FERRET CONTRIVANCES. 131 



The illustration shows the net. Immediately 

 after a ferret is put in a den the net is placed 

 over the mouth of den. The two strings going 

 through rings near right hand can either be held 

 or fastened. They have also been used to some 

 extent on mink and other animals that can be 

 routed from the den by a ferret or ferrets. 



Muzzles — A ferret known to be a "killer'' 

 and '^lays up'' should be muzzled. It is usually 

 only the old and experienced or large, strong, 

 savage fighters that develop these bad traits. On 

 such a muzzle can be used, similar to the old- 

 fashioned dog muzzle, consisting of thin, nar- 

 row, little strips of leather. One loop goes over 



the nose or snout of the 

 ferret, another round 

 the neck close up to the 

 head. Two strips con- 

 nect the two — one on 

 top the other under- 

 neath. The smaller 



THE OLD-FASHIONED MUZZLE., ^ . 



band is slipped over 



nose; the one which goes around neck is usually 



fastened with a small buckle. See illustration. 



There is another model of muzzle, made or 



manufactured somewhere in Northern Ohio, 



