to lay hounds on scent

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• scent — n. & v. n. 1 a distinctive, esp. pleasant, smell (the scent of hay). 2 a a scent trail left by an animal perceptible to hounds etc. b clues etc. that can be followed like a scent trail (lost the scent in Paris). c the power of detecting or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fox hunting — For other uses, see Fox hunting (disambiguation). Master of foxhounds leads the field from Powderham Castle in Devon, England, with the hounds in front. Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox,… …   Wikipedia

• Hunting — Hunter redirects here. For other uses, see Hunter (disambiguation). For other uses, see Hunting (disambiguation). Boar hunting, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (14th century) Hunting is the practice of pursuing any l …   Wikipedia

• Paper Chase (game) — Paper Chase (also known as Hare and Hounds or Chalk Chase) is a racing game played outdoors (best played within a wood or even a shrubbery maze) with any number of players. At the start of the game, one person is designated the hare and everyone… …   Wikipedia

• red herring — n. 1) A smoked herring having a reddish color. 2) Something that draws attention away from the matter being discussed or dealt with. ╂ [Sense 2, probably from the use of smoked herrings to lay scent trails for hounds to follow.] Word History: A… …   Word Histories

• Medieval hunting — King William I and King Harold II of England, Bayeux Tapestry. Throughout Western Europe in the Middle Ages, men hunted wild animals. While game was at times an important source of food, it was rarely the principal source of nutrition. Hunting… …   Wikipedia

• Where the Red Fern Grows — infobox Book | name = Where the Red Fern Grows title orig = translator = image caption = author = Wilson Rawls country = United States language = English series = genre = Children s literature publisher = Doubleday release date = 1961 media type …   Wikipedia

• Deer stalking — For the hat associated with the sport, see Deerstalker. See also: Deer hunting Deer stalking is a British term for the stealthy pursuit of deer for sporting purposes, historically with dogs such as Scottish Deerhounds, or in modern times… …   Wikipedia

• Gray Wolf — Taxobox name = Gray Wolf fossil range = Late Pleistocene Recent status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = stable status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Mech Boitani|year=2004|id=3746|title=Canis lupus|downloaded=2006 05 05 Database entry includes… …   Wikipedia

• Dog communication — It is important to look at the dog s whole body and not just the mouth or tail before deciding what the dog is trying to communicate. What appears initially as aggression might be an invitation to play. Dog communication refers to body movements… …   Wikipedia

• course — /kawrs, kohrs/, n., v., coursed, coursing. n. 1. a direction or route taken or to be taken. 2. the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream. 3. advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward… …   Universalium