Terrier Quiz.

[Waz 4,204]

Good quiz that Neil, a few of those id of had no idea.

 

The photo of Gripton & Thatch, I always used to think Bert had a cigar in his hand the way he was holding the pad.

 

As for number 6. I had to look it up.

 

& Sparrows book was a great read, I got my brother to borrow it from the library, bought my own copy now.

 

Reminded me of the quiz at the F&M years ago.

 

Hope someone tells us what 18. is.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,608]

At a guess for 18 I'd say 'Stopping out' means stopping the earths so the foxes can't go to ground and 'Putting to' means leaving them open so they can get to ground.

[irishfoxhunter 64]

Earth stopping is done in the area to be hunted , to keep the foxes above ground and in the covers to be drawn. Back in he day earths within 6 or eight miles would be "put to" to block in foxes in underground, and out of the way inareas where they would expect to run to, to prevent the hunted fox being lost and a fresh fox found. All in the glory days when labour was dirt cheap, and men knew the countryside like the back of their hand .

[peterhunter86 8,627]

Can I phone a friend please Neil ?

 

Then you can ask him should you go fifty fifty or ask the audiance.

[neil cooney 10,415]

Earth stopping is done in the area to be hunted , to keep the foxes above ground and in the covers to be drawn. Back in he day earths within 6 or eight miles would be "put to" to block in foxes in underground, and out of the way inareas where they would expect to run to, to prevent the hunted fox being lost and a fresh fox found. All in the glory days when labour was dirt cheap, and men knew the countryside like the back of their hand .

I'm not saying you're right or wrong Irishfoxhunter but there's 17 other questions. Give it all a go.

Edited February 15, 2017 by neil cooney

[the goat 642]

 

 

Earth stopping is done in the area to be hunted , to keep the foxes above ground and in the covers to be drawn. Back in he day earths within 6 or eight miles would be "put to" to block in foxes in underground, and out of the way inareas where they would expect to run to, to prevent the hunted fox being lost and a fresh fox found. All in the glory days when labour was dirt cheap, and men knew the countryside like the back of their hand .

I'm not saying you're right or wrong Irishfoxhunter but there's 17 other questions. Give it all a go.

Earth stopping wasn't the question either it was 'stopping out' ?

[Apache... 2,585]

I think it was Todd in the lakes, maybe....

[Mossy1989 12]

1.1966

2.todd of kendal

3.peter gorman

4.thatch

5.sealaham

6.france

7.98

8 . Eddie Chapman

9.ullswater fox hounds

10 . Geoffrey sparrow

11.canis lupas

12.1993

13 . wheaten

14.yes

15.eskdale and eager dale

16.before

17.rudder

18.???????????????????

[Mossy1989 12]

15.eskdale and ennerdale

[strongbow 149]

18. Two different terms but the result was the same, the earths were stopped. Just one was done a lot earlier than the other.

[Mossy1989 12]

Is it stopin d fox's from going to ground or putting the fox so the hounds can hunt him , like release for them

[neil cooney 10,415]

Keep guessing lads, the best so far is 16 correct answers.

[eastcoast 3,729]

Question 18 is proving to be a difficult one and it could be argued open to interpretation. How to or how not to end up in the divorce courts ?

[Russel digger 118]

No 18 putting out is running a terrier through the earth to bolt anything that's in. Then stopping out is blocking the earth up so the fox can't get back in on hunt days usually the day after stopping.

[Kaizer Sozĕ 266]

According to a Hunting terms Glossary:

Stopping out - The blocking of all earths used by foxes where the hounds are likely to draw.

Putting to - The blocking of earths in an area into which hunted foxes might run, possibly a radius of five or six miles from the meet.