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Trail-laying uses an artificial scent to mimic the traditional art of fox hunting.  

We use hounds that would have once been used for fox hunting but, unlike drag hunting, trail layers 'lift the rag'  frequently. This not only makes our hounds work harder to find the scent (which is wonderful to watch), but it produces a much more realistic outcome.

Most trail-laying clubs emerged from old packs of foxhounds and still use the same 'hunting country', which means we are not competing with Drag packs for territory or their membership. 

Trail hunting tends to mimic traditional hunting more accurately and produces a more sedate pace over easier obstacles (smaller jumps!), which accommodates a wider range of abilites.