 Anti-hunting campaigners long urged hunts to retain their tradition and equestrian sport by drag hunting, following an artificial scent.Drag hunting involves hunting a scent that has been laid (dragged) over a course with a defined beginning and end, before the day's hunting.The scent, usually a combination of aniseed oils and possibly animal meats or fox urine, is dragged along the terrain for distances usually of 10 or more miles.