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the building, all cobwebs, &c., should be carefully swept 

 away ; and one should load with wadding of such a nature 

 as not to be easily ignited. If the beast fall to the shot, 

 he ought not to be approached incautiously. When only 

 wounded, he must be immediately sought after with a 

 Ian thorn. But if not found in the vicinity, it is most 

 advisable to desist from the search until the coming day- 

 light renders it practicable to track and follow him to a 

 distance. 



" To watch at the Glugg, two men are required, so that 

 they may sleep by turns. They should always be accompanied 

 to the ambush by a third, who ought to remain with them 

 for a while, because the fox's cunning is such that, otherwise, 

 he may suspect a trap, and keep his distance. From dark, 

 when all is still, to about eleven o'clock, the fox usually 

 makes his appearance. But if not during that time he will 

 not probably show himself before three in the morning, or 

 between that hour and when people are up and moving ; but 

 after all, the time of his coming is rather uncertain. It is 

 known, however, that the farther the season be advanced, 

 the later he appears, and that he never shows himself at 

 midnight. 



It should be observed that shooting thus " for glugg " is 

 seldom attended with much success during bar-vintrar 

 that is, winters when there is little or no snow on 

 the ground; also, that as wild beasts seldom visit the 

 carrion at the new moon, it should not be laid out until 

 the first quarter, when the nights are light, and when of 

 course it is best to shoot. It is worthy of remark, that 

 although the wolf seeks the Luder-plats only during very 



