SNARING AND TRAPPING FOXES. 29I 



in the flat of the wood, an old dead earth that 

 the rabbits do not use, or in an earth on the 

 bank, or in any hole that is not used, and set 

 a trap at the mouth of the hole, six or eight 

 inches from it. 



A pig is a very good bait, in a hole, or laid 

 on the fallow field ; you might use small pigs, 

 from three to six weeks old, that have been 

 overlaid by their mother. Always balm over 

 your bait with manure before putting it into 

 the holes, fallow field, or hollow stub, as the 

 scent is necessary to attract the fox. A 

 hedgehog will do for bait if you cannot get 

 anything else, but cats, pigs, or dead lambs 

 are the best bait. 



In snaring, you have to observe the runs 

 they take, tor foxes have their favorite runs in 

 woods, and these runs can easily be found out. 

 To set these runs make six good strong snares, 

 each three feet long, and twist them four times 

 double. Set them in the runs, high enough 

 for hares to go under without touching, other- 

 wise you will catch your hares. Use fine 

 copper wire, which is not so stiff as brass wire. 



