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with numerous ramifications. At night he goes abroad 

 in search of his prey. That is the time to hag all his 

 entrance holes, and, leaving persons to watch them, to 

 commence your chase with a few staunch and resolute 

 bull-terriers. Pasture ground, on which cattle have 

 fed, is a likely place to find a badger, hunting under the 

 dung for grubs : the borders of preserves, too, are fre- 

 quently his haunts, as he is very partial to game. Moss 

 heaped up in cover, or cow-dung newly disturbed, are 

 sure signs that he is not far off. Once put up, he will 

 run directly home, where your bags will secure him. 

 Fires lighted at his earths will keep him out, if it be 

 your object to have a run rather than to make sure of 

 the quarry. 



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FEEDING-TIME is generally chosen for teaching young 

 hounds to answer to their names, and for enforcing 

 other habits of obedience. The hounds should be called 

 singly, and by name, to their meals. Those called 

 should immediately approach you, and be taught, when 

 touched with the handle of your whip or switch, to 

 follow you close. A roll-call should be made of all the 

 hounds in and about the kennel, several times in a week. 

 Severe discipline should be kept up among them, but 

 no periodical or general whippings be resorted to, which 

 are at once barbarous and useless. The huntsman, or 

 feeder, should sleep within hearing of the kennel, lest 



