 fast or far without being blown, and therefore 

 may be soon speared ; however, there are excep- 

 tions to this, for some may be found that are thin 

 and run well. Old boars, that are not fat, 

 frequently will not run away from the hunters, 

 but stand at bay, charging every horse that comes 

 near them. Such hogs afford excellent sport, 

 and it requires a bold and experienced hunter 

 and horse to kill them. If the rider shows the 

 least timidity, the horse is sensible of it, and is 

 soon infected. I have seen a horse that was 

 considered an excellent hog hunter, from being 

 rode by a timid person, who checked him when 

 he expected to be dashed on to the charge, 

 instead of receiving the hog's charge as he ought, 

 and had been accustomed to do, wheel about 

 in a half rear, and set off at full speed in a 

 contrary direction from the hog, and could not be 

 stopped for two or three miles. 



