THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 25J 



out of ten, with tlie wind in the fame quarter, 

 have conflantly gone thither. 



In a country where there are large earths, a 

 fox that knows the country, and tries any of them, 

 feldom fails to try the reft. A huntlman may 

 take advantage of tliis ; they arc certain cafts, and 

 may help him to get nearer to his fox. 



Great caution is neceffary when a fox runs into 

 a village : if he be hallooed there, get forward as 

 fait as 3'ou can. Foxes, when tired, will lie 

 down any where, and are often loft: by it. — A 

 wide caft is not the beft to recover a tired fox 

 with tired hounds ; — they fhould hunt him out^ 

 inch by inchj though they are ever fo long about 

 it ; for the reafon I have juft given ; — fJiaJ he will 

 lie down any ivhere. 



In chaees and forefts, where high fences are 

 made to preferve the coppices, I like to fee a 

 Imntfman put only a few hounds over, enough to 

 carry on the fcent, and get forward with the reft, 

 it is a proof that he knows his buftnefs. 



A huntfman muft take care, where foxes are in 

 plent^% left he fhould run the heel ; for it fre- 

 quently happens, that hounds can run the wrong 

 way of the fcent better than they can the right, 

 >vhcn one is up the wind^ and the other down. 



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