The definition I am using....and this is my decision--is "to attempt to run down and catch prey using primarily sight." Obviously, lure coursing is NOT period, and even organized coursing for sport, in enclosed parks, is late period. ALL predators "chase prey" in some manner. Scent hounds and earthdogs do NOT, however, hunt primarily by sight. Most sighthounds will use their noses to some extent if they become unsighted, but few will initiate a chase on scent alone. Foxes and coyotes will catch mice using sight, but usually sound or scent has been the chase trigger,, and they use a "pounce and hold" technique rather than running them down.
I would LOVE to see scent hounds and earthdogs do demos in the SCA. However, in most cases, I feel it needs to be a separate endeavour from the coursing. Samira > Please define coursing, as pertaining to this particular event.. Do you > mean > the period verb which denotes to chase prey? Or are you defining it more > narrowly? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
