250 SPORT IN EUROPE 



in the serras of Serpa and Ficalho that adjoin the county of Nievra 



in Spain, and in the serras of Aroche and Aracena, he used to hunt 



the wild boar with his leash of three podcngos. After having watched 



attentively the boars from some elevation, the Malhadeiro da Neta 



fixed some small bells on the collars of the hounds, let them loose, and 



then they, serving as beaters, drove the wild boars to the place where 



he was waiting to shoot them. These same podcngos, without the 



bells, would chase rabbits as if they had been trained for that sport 



only ; but as soon as they heard the sound of the bells, they would 



begin to hunt the wild boar without troubling about any rabbits that 



they might put up. 



In the north of the country, in Gerez, the ibex {Cabra bravo) 



is still stalked, as is also the roe {Cabrito), which the people of that 



region still insist on calling the "red deer." For hunting- 

 Ibex and 1 1 . • 1 1 r 1 1 

 P the roe, drivers, accompanied by a tew dogs, are used. 



The shooters wait at the places which the game will 



most probably pass. The ibex, which for a long time was thought to 



be a new species, is stalked in a very curious and picturesque manner. 



The sportsmen, with the exception of six, place themselves in ambush 



near the spot where the drive is to take place. Of these six, four join 



the drivers, the other two remaining at a distance on an elevated spot 



to serve as watchers. In drivino- the ibex, dosfs are not used. The 



two watchers start the ibex by throwing small stones. The drivers, 



walking along slowly, gradually converge, and, if they discover on 



the ground any vestige of the animal, whistle twice, and three times 



if they see the animal itself, to let the hunters know. As soon as the 



ibex enters the circle of the beaters, the hunters, hiding themselves, 



