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History of Hunting
To be published in the Dutch dog magazine
“Onze Hond”
If
you
are
interested
in
publishing
one
or
more
of
these
articles,
illustrations
and
photographs included please contact me.
E-mail: horter@tiscali.nl
All
articles
are
available
in
English
and/or
in Dutch.
History
and
description
of
a
dog
painting
of
a
famous
20th
century
English dog painter.
Illustrated
with
the
depiction
of
the
painting
and
a
“modern”
photo.
Illustrated with old prints, drawings, paintings and photographs
Illustrated with old prints, miniatures, engravings and
paintings.
Illustrated
with
miniatures,
old
print,
paintings
and
old
photographs
History
of
a
world
famous
book
about
hunting
in
the
Middle
Ages
by
Gaston Phoebus
Illustrated with many splendid pictures from the manuscript
An almost vanished ways of hunting.
Illustrated with old prints, drawings, paintings and photographs
The old Frisian Sighthound.
Illustrated with old prints, paintings and photos
The Long Hunt with Sighthounds through the Ages.
Illustrated with mosaics, old prints, paintings and photos
The Hunt in antiquity – described in a nutshell.
Antiquity – Sumerians and Assyrians in Mesopotamia
Antiquity has nothing to do with the hunters from the Stone Age or
hunting Neanderthals in early Europe. Antiquity represents,
thousands of years before, the civilization in countries around the
Mediterranean Sea, for example Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
The history and culture of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome (±
3 000 BC - Fall of the Roman Empire in 476) is generally seen as
‘Antiquity’. It’s a remarkable period that left us many information
about hunters and hunting.
Since ± 3 000 BC, the Sumerians lived in Mesopotamia (now Iraq).
Apart from trading and breeding cattle, the Sumerians hunted
gazelles, wild boars, stags, wild mules and birds; not for pleasure but
as an addition to their daily food. Not much is known about the way
they hunted; in the collection of the Louvre Museum in Paris is a
golden Sumerian bowl, dating from 3 000 BC. It shows a dog hunting
in the swamps near Babylon. The Sumerians were people without
hunting traditions; we know them principally as the inventers
of the writing.
Since 2 000 BC, Assyrians lived in Mesopotamia; they became very
well known as relief makers, showing fights, nature or hunting
scenes. World-famous is the relief of Assyrian hunters and their
huge mastiff like dogs. It was discovered on the palace walls of
Nineveh, a city situated on the river
Tigris, dating about 650 BC.
This relief has become famous, not only because it shows a splendid
piece of art and history, but also because it is one of the first
depictions of lion hunting with Mastiff like dogs.
Illustrated
with
miniatures,
engravings,
print,
paintings
and
photographs
Hunting Wild Boars from Ancient Times till Today
Illustrated with mosaics, old prints, paintings and photos
History through the ages of te Otter Hunt in Great Britain.
Illustrated
with
many
unknown
engraving,
paintings
and
old
photographs.
History
of
mole
hunting
in
the
Low
Countries.
Dutch
mole
dogs
and
mole trapping through the years.
Illustrated with old prints, paintings, old and new photographs.
Arranged in alphabetical order
1.
Beagling
2.
Bear Hunting
3.
Decoying
4.
Emperors and Kings Hunting
5.
Falconry
6.
Hunt in antiquity
7.
Hunting in the Middel Ages
8.
Hunting Moles
9.
Le Livre de Chasse or the Book of Hunt
10.
Netting
11.
Otter Hunt and Otterhounds
12.
The long hunt with Sighthounds - part 1
13.
The long hunt with Sighthounds - part 2
14.
Wild Boar Hunting
15.
Women Hunting
16.
Wolf hunting with dogs
Falconry
Hunting
wolves
through
the
ages
in
the
Low
Countries,
England,
Germany and France.
I
llustrated
with
old
prints,
paintings
and
engravings
from
various European countries.
Beagling
is
an
old
sport.
In
its
purest
form,
hunters
and
a
pack
of
dogs
follow
the
quarry
–
mostly
hare,
sometimes
rabbit
–
on
foot.
This
article
is
about
the
history of the sport in England, the country of origin of Beagles and Beagling.
An attractive sport
Over
the
years,
Beagling
and
the
rules
of
play
have
hardly
changed.
Compared
to
fox
hunting
on
horseback,
all
aspects
of
Beagling
are
“a
size
smaller,”
not
only
the
dogs
–
Beagles
instead
of
Foxhounds
–
but
also
the
venue
and
equipment.
And,
not
insignificantly,
the
costs
are
substantially
lower
because
horses
are
not
required.
Originally,
Beagling
was
an
attractive
sport
for
elderly
former
fox
hunters
as
well
as
people
with
limited
funds.
In
1803,
the
Sportsman’s
Cabinet
called
Beagling
“A
sport
for
gentlemen
who
are
too
old
or
too infirm for another pastime.”
Beagling
was
also
attractive
for
young
people,
sometimes
still
children,
who
had
to
learn
how
to
handle
dogs,
and
the
rules
of
hunting
with
a
pack
of
hounds.
Beagling
comprises
a
pack
of
12
or
16
Beagles
–
although
there
were
also
packs
of
about
20
to
40
hounds
–
followed
by
hunters
on
foot.
When
they
are
about
12
months
old,
young
Beagles
leave
the
kennels
for
their
first
hunt;
on
average, they participate in eight seasons.
During
their
whole
lives,
the
dogs
have
a
fixed
routine
in
the
kennel.
Quite
often
they
are
not
housebroken,
and
they
aren’t
used
to
life
outside
a
pack,
as
a
family
dog.
Placing
them
in
a
home
after
they
are
too
old
for
hunting
is
problematic,
and
leaving
old
pack
dogs
unemployed
in
a
kennel
causes
fights,
so euthanasia is sometimes the merciful option.
The rich and famous
Hunting
with
a
pack
of
hounds
is
in
the
blood
of
British
country
life.
Not
only
landowners
but
also
schools
(Eton,
Marlborough,
Cambridge,
Oxford)
and
even
regiments
own
packs
with
Beagles.
However,
unlike
fox
hunting,
Beagling
is
not
a
sport
exclusively
for
the
well-to-do.
There
are
packs
managed
by
only
one huntsman or kennel boy.
The
hunters
following
such
packs
would
meet
at
a
country
house
or
pub.
They
were
dressed
in
traditional
clothes
and
footwear
–
a
black
cap,
dark-green
jacket,
white
trousers,
green
stockings,
black
shoes
or
boots
and
white
gloves.
In
short,
with
a
sense
of
grandeur.
Today,
small
groups
of
men
and
women,
mostly
dressed
in
tweed,
body
warmers
and
wax
coats,
meet
at
pubs
for
a
relaxed day of Beagling.
While
one
of
the
characteristics
of
fox
hunting
is
every
man
for
himself,
Beagling
is
the
opposite.
When
crossing
a
ditch,
for
example,
Beaglers
assist
each other when necessary. Beagling was and is a sport of solidarity.
The
land
to
be
hunted
is
not
always
the
property
of
the
huntsman
or
one
landowner.
Permission
to
cross
the
land
must
be
sought
prior
to
the
hunt.
Nowadays, the landowners are often farmers.