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in order that a summer's drought may not interfere with 

 it. Any carrion will do for a bait, and, so far as my 

 experience goes, nothing is better than the carcase of a 

 fox or cat, as Reynard is almost certain to be attracted 

 by the smell, and so venture on to the treacherous trap. 

 It may be well to mention here that the traps should 

 only be set for foxes in places where they can be seen 

 by the telescope from a distance, so that the keeper 

 need never go near them except when he sees the trap 

 has been sprung. The cunning of the fox is proverbial, 

 and he quickly associates the smell of the keeper with 

 the trap, and thus suspects danger. When, however, 

 the scent of man evaporates, he becomes bolder, and 

 ventures to the bait which attracts him. 



A successful way of trapping old foxes in early spring 

 is, if one is caught, to take out the bladder, bury the 

 carcase if possible among peat hags, or in such places 

 likely to be frequented by foxes, make a mound like 

 a large mole-heap for a grave, set a few traps round 

 the base, and sprinkle the contents of the bladder on it. 

 So soon as human scent has disappeared, foxes are 

 certain to pay this mound a visit. 



Sometimes a couple of foxhounds are got to scour 

 the valleys in the early morning in order to take up the 

 scent and follow Reynard to his mountain fastnesses. 

 On such occasions the co-operation of a large number 

 of keepers is secured, and all the principal passes in the 

 mountains guarded by guns. Many foxes are killed in 

 this way. 



