cubbing

Training young hounds

Cubbing is the practice of hunting fox cubs, traditionally conducted in autumn to train young hounds before the formal foxhunting season.

The term also applies to the activity of raising or caring for young animals, particularly in wildlife contexts: The zoo's cubbing program has successfully bred several endangered species.

foxhunting

hound

Hunting dog breed

chaseRapid following of quarry
scentAirborne odor detected
quarryPit for extracting rock

pursuit · trail · tally-ho · beagles · gallop · equestrian · jodhpurs · bugle · covert · gamekeeper

foxes

den

Private room or lair

vixenFemale of Reynard's kind
kitsGrouped items for purpose
litterScattered waste or debris

earth · burrow · whelping · pups · territory · foraging · brush · skulk · canine · predator

autumn

harvest

Gathering mature crops

stubbleShort regrown facial hair
dawnDay's first glow
mistFine airborne moisture

mornings · blackberries · hedgerows · dew · chill · leaves · equinox · countryside

Categories

huntsdeer hunt, duck hunt, fox hunt, boar hunt, elk hunt
British huntingfox hunting, fox hunt, foxhound, foxhunting, deer hunt
country pursuitsfox hunting, pheasant shooting, deer stalking, fly fishing, beagling
foxhuntingfoxhound, foxhounds, tally ho, tally-ho, huntsman
animal breedingbreeding, dog breeding, mating, gestation, crossbreeding

Opposites

animal reproduction/rearing

cubbingbarrenness

Inability to bear fruit

hunting formality/season

cubbingregular season

Standard competitive period before playoffs

Boxing Day hunt

Family

cub, cubs, cubbyhole, cubby, cubbed, cubhood

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