CHAPTER II 



TRENCHING FOR BADGERS 



THIS plan of taking badgers involves harder 

 manual labour than hunting them by night, 

 but as the actual work is done in daylight 

 and the whole process is apparent, it is 

 certainly much pleasanter and is nearly as 

 exciting, especially towards the finish. It 

 need not be assumed that cruelty is involved 

 in the proceedings, for the badger is so well 

 protected by Nature with means of offence 

 and defence that it is seldom if ever that 

 one is injured, even slightly. The terriers 

 certainly do get touched up a bit occasion- 

 ally, but not more, if as much, than in an 



ordinary "scrap" for friendship's sake 



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