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a brute. The tracks of a rabbit can easily be 

 followed to a hole, but often the holes are 

 drawn blank. A lively ferret will creep 

 through a burrow in a very short space of 

 time and be ready for another trip instanter. 

 Some of them are quite vicious to handle, and 

 great care should be taken not to be bitten. 

 They should be grabbed by the back of the 

 neck as they emerge from the hole and 

 chucked into the sack or box which is brought 

 along to keep them in. 



The rabbit " bolts " when he hears or sees 

 the ferret coming. He does not wait upon 

 the order of his going, but literally darts 

 from the burrow at top-speed. Sometimes 

 there are two and even three rabbits in one 

 burrow, and then the shooting is exceedingly 

 lively. It is no great trick to bowl them over 

 as they come out of the burrow, although you 

 cannot tell which way they are going to come, 

 however nicely you calculate before sending 

 in the ferret. Sometimes there is a hid- 

 den entrance to the burrow, out of which the 

 rabbit will suddenly emerge, and before you 

 can bring your gun to bear he is away down 

 a steep hill-side. But you can easily follow 

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