Sabotaging a hunt requires planning, a variation of skills and luck. Scenting conditions, weather and how quarry will respond to given situations are all uncontrollable factors that can make or break a days sabbing efforts. Sometimes the odds are against you and the hunted animal, while other times these factors work against the efforts of the huntsmen. Knowing the meet inside and out is a great benefit. Huntsmen often are creature of habit and follow predictable routes - starting here, casting there, double backing there.