EARTH STOPPING, ARTIFICIAL EARTHS, &c. 



skulker, he is given a fair chance to bolt when the 

 terrier is introduced to the drain, earth, or what- 

 ever retreat the fox has sought refuge in. 



In a hunting country, it is not wise to condemn 

 a fox the first time he goes to ground after a short 

 scurry. He may of course be a bad one, but then 



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