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LETTER XXV 

 GROUND GAME SHOOTING (PAET II) 



ON BOLTING RABBITS WITH FERRETS 



As already explained, I do not advise the use of ferrets 

 for bolting rabbits preparatory to a day's shooting, 

 when a large number of burrows have to be worked, 

 as the time occupied in managing ferrets is always 

 much in excess of what is the case when the simpler 

 method of applying fuse is practised (vide pages 384, 

 385). 



If, however, it is possible to do so, as when the 

 burrows are not numerous, there is no plan of turning 

 rabbits above ground so successful as the use of 

 ferrets. It is merely a question of enough men and 

 ferrets ; but then sufficient of either the one or the 

 other to treat in a few days burrows holding a great 

 many rabbits is rarely to be had. 



One advantage of using ferrets is that you can 

 estimate the bag of rabbits you are likely to kill on 



