New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
GETTING ANNALS OFT or HOLES.
METHODS or YOUNG BARBARIANs.
From The Springfield Republican.

METHODS or YOUNG BARBAflANo
From The Springfield Republican.
"One thing which gives an interest in life 70 the
boys a farm" said the man from the country
are the attempts capture the various wild AMI
Thar D s1 sa is quite numbr Of
foxes and skunks and woodchucks. the rabbits con
woods. The problem of how to secure these crea-
lures, aggravatingy near. but so very com,
perpexed the juvenile rustic understanding and
brought out various solutions. The most common
methods Of operation are, OF course. drowning and
smoking animals our, but after one has carried to a
woodchuck hole in buckets the small resfFyoig OF
for the former method. while the latter can only
other on a side hill so that there is draught to
allow the passage Of the smoke.
OF getting the animals is simply to dig them out.
having first. OF course. made sure they are at home
Prize ' IN she the end the prince OF game this kind
of pursuit Is the woodchuck He is more thor
ourhiy at home in the ground than either of the
OF avoiding pursuit. woodchuck hole in the first
place. Is quite a marvel of subterranesn archltec-
ure, running along under the giound, th1iriy or
a: the owner of the burrow you often have to dig
out all these turns and may even then lose &C.; hin
Is digging away himself In the opposite direction
and filing his tunnel after HIM so completely that
you may miss him entirely. He can dig at rate
Of speed too whch may tax oT Yd to k"2 up ws
trely. In this way many woodchuck already won
has been lO3l.
animals in holes. when you have nearly reached
them is a way OF taking them with a stick
human hands a fair-slzed stick is cut and
deep notch made In the end. This notched end
is then thrust into the animals fur and twisted
around until a wad of hair and hide. catching on
the prongs, Is wound up around the stick The
animal can then be hauled out. While not cal
culaed add to the happiness Of the last hours OF
game this is found to be popular substitute for
hands among hunters in securing animals which
are blessed with any fair number Of teeth.
"An Improvement smoking out animals In
use IN some parts OF the country is lay loose
train OF cunpowder far into the burrow pcs
sibe and touch IL off In this way the hole may
be filed with smudge which no lungs can resist
and In short time "A sneeZng. half-suffocated
animal will come popping out into the hands OF its
prosecutors.
ever IL an improvised method OF ferreting. which
is sometimes employed. Compared 10 this fer
reting is an act OF piety. fair-sized mud turtle
is secured and piece Of cloth or cotton waste Is
tied behind him close up 10 the base OF his tail
This Ia saturated with Kerosene the turtle headed
into the hole and match applied. Under these
circumstances 1t IL surprising what speed can be
gotten out Of a turtle. He starts out a brisk
private bouioir OF the woodchuck. When the latter
sees this impromptu torchlight procession in the
v,ay he moves on tho half-fried turtle hur-
ry!ng after him and preferring the society OF
me nkind TO brong the unfortunate animal comes
out to be murdered with club. There isn't any
specific law on this OF thing, but there ought
O be"