THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 93 



The others are walked out amongll: the deer, 

 when the men exercile their horfes, and are fevcrely 

 chaftifed if they take any notice of them. They 

 alfo draw covers with them ; chooting out fuch, 

 where they can bell fee their hounds, and moft 

 eatily command them ; and where there is the 

 leait cliance to find a fox. On thefe occafions I 

 had rather they fhould have to rate their hounds 

 than encourage tliem. It requires lefs judgment ; 

 ' and, if improperly done, is lefs dangerous in its 

 confequences. One halloo of encouragement to 

 a wrong fcent, more than undoes all that you 

 have been doing. 



When young hounds begin to love a fcent, it 

 may be of ufe to turn out a badger before them ; 

 you will then be able to difcover what improve- 

 ment they have made ; 1 mention a badger, on a 

 fuppofition that young foxes cannot lb well be 

 fpared ; belidcs, the badger, being a flower 

 animal, he may calily be followed, and driven 

 the way you choole he fliould run. 



The day you intend to turn out a fox, or 

 badger, you will do well to fend them amongft 

 hares, or deer. A little rating and flogging, be- 

 fore they are encouraged to vermin, is of the 

 greateft ufe, as it teaches them as well what they 

 iliould not, as what they fhould do. I have 

 known a badger run fcveral miles^ if judicioufly 

 5 managed ; 



