Hunting Terms 17 



Foil — used when a fox runs the ground over which he 



has been hunted before. 

 Full cry — when whole pack " throw tongue." 

 Gone to ground — said of a fox when he goes to earth. 

 Handles a pack — used of a huntsman's management of 



his pack. 

 Heel — when hounds run a trail backward. ( Running heel.) 

 Hitting it off — finding the line after a check. 

 Hold hard — warning to a rider to stop or go slower. 

 Holding scent — when hounds can follow, but not fast. 

 *Jumping-powder — stimulant taken from a flask. 

 *Kennel — where a fox sleeps above-ground ; his bed ; 



where he was kenneled. 

 Lifting — when hounds are unable to find and the hunts- 

 man takes them on to where he thinks the line is. 

 *Line hunter — a very methodical and painstaking hound. 



Main earths — large breeding burrows or earths. 

 *Mask — head of a fox. 

 Mobbing a fox — taking him at a disadvantage. 

 Mute — hounds run mute when at great speed. (Not 



giving tongue.) 

 Opens to the scent, or. Owning a scent — said of hound 



when he " throws tongue." 

 Pad — foot of fox. 

 Riot — when hounds run hare or rabbit. (Compare 



"Ware riot.") 

 *Skirter — hound that runs wide of the pack. 



Sinking — said when fox shows signs of being overtaken. 

 *Stern — tail of a hound. 

 Stained — Ground passed over by sheep, etc. 



