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purposes, there are several methods of taking 

 them, but the usual plan is either to hunt 

 them by night with hounds, after first 

 stopping the earths, as they do in East 

 Devon and West Somerset, or with good 

 game terriers, as they do in rough, broken 

 ground and rocky districts. The second 

 method, where the earths or burrows are 

 favourably situated for the purpose, is to 

 dig or trench for them by day, a good 

 terrier having first been sent into the earth 

 to prevent the badger from digging and 

 burying himself, which he can do rapidly 

 and skilfuHy. The terrier, if he is a good 

 one, and well entered to badger, " lies up," as 

 it is termed, to the badger, and the sounds 

 of conflict indicate to the pursuers in which 

 direction they must trench for their quarry. 

 In both these methods of attack with terriers 

 it is essential, and of supreme importance, 

 that the dogs used should be well entered to 



