THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. Si 



iiecefTarily enfue, were tliey taught by the whole 

 pack ; one, that of corrupting, and getting into 

 fcrapes, fuch as are not much wifer than them- 

 felves ; and the other, that of occalioning much 

 flogging and rateing, which always fliies and in- 

 terrupts the hunting of an old hound. An old 

 iiound is a faffacious animal, and is not fond of 

 trufting himfelf in the way of an enraged whipper- 

 in, who, as experience has taught him, can flogfe- 

 verely, and can flog unjultly. — By attending to this 

 advice, you will improve one part of your pack 

 without prejudice to the other; whillt fuch as 

 never feparate their young hounds from the old, 

 are not likely to have any of them fleady. 



You atk, at what time you fliould begin to en- 

 ter your young hounds ? — that queftion is eafily 

 anfwered ; for you certainly fliould begin with 

 them as foon as you can. The time mufl vary in 

 different countries : in corn countries it may not 

 be poflible to hunt till after the corn is cut ; in 

 grafs countries you may begin fooner ; and in 

 woodlands you may hunt as foon as you pleafe. 

 If you have plenty of foxes, and can afford to 

 make a facrifice of fome of them for the fake of 

 making your young hounds lleady, take them 

 iirfl where you have leali riot, putting fome of 

 the l^eadiefl of your old hounds amongft them. 

 If in fuch a place you arc fortunate enough to find 

 a litter of foxes you, may affure yourfelf you will 



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