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but I fear that, like the red deer, fox, and 

 otter, he will have to make his exit if he 

 be not hunted. Some object to badger- 

 hunting underground because of the punish- 

 ment often inflicted on the terriers, and of 

 the tendency that the sport may degene- 

 rate into a sort of drawing match. If, 

 however, we are to compare one sport 

 with another, there is nothing in a pro- 

 perly - managed badger - digging that can 

 disgust the spectator as he must be dis- 

 gusted towards the finish of the otter 

 hunt. 



One of the most cruel amusements, if 

 we look closely into it, is ferreting rabbits. 

 And yet who will say that ferreting rabbits 

 is anything but a fair and reputable sport? 

 But the man who is constantly rabbiting 



