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drag hunt

n
1. (Hunting) a hunt in which hounds follow an artificial trail of scent
2. (Hunting) a club that organizes such hunts
vb
(Hunting) to follow draghounds, esp on horseback, or cause (draghounds) to follow an artificial trail of scent
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Dafydd Hughes was walking toward a drag hunt meeting on a lane near Ruthin in December 2018 when he was confronted by Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor community councillor Ed Lloyd-Ellis.
Mr Hughes was walking towards a drag hunt meeting when he was confronted by Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor community councillor Ed Lloyd-Ellis, reported NORTHWALESLIVE.
However, the North Down hunt on New Year's Day is a drag hunt where the hounds follow an artificially laid scent.
"The only hunt I would go on is a drag hunt where dogs just trace an animal scent, which is a great alternative.
Fagan tried to drag Hunt away from the incident as players from both sides became embroiled in ugly scenes.
This hunt could Drag Hunt, which of course is not good enough for them.
The dogs got into the 100-acre sanctuary during a drag hunt with the East Sussex and Romney Marsh Hunt.
"But they may be legally taking part in a drag hunt and, for example, it is also legal to use two dogs to flush out a fox with the purpose of destroying it.
DRAG HUNT: Above and left, The Percy Hunt at Newton-on-the-Moor.
Something may be lost with a drag hunt, but much is gained.
In the event, the Beaufort staged a drag hunt, where foxes are flushed out of a wood and shot dead before their scent is left as a trail for the hounds.
DRAG HUNT A kennel worker retrieves the fox cubs' corpses