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hedge-row. During the day time the wood- 

 cock remains in those parts of the woods 

 where there are void places or glades, pick- 

 ing up earth-worms and grubs from among 

 the fallen leaves ; when night comes on he 

 goes to drink, and if it is frost and snow 

 will feed there all night, and at the break of 

 day return to the wood : the sportsman may 

 therefore advantageously watch at some open- 

 ing, or cut, which runs through the wood, and 

 shoot him in his passage to and from it in the 

 morning or evening. It is in these openings 

 that nets are spread, to take the woodcocks 

 in their morning and evening flights. They 

 may also be watched with advantage in the 

 morning and evening flights, at those nar- 

 row passes and valleys, on the edges of the 

 woods, which lead to springs or heads of 

 waters. 



Those who know the custom that the 

 woodcock has of-going in the evening to the 

 springs that adjoin the woods, practice ano- 

 ther method of killing them; which is by. 



