y6 Game and Foxes. 



that she becomes accustomed to resort to the new 

 earth each night, and when it has been ascertained 

 that she does this, measures to compel her to bring 

 her cubs may be taken. A Httle paraffin should 

 be poured at evening into the entrance of the 

 earth containing the cubs (half-a-pint will be 

 sufficient), and she will remove her nursery that 

 night ; and if the procedure described has been 

 carefully carried out she will invariably take her 

 cubs to the new earth prepared for them. A 

 vixen has been made in this way to shift her cubs 

 a mile, removing half the litter one night and the 

 remainder that following. Should there be no old 

 earth for the vixen to occupy, which can be opened 

 up by aid of a spade, a hole should be dug, in a 

 dry, sandy bank for preference, and the soil 

 deposited outside as advised. If the vixen can be 

 tempted near she will deepen and enlarge it for 

 her cubs as soon as the old earth is tainted. 



When the cubs have been located in the midst 

 of the rabbits readers must not expect to see a 

 rapid diminution of the latter in the vicinity of the 

 earth, for a vixen has a habit of religiously leaving 

 alone everything close by her earth. She is popu- 

 larly supposed to do this for the purpose of 

 currying favour with those owning game and 

 poultry near, but has another and far deeper 



