Solo1
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Sorry, hunting newbie, I was just wondering how this differs from actual hunting? Thanks 
Cubbing?
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combat_claire
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The meets are a lot earlier, normally around 6am-6.30am at this time of year and gradually getting later as the mornings get darker. The pace tends to be slower with little or no jumping and the morning will usually end around lunchtime as the temperature hots up (!??). Autumn hunting is a job of work to prepare hounds and coverts for the start of the season proper in November.
Dress code is ratcatcher, which is a shirt and tie (or a stock shirt and stock), tweed jacket, beige breeches, long boots and riding hat.
If you contact your local hunt secretary they will be able to advise you about suitable meets for a first timer. Many packs run an organised newcomers' day, which is a great introduction.
Dress code is ratcatcher, which is a shirt and tie (or a stock shirt and stock), tweed jacket, beige breeches, long boots and riding hat.
If you contact your local hunt secretary they will be able to advise you about suitable meets for a first timer. Many packs run an organised newcomers' day, which is a great introduction.
HuntingB
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Exactly what combat_claire said!
We do late afternoon meets as well. I'd definitely start with cubbing if you're new to it all as it is that bit slower.
Have fun! Do you know what your local pack would be?
We do late afternoon meets as well. I'd definitely start with cubbing if you're new to it all as it is that bit slower.
Have fun! Do you know what your local pack would be?
padderpaws
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I do not know anything about cubbing? what exactly is it please and is it lawful?? Thank you.
padderpaws
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Anyone????
BigRed
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it is entirely lawful, as the previous poster has said, the modern term is autumn hunting. It is an opportunity for the hunts to teach the new, younger hounds their job.
padderpaws
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Oh. But what exactly does it entail? I don't mean to make you defensive would just like someone to dot the Is and cross the Ts.
combat_claire
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Under the Hunting Act - foxhound packs (autumn hunting tending to be more usual in foxhound and harrier packs) may utilise certain exemptions - flushing to a gun, flushing to a bird of prey, trail hunting and hound exercising. These are combined by the packs in whatever combination they please to replicate traditional autumn hunting as far as possible.
We flush to a bird of prey with our local pack, so the field will line three sides of the covert, the eagle and falconer will be located on the fourth side, hounds will enter the covert and the followers will attempt to make noise (banging saddle, tapping whip on boot) to persuade the fox to flush towards the bird of prey. The eagle is then flown and usually manages to capture his quarry, which is then finally dispatched by the falconer.
Other packs utilise trail hunting with a duster soaked in fox pee or similar, a skilled trail layer can replicate pre-ban hunting so that even seasoned followers struggle to see the difference.
We flush to a bird of prey with our local pack, so the field will line three sides of the covert, the eagle and falconer will be located on the fourth side, hounds will enter the covert and the followers will attempt to make noise (banging saddle, tapping whip on boot) to persuade the fox to flush towards the bird of prey. The eagle is then flown and usually manages to capture his quarry, which is then finally dispatched by the falconer.
Other packs utilise trail hunting with a duster soaked in fox pee or similar, a skilled trail layer can replicate pre-ban hunting so that even seasoned followers struggle to see the difference.