HUNT TEST Flashcards
All On
Expression used by Whipper in to tell the huntsmen that all hounds are present.
Account For
To kill or mark a fox to ground.
At Fault
Hound’s are at fault when they lose the scent during the hunt.
Babbler
A hound who speaks when he is not on the line of a fox., misleading the huntsmen and other hounds.
Blind
A “blind” ditch is one covered by summer growth. The country is blind in the Autumn.
Blowing Away
The exciting call on the horn blown by the huntsman when hounds hunt away from a covert.
Blowing Out
A longer less exuberant note blown by the huntsman to call hounds out of a covert where there is no fox. (Blank Covert).
Bob-tailed
A fox with no or little tail.
Bolt, to
To drive a fox from an earth or a drain with the use of a terrier.
Brood Bitch
A female fox hound used for breeding.
Brush
A fox’s tail.
Bye-day
An extra days hunting over and above the normal fixtures.
Bullfinch
A high hedge, the horse has to jump through the top half
Cap
The money collected by the hunt secretary from non-members of the hunt.
Carry the Horn
To be a huntsman.
Cast
The hounds cast themselves to recover the scent of the fox at a check. The huntsman casts his hounds to help them do this.
Check
Hounds check when they lose the scent of the fox. When hound’s check they have to cast.
Chop,to
To kill a fox before it has time to run.
Clean Ground
Land which is free of foil or other distracting smells for the hounds.
Cold line
An old scent.
Cold Scenting Country
A country which does not carry a scent readily.
Couples
Hounds are always counted in couples. Couples are also the collars linked with metal swivels used in the training of young hounds coupled with old hounds in exercise.
Covert
(Pronounced Cover). An area of woodland or gorse which may hold a fox.
Cry
The noise made by hounds when they are hunting.
Cub
A young fox.
Cub hunting
Autumn hunting before the main season starts.
Double
A fence that has a ditch both sides.
Double,to
The huntsman “Doubles his horn” when he blows a series of quick staccato notes on his horn when he needs the hounds in a hurry.
Draft
Hounds are given to another pack and are said to be “Drafted.
Drag
The old scent left by a fox when it returns home after a nights hunting.
Drag hunting
The sport of following hounds over a prearranged line of fences. The hounds hunt an artificially laid scent. The sport is popular in areas that are too restricted by roads or towns to allow proper hunting.
Draw,to
Hound’s are “Drawing” when they are looking for a fox. The huntsman will “Draw” a hound from the pack when he calls one hound individually.
Earth
The fox’s underground home.
Enter,to
A young hound is”entered” when it starts hunting for the first time.