d^% THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING, 



In a country where there are large earths, a iox thai 



' knows the country, and tries any of them, seldom fails 



to try the rest. A huntsman may take advantage of this j 



they are certain casts, and may help him to get nearer to 



his fo3S» 



Great caution is necessary when a fox runs into a vil- 

 lage : if he be halloo'd there, get forward as fast as you 

 can. Foxes, when tired, will lie down any where, and are 

 often lost by it. A wide cast is not the best to recover a 

 ' ' tired fox with tired hounds : they should hunt him out, 

 / inch by inch, though they are ever so long about it, for the 

 // reason 1 have just given, that he will lie down any where* 



In chases and forests, where high fences are made to 

 preserve the coppices, I like to see a huntsman put only 

 a few hounds over, enough to carry on the scent, and get 

 forward with the rest : it is a proof that he knows his 

 business* 



A HUNTSMAN must take care, where foxes are in plent}^ 

 lest he should run the heel ; for it frequently happens, 

 that hounds can run the wrong way of the scent better 



