£74 HUNTING DIRECTORY. 



The Blooding of 



man despatches them with his hunting knife, always 

 observing the precaution mentioned above, lest the dogs 

 should sustain any injury. 



If there are in the pack any young dogs which have 

 not before been in the chase, they might be made to 

 begin with chasing the young wolves, in company with 

 old steady hound dogs : they would soon learn, and be 

 able to hunt. In their beginnings they ought to be ani- 

 mated and encouraged by frequent caresses with the 

 hand ; and when the young wolves are taken, they should 

 be made to approach, and to ruffle on them, and pull 

 them. 



When the chase is over, a retreat is sounded, all the 

 dogs are collected, and the wolves that have been taken 

 are carried away. 



The Blooding of the Wolf.— The blooding of the 

 wolf differs very much from that of stag, deer, and other 

 beasts, which are given to the dogs on the spot. The 

 scent of the wolf is extremely strong, and the dogs 

 would not taste the flesh if care were not taken to dis- 

 guise it. I have frequently remarked, that dogs which 

 manifested abundance of ardour in pursuit, durst not 

 venture to approach the animal to trample on him when 

 killed. Nothing but great precaution, and repeated 

 caresses, can overcome their aversion to the flesh of the 

 wolf. The following is the manner in which it is pre- 

 pared : — 



The wolf must first be skinned, and the entrails taken 

 out ; the head is then cut off, but the skin and ears are 

 left upon it ; the quarters are then cut ofl', and are baked 

 with the body in a very hot oven. While the whole is 



