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in a circle. This is another reason why 

 the poacher falls on the hare the instant 

 she strikes the net, because if she does 

 escape she will always remember and be so 

 difficult to take afterwards. Several poachers 

 often go out like this in the evening, one 

 one way and another another, and so scour 

 the fields. 



A young fellow once, who wanted some 

 money and had heard of the hauls made 

 by a gang of poachers, joined them, and 

 his first essay on the following night was 

 with a hare net. The net being set for 

 him in a gateway, he was instructed to in- 

 stantly fall on anything that entered it. He 

 took his stand; the poachers went on to 

 different gateways and gaps, set their own 

 nets, and finally despatched their dogs. The 

 young poacher watched his net as closely 

 as he could in the darkness, ready to obey 

 his orders. All at once something struck 



