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worth of damage, and it is not unusual to count 

 twenty and twenty-five lambs' skulls round the 

 cairns where they rear their young. If this cahn 

 is discovered by either man or dog, and then left 

 for even an hour, the old foxes will infalHbly 

 remove the cubs, generally taking them five or 

 six miles. We know a good keeper who, un- 

 expectedly finding a den, kept watch gallantly 

 for nearly twelve hours until a passing shepherd 

 came to his assistance. Two or three guns are 

 generally necessary, as every pass must be 

 guarded, and before morning the vixen, if 

 giving suck, will most likely be shot. If the 

 dog fox has ever been shot at it is almost im- 

 possible to get him, as he will, whichever way 

 he may return, invariably make a circuit, and 

 get the wind before approaching the cairn. 

 After watching all night one of our keepers 

 looking round just at daylight saw a fox coming 

 straight towards him with a lamb in his mouth, 

 and firing at his head, the lamb received the 

 charge, as we found by skinning him, and the 



