Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1916 — Trapping Partridges. [ARTICLE]

Trapping Partridges.

How partridges are trapped in Virginia and Worth Carolina, in the winter, is described as follows: ▲ net measuring from 16 to 30 feet, and about eight inches high, is put down with stanchions; horizontally m the center is an opening similar to the hoop nets for fishing; the opening in the net is cone-shaped, diminishing in size. The netter mounts a horse and startß at the distant side of the field, riding in a walk Dackward and forward, his objective point being iue net. If he encounters a bunch of birds they will run before the horse. He then begins to so direct his horse as to drive them to the net, being always careful not lo flush them. When he reaches the net the birds discover the opening and enter, the whole process being similar to driving sheep into a pen. When the birds are safe the netter dismounts and secures his game.