THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. gj 



better ; it ferves to let them in, makes them ea^er, 

 makes them exert themfelves, and teaches them to 

 be handy. I muft tell you, at the fame time I fay 

 this, that I by no means approve of much halloo- 

 ing to old hounds ; and though I frequently arri 

 guilty ofit myfelf, it is owing to my fph-its, which 

 lead me into an error which my judgment con- 

 demns. It is true, there is a time when halloo- 

 ing is of ufe ; a time when it does hurt; and a 

 time when it is perfe^lly inditferent : but it is long 

 practice, and great attention to hunting, that mud 

 teach you the application. 



Hounds, at their firfl entering, cannot be en- 

 couraged too much. When they become handy, 

 love a fcent, and begin to know what is right, it 

 will be foon enough to chaftife them for doii:g 

 ivrong ; in which cafe, one fevere beating will 

 fave a deal of trouble. You fhould recommend 

 to your v/hipper-in, when he flogs a hound, to 

 make ufe of his voice as well as his v^-hip ; and kt 

 him remember, that the fmack of the whip is 

 often of as much ufe as the lafh, to one that has 

 felt it. If any be very unlieady, it will not be 

 amiis to fend them out by themfelves, when the 

 men go out to exerclfe their horles. If you have 

 hares in plenty, let fome be found fitting, and 

 turned out before them ; and you will foon find 

 the mod riotous w^ill not run after them. If yoa 

 jntend them to be made tleady from deer, they 



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