▁wild ▁bo ar ▁h unt . ▁ ▁Bay ▁dogs ▁ch ase ▁and ▁circle ▁the ▁bo ar , ▁keeping ▁it ▁corner ed ▁in ▁one ▁place , ▁while ▁b ark ing ▁intens ely . ▁This ▁behavior ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" bay ing " ▁or ▁keeping ▁the ▁bo ar ▁" at ▁bay ". ▁In ▁Australia ▁the ▁terms ▁" bay ▁dogs " ▁and ▁" bay ing " ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁common ▁usage ; ▁these ▁are ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" b ail ers " ▁and ▁" b ail ing ", ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁vocal izing ▁of ▁the ▁dogs ▁at ▁bay ▁signals ▁the ▁modern ▁fire ar ms ▁h unter ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁distance ▁with ▁the ▁pack ▁and ▁once ▁caught ▁up , ▁to ▁dispatch ▁the ▁bo ar ▁with ▁a ▁well - pla ced ▁gun shot . ▁For ▁the ▁primitive ▁weapons ▁h unter ▁the ▁bay ▁signals ▁the ▁hun ters ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁" catch ▁dogs ", ▁that ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁then ▁catch ▁and ▁hold ▁the ▁bo ar , ▁allowing ▁hun ters ▁to ▁h og - t ie ▁the ▁bo ar ▁for ▁re location ▁or ▁kill ▁the ▁bo ar ▁with ▁a ▁kn ife , ▁spe ar ▁or ▁similar ▁instrument . ▁The ▁dogs ▁used ▁for ▁bay ing ▁are ▁typically ▁curs , ▁h ounds , ▁and ▁various ▁purpose - bre d ▁cross es . ▁Some ▁crossing ▁has ▁occurred ▁between ▁" bay ▁and ▁catch " ▁dogs , ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁raised ▁together ▁for ▁gener ations , ▁along ▁with ▁purpose - bre eding . ▁So , ▁some ▁" h og