Coursing by humans is the pursuit of game or other animals by dogs—chiefly greyhounds and other sighthounds—catching their prey by speed, running by sight, but not by scent. Coursing was a common hunting technique, practised by the nobility, the landed and wealthy, as well as by commoners with sighthounds and lurchers. In its oldest recorded form in the Western world, as described by Arrian – it was a sport practised by all levels of society and it remained the case until Carolingian period forest law appropriated hunting grounds, or commons, for the king, the nobility, and other land owners. It then became a formalised competition, specifically on hare in Britain, practised under rules, the Laws of the Leash.
As a zoological term, it refers to predation by running down prey over long distances, as opposed to stalking, in which a stealthy approach is followed by a short burst of sprinting. Humans also employ coursing as a means of hunting, but the term is normally reserved for predation by non-human predators.[1][1][2][2]
Animals coursed in hunting and sport include hares, foxes, deer of all sorts, antelope, gazelle, jackals, wolves. Jackrabbits and coyotes are the most common animals coursed in the United States. Competitive coursing in Ireland, the UK (until prohibition in 2004), Portugal and Spain has two dogs running against each other. In the United States, generally speaking three dogs are run together.
^Montgomery, Robert A., et al. The hunting modes of human predation and potential nonconsumptive effects on animal populations Biological Conservation 265, 2022: 109398
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coursing, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, humans, pu. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Coursing by humans is the pursuit of game or other animals by dogs chiefly greyhounds and other sighthounds catching their prey by speed running by sight but not by scent Coursing was a common hunting technique practised by the nobility the landed and wealthy as well as by commoners with sighthounds and lurchers In its oldest recorded form in the Western world as described by Arrian it was a sport practised by all levels of society and it remained the case until Carolingian period forest law appropriated hunting grounds or commons for the king the nobility and other land owners It then became a formalised competition specifically on hare in Britain practised under rules the Laws of the Leash The Hunter oil on canvas Alfred KowalskiAs a zoological term it refers to predation by running down prey over long distances as opposed to stalking in which a stealthy approach is followed by a short burst of sprinting Humans also employ coursing as a means of hunting but the term is normally reserved for predation by non human predators 1 1 2 2 Contents 1 Sport and hunting 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingSport and hunting editAnimals coursed in hunting and sport include hares foxes deer of all sorts antelope gazelle jackals wolves Jackrabbits and coyotes are the most common animals coursed in the United States Competitive coursing in Ireland the UK until prohibition in 2004 Portugal and Spain has two dogs running against each other In the United States generally speaking three dogs are run together The Protection of Wild Mammals Scotland Act and the Hunting Act 2004 in England and Wales made it illegal to hunt any type of mammal with dogs except rabbits and rats Dogs are still permitted to chase flush game into the path of a waiting gun as long as no more than two dogs are used In Australia dogs may be used to hunt feral animals such as foxes deer goats rabbits and pigs 3 See also editHare coursing Greyhound racing Lure coursing Cheetah and Caracal two feline species also historically used in similar hunting practices Courser disambiguation References edit Montgomery Robert A et al The hunting modes of human predation and potential nonconsumptive effects on animal populations Biological Conservation 265 2022 109398 MacNulty D R et al A proposed ethogram of large carnivore 395 predatory behavior exemplified by the wolf Journal of Mammalogy 88 3 2007 pp 595 605 Boardogs Deerhounds Retrieved 23 July 2016 Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hunting by dog nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Coursing Blanning Charles The Greyhound and the Hare A History of the Breed and the Sport The National Coursing Club 2018 Blanning Charles Twenty Two Waterloo Cups 1981 2005 Charles Blanning Fullerton Press in association with the National Coursing Club 2022 Cox Harding Edward de Fonblanque Coursing and falconry 1899 3 Copold Steve Hounds Hares amp Other Creatures The Complete Book of Coursing 1977 1996 Dansey William Arrian On Coursing the Cynegeticus London J Bohn 1831 4 Macpherson H A The hare 1896 5 Phillips A A amp Willcock M M Xenophon amp Arrian On Hunting with hounds 1999 Grant Rennick Coursing The Pursuit of Game with Gazehounds 1976 6 M H Salmon Dutch Gazehounds amp Coursing The History Art and Sport of Hunting with Sighthounds Rev and expanded 2nd ed Silver City N M High Lonesome Books 1999 ISBN 0 944383 49 1 Stable Owen QC amp Stuttard R M A Review of Coursing British Field Sports Society London 1971 Turbervile Gascoigne George The Noble Art of Venerie or Hunting 1576 See page 246 A short observation concerning coursing 7 Walsh Edward G Longdogs by Day 1990 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coursing amp oldid 1194460207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
