As to the moving of cubs, this is always a very 

 doubtful policy, as cubs rarely do well when trans- 

 ferred from one part of the country to the other. 

 If a complaint is made to the Master as regards a 

 litter being in too close proximity to a poultry roost, 

 it is better to send the huntsman to burn some sul- 

 phur in the holes, and the vixen is certain to shift 

 them that night. Care must be taken not to overdo 

 it and thereby smother the cubs. As regards cubs 

 in a boundary fence adjoining a neighboring hunt, 

 or even near the boundary of another hunt, these 

 should under no circumstances be tampered with 

 by a Master unless he is in complete accord with the 

 neighboring Master, as the latter, for instance, may 

 have a covert close to where he is expecting these 

 cubs to shift into, or they may, in fact, have been 

 originally laid down there, and made a shift over the 

 boundary for a week or two. It would therefore be 

 a most unneighborly action to move them, besides 

 being absolutely against the rules and usages of 

 foxhunting. 



A Master of a pack of hounds has undoubtedly 

 a perfect right to take hounds home whenever he 

 wishes. He is absolute master. The country is 

 handed over to him to hunt to the best of his ability, 

 and if he for any reason considers the interests of 

 the Hunt will be furthered by his taking the hounds 

 home, he can do so for any cause whatever, either 

 because of the field over-riding hounds, riding over 

 crops, or any want of discipline, or any other reason, 

 though, of course, it is better to send the offender 

 home than take extreme measures, which spoils a 

 day's sport for the innocent people. 



In countries where valuable stock, for example, 

 blood horses, are pastured, or where particular at- 

 tention is paid to the shooting, a Master should have 

 a clear understanding with landowners as to what 

 may and what may not be detrimental. 



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