Z^6 THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 



the likeliest part of the coyer; and, as it is probable there 

 will be no drag, the closer he draws the better : — he must 

 not draw too much an end, but should cross the cover 

 backwards and forwards, taking care, at the same time, to 

 give his hounds as much the wind as possible *. 



It is not often that you will see a pack perfedly 

 steady where there is much riot, and yet draw well : some 

 hounds will not exert themselves till others challenge, 

 and are encouraged -f-. 



I FEAR the many harriers that you have in your neigh- 

 bourhood will be hurtful to your sport : by constantly 

 disturbing the covers, they will make the foxes shy, and 

 when the covers become thin, there will be but little 

 chance of finding foxes in them : furze-covers are then 

 the most likely places. Though I like not to see a 

 huntsman to a pack of fox-hounds ever off his horse, yet, 



* Hounds that are hunted constantly at an early hour, seldom, I think, 

 draw» well : they depend too much upon a drag, and it is not in the strong- 

 est part of the cover that they are accustomed to try for it. 



+ This relates to making hounds steady only, which always causes con- 

 fusion, and interrupts drawing. When once a pack are become steady, 

 they will be more likely to draw well than if they were not. 



