HUNTING DIRECTORY. 199 



Of Bag Foxes and Breeding Cubs. 



and his limbs stiffened by confinement : he then is turned 

 out in open ground, without any point to go to. He 

 runs down the wind, it is true ; but he is so much at a 

 loss all the while, that he loses a deal of time in not 

 knowing what to do ; while the hounds, who have no 

 occasion to hunt, pursue as closely as if they were tied 

 to him. If, notwithstanding these objections, you still 

 choose to turn one out, turn him into a small cover, give 

 him what time you judge necessary, and lay on your 

 hovmds as quietly as you can ; and^ if it be possible, let 

 them think they find him. If you tiu'n out a fox for 

 ])lood, I should, in that case, prefer the turning him into 

 a large cover, first drawing it well, to prevent a change. 

 The hounds should then find themselves ; and the sooner 

 he is killed the better. Fifteen or twenty minutes is as 

 long as I should ever wish a bag fox to run, that is de- 

 signed for blood : the hounds should then go home. 



" Bag foxes always run down the wind : such sports- 

 men, therefore, as choose to turn them out, may at the 

 same time choose what country they shall run. Foxes 

 that are found, do not follow this rule invariably. Strong 

 earths and large covers are great inducements to them, 

 and it is no inconsiderable wind that will keep them from 

 them. 



" If you breed up cubs, you will find a fox court neces- 

 sary : they should be kept there till they are large enough 

 to take care of themselves. It ought to be open at the 

 top and walled in. I need not tell you that it must be 

 every way well secured, and particularly the floor of it, 

 which must be either bricked or paved. A few boards 

 fitted to the corners will also be of use to shelter and to 



