THOUCKTS tJPON HUNTING. 207 



When covers are mucli diflurbed^ foxes will 

 fometimes break as foon as they hear a hound. 

 Where the country round is very opcrij the fom 

 leaft likely to break is that which you are hunting ; 

 ^e will be very unv/illing to quit the cover, if it be 

 a large one, unless he can get a great diftance be- 

 fore the hounds. Should you be delirous to get 

 a run over fuch a country, the iikeliefl means will 

 be, to poft a quiet and Ikilful perfon to halloo 

 one off, and lay on to him. The further he is 

 before you, the lefs likely he will be to return. 

 The befl method, however, to hunt a cover like 

 this, is to ftick conftantly to it, not fuffering the 

 hounds to break, fo long as one fox fhall remain ; 

 do this two or three hunting days following ; foxes 

 will then fly, and you will have good chaccs. 



Nothing is more hurtful to hounds than the 

 frequent changing of their country ; fhould they 

 change from a good fcenting country to a bad one, 

 unlefs they have luck on their fides, they may be 

 fome time without killing a fox ; whereas hounds 

 have always a great advantage in a country which 

 they are ufed to. They not only know better 

 where to find their game, but they will alfo pur- 

 fue it with more alacrity afterwards. 



This letter began by a digrefllon in favour of 

 hunting ; it will end with the opinion of a 

 Frenchman, not fo favourable to it. This Gen- 

 tleman 



