yo Practical Game Preserving. 



we have found the most effectual and least troublesome 

 mode of taking them. The best way to use the traps is to 

 set a few in a well-frequented feeding place overnight, and in 

 the morning the pheasants will be found in them. It is, of 

 course, necessary to keep a sharp look out that the birds, 

 when caught, are not injured by vermin, or otherwise. Full 

 directions for setting these traps, which are chiefly intended 

 for hawks, &c., will be found in the chapter treating of these 



Fie. 10. "THE GAMEKEEPER'S FRIEND" (SANKEY'S PATENT). 



birds. They can also be caught at night by means of a 

 round net at the end of a fairly long pole. The net is 

 simply placed over any birds seen roosting within reach. 

 The procedure entails careful and patient manipulation. 



Eggs. The collecting, carrying, and keeping of eggs are 

 all-important matters, upon the proper performance of which 

 may depend the whole season's stock of young birds. The 

 best mode of collecting eggs from nests about the estate 



