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huntsman should wait until the hare has got a good start and is out of sight�察�
then let the young hounds go。��14�А�The result of letting slip young hounds�察�
possessed of all the requisite points and full of pluck�撮�15�А�is that the sight
of the hare will make them strain too violently and pull them to bits�撮�16�А�
while their frames are as yet unknit�察 �a catastrophe against which every
sportsman should strenuously guard。 If�察 �on the other hand�察 �the young
hounds do not promise well for running�撮�17�А �there is no harm in letting
them go。 From the start they will give up all hope of striking the hare�察�and
consequently escape the injury in question。��18�А�
��13�А �For points see the same authority�此 �the harrier�察 �p。 59�察 �the
foxhound�察�p。 54。
��14�А�See Arrian's comment and dissent�察�xxv。 4。
��15�А �Lit。 ;which are at once well shaped and have the spirit for the
chase in them。;
��16�А�Al。 ;they will overstrain themselves with the hare in sight�察 �and
break a blood´vessel。; See Arrian�察 �xxxi。 4�察 。�regnuntai gar autais ai
lagones��。
��17�А�Or�察 �are defectively built for the chase。;
��18�А�Or�察 �will not suffer such mishap。;
As to the trail of a hare on the run�察�there is no harm in letting them
follow it up till they overtake her。��19�А�When the hare is caught the carcass
should be given to the young hounds to tear in pieces。��20�А�
��19�А�Perhaps read ��eos an thelosi���察 �as long as they choose。; The MSS。
have ��elthosi��。
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��20�А�See Stonehenge�察�p。 287�察 �blooded�察�so as to make him understand
the nature of the scent;�察�ib。 284。
As soon as these young hounds refuse to stay close to the nets and
begin to scatter�察�they must be called back�察�till they have been accustomed
to find the hare by following her up�察�or else�察�if not taught to quest for her
��time after time�� in proper style�察�they may end by becoming skirters��21��a
bad education。��22�А�
��21�А。�ekkunoi���察�cf。 Arrian�察�xxv。 5。
��22�А。�poneron mathema���察�ib。 9。
As long as they are pups�察�they should have their food given them near
the nets�察�when these are being taken up�撮�23�А�so that if from inexperience
they should lose their way on the hunting´field�察�they may come back for it
and not be altogether lost。 In time they will be quit of this instinct
themselves�撮�24�А�when their hostile feeling towards the animal is developed�察�
and they will be more concerned about the quarry than disposed to give
their food a thought。��25�А�
��23�А。�anairontai�� sc。 ��ai arkues���察�see above�察�vi。 26。
��24�А�Or�察 �abandon the practice。;
��25�А �See Stonehenge�察 �p。 289 ��another context���此 ─� 。 。 the desire for
game in a well´bred dog is much greater than the appetite for food�察�
unless the stomach has long been deprived of it。;
As a rule�察 �the master should give the dogs their food with his own
hand�察�since�察�however much the animal may be in want of food without his
knowing who is to blame for that�察 �it is impossible to have his hunger
satisfied without his forming an affection for his benefactor。��26�А 。�26�А�Or�察�
;If want in itself does not reveal to him the cause of his suffering�察�to
be given food when hungry for it will arouse in him affection for the
donor。;
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The time to track hares is after a fall of snow deep enough to conceal
the ground completely。 As long as there are black patches intermixed�察�the
hare will be hard to find。 It is true that outside these the tracks will remain
visible for a long time�察 �when the snow comes down with a north wind
blowing�察�because the snow does not melt immediately�察�but if the wind be
mild with gleams of sunshine�察�they will not last long�察�because the snow is
quickly thawed。 When it snows steadily and without intermission there is
nothing to be done�察�the tracks will be covered up。 Nor�察�again�察�if there be a
strong wind blowing�察 �which will whirl and drift the snow about and
obliterate the tracks。 It will not do to take the hounds into the field in that
case�撮�1�А�since owing to excessive frost the snow will blister��2�А�the feet and
noses of the dogs and destroy the hare's scent。 Then is the time for the
sportsman to take the haye nets and set off with a comrade up to the hills�察�
