Hanz
Well-Known Member
But what is cubbing?
Is it something to do with cubs? I dont know I dont really do hunting.
Is it something to do with cubs? I dont know I dont really do hunting.
Please don't bite my head off here...
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CastleMouse
Well-Known Member
They are the first hunt meets of the season 
The day is a lot shorter than meets later into the season
The day is a lot shorter than meets later into the season 
Clodagh
Well-Known Member
Historically it was intened to split up the litters of cubs that were still hanging around their home covert.
Irishcobs
Well-Known Member
I thought it was used to train young hounds? But I no nothing about hunting, just some thing I heard.
k9h
Well-Known Member
& also to enter the young hound pups that had come back in from the walkers. Generally only out for an hour or 2. Also good for getting new horses use to hunting without the big numbers & galloping & jumping to blow their brains
avalcalab
Well-Known Member
It's a secretive cultish activity carried out in the early hours away from prying eyes. Any young hounds which don't "pass" the test can be shot.
wurzel
Well-Known Member
"It's a secretive cultish activity carried out in the early hours away from prying eyes."
You sure about that?
You don't know much.
We advertise our meets in the paper. And they are not always in the "early hours".
Keep guessing !!!
You sure about that?
You don't know much.
We advertise our meets in the paper. And they are not always in the "early hours".
Keep guessing !!!
CARREG
Well-Known Member
We hold 50% of our meets in the evening, we must have been doing it wrong all these years...lol.............Carreg
severnmiles
Well-Known Member
"Any young hounds which don't "pass" the test can be shot."
Really? Any huntsman that judged the ability of hound pups capabilities in the hunting field from cubbing alone would be ashamed of himself. You're full of guesswork.
Again, we're doing it wrong too, we were meeting in the evening.
Really? Any huntsman that judged the ability of hound pups capabilities in the hunting field from cubbing alone would be ashamed of himself. You're full of guesswork.
Again, we're doing it wrong too, we were meeting in the evening.
avalcalab
Well-Known Member
"Any huntsman that judged the ability of hound pups capabilities in the hunting field from cubbing alone would be ashamed of himself."
Obviously not.
Out of interest, how many hounds does your hunt shoot a year?
Obviously not.
Out of interest, how many hounds does your hunt shoot a year?
brighteyes
Pooh-Bah
The 'young hound exercise' with our local hunt is Wednesday EVENINGS. The meet card is available upon request and is not written in code or with invisible ink!
To OP
Where have you got this story about shooting hounds which don't come up to scratch from?
Hunts continue to selectively breed excellent representatives of their hound lineages. I am certain proper measures are in place to ensure the best chance of good stock is bred and only in sufficient numbers to meet needs.
I worry about all the greyhounds and racehorses, who have nothing in the way of a safety net for the failures, and which are bred only to satisfy the pockets of the rich or stupid (I'm talking about gamblers)?
Indescriminate and unregulated breeding is rife everywhere - take a look round the horse and pony sale rings.
To OP
Where have you got this story about shooting hounds which don't come up to scratch from?
Hunts continue to selectively breed excellent representatives of their hound lineages. I am certain proper measures are in place to ensure the best chance of good stock is bred and only in sufficient numbers to meet needs.
I worry about all the greyhounds and racehorses, who have nothing in the way of a safety net for the failures, and which are bred only to satisfy the pockets of the rich or stupid (I'm talking about gamblers)?
Indescriminate and unregulated breeding is rife everywhere - take a look round the horse and pony sale rings.
Shoveller
Member
Firstly - yes many packs have their early season meets in the evenings, and always have done.
Secondly - 6.30am may be early to a layabout, but judging by the traffic on the M25 this morning at 6.00 a vast number of people are all up and about at that hour. Don't forget that to many farmers and those working in the countryside, 6.30 isn't that early either. Also, My local pack had 65 people out mounted last Saturday at 6.00am, never mind the foot followers etc.
Secondly - 6.30am may be early to a layabout, but judging by the traffic on the M25 this morning at 6.00 a vast number of people are all up and about at that hour. Don't forget that to many farmers and those working in the countryside, 6.30 isn't that early either. Also, My local pack had 65 people out mounted last Saturday at 6.00am, never mind the foot followers etc.