TRICKS AND HABITS OF 

 THE FOX. 



His Royal Redness is acknowledged to be the 

 fleetest and most wai-y game chased, and is the 

 embodiment of cunning and sly audacity. 



In spite of the prating of the mistaken phi- 

 lanthropists v])i-:) " ■ :^t tlie chase, I firmly 

 believe, in a measure, they learn to enjoy it. He 

 is not shot and wounded to drag himself off and 

 die like many wild animals, but is given a fair 

 sportsman's chance for his life. If he escapes, he 

 quickly recovers from his bodily fatigue; if 

 caught, his end is an instantaneous and honorable 

 one and is as gallant as the race for life he has 

 just put up. 



A hunting enthusiast who has spent years of 

 his life in hunting, and thinks he has a practical, 

 intimate knowledge of their habits, is constantly 

 being surprised at some new trick of boldness 

 and audacity upon their part, and never tires of 

 relating them to brother sportsmen. Were I to 

 attempt to recount tlic many tricks, wiles, and 

 habits he possesses, my book would contain noth- 

 ing else. I shall mention but a few, those I think 

 will be of assistance to would-be hunters. 



A dry bed with a southern exposure, shel- 

 tered from the wind, is a great luxury to a fox 

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