and leave the cultivated lands behind�察�and when he has got upon the tracks
to follow up the clue。 If the tracks are much involved�察�and he follows them
only to find himself back again ere along at the same place�撮�3�А �he must
make a series of circuits and sweep round the medley of tracks�察 �till he
finds out where they really lead。��4�А�
��1�А�Lit。 ;I say it is no use setting out with dogs to this chase。;
��2�А。�kaei��。 Cf。 Arrian�察�xiv。 5。
��3�А�Reading ��ekonta�� sc。 ��ton kunegeten 。 。 。�� or if ��ekonta�察�kuklous��
��sc。 ��ta ikhne���В察 �transl。 ;if the tracks are involved�察 �doubling on
themselves and coming back eventually to the same place。;
��4�А�Or�察 �where the end of the string is。;
The hare makes many windings�察�being at a loss to find a resting´place�察�
and at the same time she is accustomed to deal subtly��5�А�in her method of
progression�察�because her footsteps lead perpetually to her pursuit。
��5�А 。�tekhnazein��。 Cf。 Ael。 ;N。 A。; vi。 47�察 �ap。 Schneid。 A fact for
Uncle Remus。
As soon as the track is clear�撮�6�А �the huntsman will push on a little
farther�察�and it will bring him either to some embowered spot��7�А�or craggy
bank�察�since gusts of wind will drift the snow beyond such spots�察�whereby a
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store of couching´places��8�А�is reserved��9�В察�and that is what puss seeks。
��6�А �Discovered。;
��7�А �Thicket or overhanging crag。;
��8�А。�eunasima���察 �places well adapted for a form。;
��9�А�Al。 ;many places suited for her form are left aside by puss�察 �but
this she seeks。;
If the tracks conduct the huntsman to this kind of covert he had better
not approach too near�察�for fear the creature should move off。 Let him make
a circuit round�察 �the chances are that she is there�察 �and that will soon be
clear�察�for if so�察�the tracks will not trend outwards from the place at any
point。��10�А�
��10�А �L。 Dind。 emend。 ��oudamoi���察 �the tracks will not pass in any
direction outwards from such ground。;
And now when it is clear that puss is there�察�there let her bide�察�she will
not sir�察�let him set off and seek another�察�before the tracks are indistinct�察�
being careful only to note the time of day�察 �so that�察 �in case he discovers
others�察�there will be daylight enough for him to set up the nets。��11�А�When
the final moment has come�察�he will stretch the big haye nets round the first
one and then the other victim ��precisely as in the case of one of those
black thawed patches above named���察 �so as to enclose within the toils
whatever the creature is resting on。��12�А�As soon as the nets are posted�察�up
he must go and start her。 If she contrive to extricate herself from the
nets�撮�13�А�he must after her�察�following her tracks�察�and presently he will find
himself at a second similar piece of ground ��unless�察�as is not improbable�察�
she smothers herself in the snow beforehand��。��14�А�Accordingly he must
discover where she is and spread his toils once more�察 �and�察 �if she has
energy still left�察�pursue the chase。 Even without the nets�察�caught she will
be�察 �from sheer fatigue�撮�15�А �owing to the depth of the snow�察 �which balls
itself under her shaggy feet and clings to her�察�a sheer dead weight。
��11�А�Al。 ;to envelop the victims in the nets。;
��12�А�Lit。 ;whatever the creature is in contact with inside。;
��13�А�Cf。 Aesch。 ;Prom。; 87�察�Poto tropo tesd' ekkulisthesei tukhes��。
��14�А�Or�察 �if the creature is not first suffocated in the snow itself。;
��15�А�See Pollux�察�v。 50。 ;She must presently be tired out in the heavy
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snow�察�which balls itself like a fatal clog clinging to the under part of
her hairy feet。;
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For hunting fawns��1�А�and deer�撮�2�А�Indian dogs��3�А�should be employed�察�
as being strong�察�large�察�and fleet´footed�察�and not devoid of spirit�察�with these
points they will prove well equal to the toil。
��1�А �See Hom。 ;Il。; xxii。 189�察 �x。 361�察 �Od。; iv。 35�察 �Aelian�察 �N。 A。;
xiv。 14�察�xvii。 26�察�Geopon。 xix。 5。
��2�А 。�e elaphos�� ��generic�察 �Attic�� = hart or hind�察 �of roe ��Capreolus
caprea�� or red ��Cervus elaphus�� deer alike�察�I suppose。 See St。 John�察�
;Nat。 Hist。 and Sport in Moray。;
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