text: Elector John George II of Saxony refused the crown of Bohemia because taking it would have interfered with his participation this activity.
full_question: Elector John George II of Saxony refused the crown of Bohemia because taking it would have interfered with his participation this activity. Count Gaston III of Foix-Bearn wrote a popular medieval handbook on this activity, which was also the subject of Xenophon's Kynegetikos. The most dangerous form of this activity was called "par force." William the Conqueror's sons Richard and William (*) Rufus were both killed while participating in this activity. This activity ended with the baying, unmaking, and curee, and began with the quest and assembly. Royal Forests were established to protect this activity, whose variants include falconry. For 10 points, name this activity aided by hounds, which might reduce local populations of stags or foxes.
first_sentence: Elector John George II of Saxony refused the crown of Bohemia because taking it would have interfered with his participation this activity.
raw_answer: hunting [or venery; accept more specific answers like stag hunting or fox hunting