Hunting horn and voice calls

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Hunting Horn Calls (download PDF transcript)

The use of a horn by the huntsman is integral to fox hunting and other hunting activities where hounds hunt their quarry by scent. It is employed as a signal from the huntsman to his hounds or followers to indicate what is required or to denote what is happening.

Introduction to horn calls	Moving off
Calling hounds out of blank cover	Blowing away
Calling the whipper in	The kill
Blowing for the pack	Function of a hunting horn
Drawing	Doubling the horn
Stopping the hounds	Gone to ground
Blowing for home	Training hounds for the horn

Hunting Voice Calls (download PDF transcript)

In combination with the horn, the huntsman’s voice connects him with the hounds, his staff and all the people out on a hunting day following on horseback, on foot or in vehicles.

The volume and tone of human voices vary according to styles of speaking, accent and also depending on how fresh or fatigued an individual is. The same is true for huntsmen who also employ differing styles in their work. However, basic principles do exist.

Introduction to voice calls	Exultant
Bike	Holloa
Harrk fo-or-orrad	Tally-ho
Tally-over	A rolled tongue
Function of the Huntsman's voice	Vocabulary of hunting
Loo in try	Huic
Huic holloa	Tally-ho back
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Thanks to The International Fund for Animal Welfare, The League Against Cruel Sports and RSPCA for the info above as it was copied from The Hunting Act - Information and Resources - www.huntingact.org

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