380 The Tinguian 



in the chase until an animal is started, then they begin to bay, and the 

 whole pack is in pursuit. As the quarry rushes into the net, the con- 

 cealed hunters fall upon it and spear it to death, at the same time 

 fighting back the hungry dogs which would quickly devour it. Some- 

 times an animal escapes from the net, but if wounded, it is almost 

 certain to fall a prey to the pack. Many deer are taken by this method 

 in the course of a year. Sometimes a wild pig is netted, and on ex- 

 ceedingly rare occasions a carabao. However, the wild carabao is a 

 dangerous animal, and hunters will not attack it unless it is so en- 

 tangled in the nets that it is practically helpless. Still hunting for 

 deer, near to the feeding grounds, yields a few animals each year, and 

 during the period when the lumboy (Eugenia jambolana Lam.) are in 

 fruit, the hunters often hide themselves in the. trees at night, and 

 spear the pigs which come below them to feed. 



fig. 11. 

 Chicken Snare. 



Wild hogs are also secured by placing a close fence about a field. 

 One or two small entrances are left open and inside of these, deep pits 

 are dug, and are covered with brush. As the animal pushes in, it 

 steps on the frail covering, and is hurled to the bottom of the pit, 

 where it is easily dispatched with the spear. 



Among the smaller game, the wild chicken is the most important. 

 These fowls seldom fly, but seek safety by running through the under- 

 brush. The Tinguian takes advantage of this trait, and stretches nets 

 loosely in the probable runway of the birds, and then drives them 

 toward it in the same manner, as he does the deer. As the fowl runs 

 full speed into the loose net, it folds about him, and he is easily taken. 



The most common method of securing wild roosters is by means 

 of a series of slip nooses attached to a main cord or band (Fig. 11). 



