Evening star., 1934-01-21

hunt club and called in number Of friends
to assist him in the work.
It was then decided to form a subscription
pack-subscription in the strictest sense Of the
word applied to hunt-and interest spread
rapidly Many other land owners announced
their willingness to permit the pack to hunt
their property while approximately 50
membership applications were received.
An ideal kennel site found the farm
of John Fraley, at Derwood and a modern
structure $50 feet in length by SO feet wide was
erected The kennel is located on a, wooded
hillside, running down to branch, providing
the hounds with ample shade and water and
affording them a natural plant for exercising
during the "of reason
In addition to the 10 couples employed
in the hunt field, Redland has placed about
Is puppies in the hands of friendly farmers,
or in the parlance of the hunt, "out walking"
When they reach the proper age they will
be examined by the master and those selected
for the pack will be taken to the kennels and
placed in training under the supervision Of
the huntsman
A HOUND in training requires much, II
not more, attention and care than an
athlete to prevent it from being burned
out at an early age or going stale"
Each morning the huntsman mounts his
horse and takes Redlands young dogs out for
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teach them their duties. They are carried
about three miles and then returned to the
kennels for lessons in kennel manners
In the afternoon the huntsman, on foot
walks the dogs about mile. During these
walks he builds up a strong friendship with
his charges that they will respond to his
bidding in the hunt field.
Another of his duties is to teach the various
dogs their names. This he acComplisheS by
taking along bits of dog biscuit with him
the walks with the young dogs and calling each
by name rewarding him for his response with
a bit of biscuit canine decacy.
The same care which Redland has shown in
the training of its pack has also been exercised
in the planting of foxes and in the peneling
of its large hunting territory.
Many pairs Of foxes have been purchased by
the hunt at no small outlay of funds and
placed in dens in the Redand territory. The
foxes bought in North Dakota. shipped East,
and upon their arrival turned to the
huntsman, whose duty 1t is to that they
planted in the proper manner and cared for.
Dens are located and pair of foxes is placed
IN each den and secured there by wiring up
the openings so they cannot escape. The hunts
man then goes forth and feeds them each day
for period of about one week.
BY this time the foxes begin to regard the
6en as their home and the wire is removed.
The huntsman then visits them but twice a
week for feeding purposes, leaving them to their
own devices the remainder of the time They
soon become acclmated and wander forth into
the hunt territory
The Redland country has many natural bar.
riers that have considerably reduced the panel-
ing expense of that hunt. However, scores Of
posts and rails bars and chicken coop jumps
have been constructed and the hunt expert
enees few delays in going around or cutting its
way through wire fences when the
Founders Of Redland have recognized the
benefit and stressed the Importance of estab-
fishing and maintaining a better understanding
between the hunt members and the owners OF
the farms upon which they ride.