134 FERRET FACTS AND FANCIES. 



to come out if it is cold. I once had a ferret that 

 would always kill the rabbit in the hole and 

 would not come out. I broke her of this by feed- 

 ing just before starting out for a hunt. Some 

 claim that their ferrets will drive out' mink or 

 skunk but so far I never have been successful in 

 this although I never tried much. If you come 

 to a hole in which there are a great many roots 

 it is safest to let the ferret go in loose rather 

 than harnessed or string attached, for string or 

 harness is apt to get caught.'' 



