Show FERRETS AND FERRETING how tile the little 1 animals animal are rr handled ebere rr thy ire madr to mork in en cogl land ferrets are arc more tor for work lhnn as pets pets and are arc used tor for making i abbit bolt from their bur burrows roNs to do this scarcely any training is necessary sary the three young act ferrets which we used tile other lay day worked as well as their more experienced parents there birc various reasons white ferrets ire to lie be pr preferred berred as opposed to the brown polecat variety they tire nrc usually more docile and plea pleasant ant to handle A brown ferret is art to ile be lipped up lip by a sharp log dog in mistake for a rat or rabbit while a white one tie is always LIIV lyl apparent even when moving among ainone tin the densest demest herbage this specially ally applies to night time ind leuce lence poachers invariably use uc white ferrets gamekeepers Game Gavac keepers who know their business prefer ferrets taken from poachers to any others the pon poacher cher are artfully fully selects his ferrets and from tile nature kiture of his trade he cannot at afford ford to ill work lad ones some ferrets cause rabbits to bolt rapidly while others ire arc slow sometimes 1 I i ferret will drive a rabbit to the end of a blind burrow and after killing it will not return until it has ported gorged itself with blood and more trouble is added if the ferret curls itself ill up for an after if tor dinner sleep then of course it has either to be left or dug ill out if the former it is well to bar every exit and return with a I 1 deall dead rabbit when hunger has succeeded the topped ged sleep ferreting i is mostly practiced in winter and it it is to guard against such mich occasion occa oe caMors ion as these that ferret ferrets s arc generally muzzled A bucl cruel practice used to obtain of stitching to together the lips lip of the ferrets to prevent their worrying won wor ying lying rabbits and then laying up but the most humane method of of azeling mazy ra ling is with a soft string a a muzzle constructed of nill aich h may be quite and atthe at the same time not uncomfortable alAc to wear me must lv taken rot to hurt the for rrt is as it if thi the ali trin iny rl boys him civill li ha will Vill end endeavor vavor to do nothing but bill get it tiff off occasionally ocr binally ferret ire arc worked with a lic atta attached cheil but this I 1 is an objection ible abl V c thare may be 1 si I loot or cr tick siek ir aich the line luay pet cn tan ltd when there will tic be di aigin and no end of double in ettina at it |