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"Quite often a vixen takes the cubs out with her and they are taught to hunt the little rabbits, before they are allowed to follow the bigger game."

Identifier: huntingtrappings00pric (find matches)
Title: Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: (Price, J. P. Hyde), 1874- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Hunting
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bro's
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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arts of the land they do most harm to sheep. Foxes do considerable damage to rabbits and pheasants, but nothingto the extent of the weasels operations. Quite often a vixen takes thecubs out with her and they are taught to hunt the little rabbits, before theyare allowed to follow the bigger game. The cubs soon become as cunningas their parents, and the distruction of bunnies goes forward at a great rate.Rats are classed among the vermin by the game keepers and are killed onevery occasion and nailed to the barn door. Water rats kill large numbers MEN, y\NI.MAL AND BIRD POACHIiRS of tiny fish and o\\ ing to their swimming powers they are very hard to trap,but luckily they are not as numerous as their land brothers. Snakes aresmall and very harmless in England and hardly worth counting. Lastly we must mention the numerous song and other birds whichcome under the protective law, and yet men snare hundreds of larks andbullfinches with net and birdlime. This abuse will never be checked until
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the sale in shops of larks for eating purpose is made unlawful. So you see from what we have written that there are many men busilyemployed all the time in snaring game and they never stop to worry them-selves about mine and thine. The cause is not to be readily seen by theuninstructed eye, but it is safe to say that England having made the gamelaws so stupidly brutal, that the poacher came along as a natural result. HINTS ON CAMPING The first and most important thing in camping in the open, is the tent.There are many concerns in the United States which make a business ofsupplying hunters with proper outfits, and it is well to consult these people,for they have made a special study of the subject. There are any number of tents, large and small, but it is always well tohave one with a double roof or shelter over it. This keeps the tent cool,and gives extra protection during rain storms. Never put in tent pegs lean-ing away from the tent; always have the head of the tent peg leaning tow

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