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a large circle, and come the same distance ^on the other 

 side ; there take your drag up. When he comes either 

 way, this will cause him to check, and throw at the hait, 

 when he will he taken. Your drag may be a sheep's 

 paunch, or as before. A rat, in a water furrow, the 

 water standing two inches deep, fastened on a stake, 

 with a trap at each end, will do. 



The following method has been practised with good 

 success : let the party employed go round and carefully 

 search for their earthing places, wherever they are, and 

 make the mouths of them quite fine with mould ; then 

 come again the next morning, and observe whether the 

 earth has been trampled on, and if he sees the prints of 

 his feet tending outward and inward, he may then be 

 assured he is safe within his hole or earth ; on which let 

 him take a good strong hay-net, such as are used in 

 some warrens, pitched all round at a proper distance, put 

 the sticks slightly into the ground, that as soon as he 

 strikes the net, it may fall upon and entangle him ; but 

 if placed tight, he will tumble over, and by that means 

 escape. Another caution is necessary : when he has set 

 the net, he must put some bells in three or four different 

 places, that he may hear when he strikes the net ; then 

 run in upon him and keep him entangled, otherwise he 

 will get out again, and seizing him by the back part of 

 his neck, muzzle him and tie his fore legs together, that 

 he may not scratch his muzzle off. 



To trap him at earth, level the moulds at the entries 

 with a stick, any time in the day ; go the next morning, 



