. The American sportsman: . V3tsr4 %m. HUNTING HARES. ^^ NSTEAD of coursing hares as they do inEngland and on the Continent, we eithertake them in snares and traps, or rous-ing them with a dog, shoot them as theymake off. They are easily killed, and itwill require but a few pellets of partridge-shot to bring a large one to bag. They possess a strong scent, and perplexthe dogs very much when in pursuit ofpartridges: the best of dogs can hardlyrefrain from chasing a hare, after pointing it and seeing it jumpup and make off from before his very nose. They lie very close,and it will be necessary o
. The American sportsman: . V3tsr4 %m. HUNTING HARES. ^^ NSTEAD of coursing hares as they do inEngland and on the Continent, we eithertake them in snares and traps, or rous-ing them with a dog, shoot them as theymake off. They are easily killed, and itwill require but a few pellets of partridge-shot to bring a large one to bag. They possess a strong scent, and perplexthe dogs very much when in pursuit ofpartridges: the best of dogs can hardlyrefrain from chasing a hare, after pointing it and seeing it jumpup and make off from before his very nose. They lie very close,and it will be necessary oftentimes to kick them up from theirform when the dog points them; we have done so affect marshy thickets, or rather the open fields adjoin-ing thickets; as they retire to these situations for refuge as soonas roused, and in fact remain there during the greater portion of the day. They bound along with considerable speed and gene-392
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