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the mountains, like Posoey, are heavily forested, but for the p'ost part 

 the western slopes of the Cordillera Central are covered with rank 

 cogon grass. In the ravines and on the wooded slopes are deer, pig, 

 wild carabao, and wild chickens, and during the dry season of the 

 year it is no uncommon thing to see a considerable number of men 

 leaving the village at daybreak with their dogs, spears, and nets. The 



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customary method of hunting the larger animals is to stretch long nets 

 across the runway of the game. A number of the hunters, armed with 

 spears, conceal themselves near by, while the balance of the party 

 take the dogs to a distance and then, spreading out fan-shape, will 

 converge on the net, beating the brush and shouting in order to stir 

 up the game. The dogs, sullen, half-starved brutes, take little interest 



