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X1124 Lie: the hunter catches or kills game by ingenious or unorthodox method. (Cf. X1132.)
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- Shooting off the leader's tail. An old blind bear is being led by a young bear, whose tail the old bear has in his mouth. The hunter shoots off the young bear's tail and seizes it. Thus leads the old bear home · X1124.1 entry
- Hunter turns animal inside out. He reaches down animal's throat, grasps his tail, and turns him inside out · X1124.2 entry
- Accidental discharge of gun kills much game. Gun kills a bird which falls on loose limb of tree, which falls on bear, etc., etc · X1124.3 entry
- Hunting wolves with rod and line · X1124.4 entry
cross-ref
- Ingenious skinning of animal · X1132 entry