Piute Chieftain | 1916-07-06 | Page 5 | Trapping Partridges

trapping partridges how partridges are trapped in virginia and north carolina in the aiu tor ter Is described as follows A net measuring from 15 to 30 feet and about eight inches high is put down with stanchions horizontally in the aba center Is an opening st similar ni alar to tho the hoop nets to fo fishing the opening in the net Is cone shaped diminishing in size the netter mounts a horse and starts at the distant side of the held field riding in a walk backward backlar an and forward his bis objective point being tte the net it if he encounters a bunch of birds they will run before the horse he then begins to so so direct his bis horse as to drive ibern to the not net being always careful not 0 flush them when he reaches the not net the birds discover the opening and enter the whole process being similar to driving 1 sheep h ep into a pen when the birds barda are safe the netter dismounts an and d s secures e his bis game