drag hunting

We do not consider drag hunting to be an alternative.

Away from the racecourse his main interest was drag hunting.

Come on, Fred, and all the others of like mind, get your act together and take up 'drag hunting'.

Otherwise, drag hunting has the same rules as fox hunting.

Drag hunting is related to but distinct from trail hunting.

Some fox hunters seem rather elitist about drag hunting.

Following a trail (similar to drag hunting) rather than a live quarry subsequently grew in importance.

Two of the hunts have started training bloodhounds for drag hunting rather than the traditional methods.

They think of themselves as traditionalists and refuse to consider drag hunting as an option.

Anise can be made into a liquid scent and is used for both drag hunting and fishing.

Some fox hunters say that drag hunting is not as exciting, because the hunt is simply too controlled.

During his apprenticeship, Lindenbauer learned not only to school horses in dressage, but did also horse racing and drag hunting.

Drag hunting (also spelled draghunting) is a form of hunting with hounds, and dates to the early 19th century.

The surrounding area of Vorden is known to hold equestrian events periodically including an annual fox hunt, now replaced by drag hunting, in late autumn.

One alternative which is attracting increasing interest is drag hunting, where the horses and hounds chase an artificial scent.

Participants compete in a variety of sports, including Cumberland Wrestling, fell running and hound trails (similar to drag hunting).

Originally used for hunting stags, it is today used for hare and drag hunting.

Welsh Hounds tend to be slower than English hounds so they are not typically used for drag hunting.

Anti hunting campaigners long urged hunts to retain their tradition and equestrian sport by drag hunting, following an artificial scent.

He says drag hunting - where hounds follow an artificial scent - is just a "lie" to cover the fact that REAL hunting still takes place.

We Specially Recommend: Drag hunting as a substitute to hunting animals and we appeal to Hunts to adopt it.

Like drag hunting, trail hunting involves the use of an artificially laid scent, usually fox, hare or rabbit based, to provide hounds with a path to follow.

In keeping with the family tradition, he enjoyed sports and, by 1905, was a Master of the Drag (drag hunting) and the Deputy Master of the Quorn.

Drag hunting has its own tradition, however: it dates back to 1603 in England, where it was used in areas that were too built up or subdivided to permit the hunting of wild foxes.

And if you have a problem about chasing a fox, even Mr. Mackay-Smith, the sport's leading authority and the author of five books on the subject, says "drag hunting is an acceptable substitute."