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rather a hazardous expedient, for hunted 

 foxes in search of rest would surely dis- 

 cover such a land of quiet, and make 

 these closed coverts into a place of 

 sanctuary. 



Enough has been said, it is hoped, to 

 show that with a right understanding 

 between hunt authorities and pheasant- 

 rearers, good covert shooting is by no 

 means incompatible with plenty of foxes 

 for the purposes of hunting. He would 

 be a bold man who would dare to say as 

 much of partridges or grouse, but with 

 hand-reared pheasants, the exercise of 

 continued vigilance, care and tact can 

 achieve surprising results in face of 

 difficulties, which the absence of these 

 qualities in the management can easily 

 cause to appear insuperable. 



For those who would seek more de- 

 tailed information on this vexed question 

 than the scope of this volume can afford 

 to admit, we would cordially recommend 

 the modest volume on the subject written 

 by the Secretary of the Gamekeepers* 



