258 HUNTING DIRECTORY. 



Terms employed in Wolf Hunting. 



wolves, and Avolves ; their age may be discovered by 

 their feet, and their footsteps are called the track of the 

 wolf. 



When the wolf goes a gentle pace without hurrying 

 himself, he is said to go with confidence. 



When he goes in quest of food, it is said, he is seeking 

 food, he is going to feed on carrion, he seized the car- 

 rion, he glutted himself with carrion. 



In the season of copulation, wolves are said to be at 

 heat. Some sportsmen have employed the term rut; 

 but that can only be applied to the stag, the deer, and 

 the wild boar. 



When the wolf has covered the female, it is said, the 

 wolf has coupled, the wolf has covered or lined the she 

 wolf. 



When they have produced whelps, they are called a 

 litter of young wolves. It commonly consists of five, six 

 and seven ; and never of less than three. 



We say, the head, the teeth, the skin of the wolf. 



The nipples of a she wolf are called teats. 



The places where they have scratched up the earth 

 are called dechmissures, and we say the wolf has torn up 

 such a place. 



The place where he lies is called his kennel. 



We say the footsteps of a wolf; some have called them 

 the track. When we see the wolf of which we are in 

 chase, we cry — Velelau, Velclau, liarluu chicns, harlou, 

 veleci aller, i^eleci aller. 



We say the howling of wolves : to howl for wolves is 

 to entice them to you, that you may shoot them in the 

 niafht. 



