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It becomes a prey to starvation and eventually may be taken by astoat—a far worse death, possibly, than death by coursing.
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Two days later, she found the trap in the same neighbourhood—with thestoatstill alive.
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She went home for assistance, but when she came back she was unable to find the trap or thestoat.
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The small birds are preyed upon by the larger ones and by the less pleasant of our animal friends, such as thestoatand weasel.
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Of course, there would be plenty of wildlife but of a different variety—bats, stoats and weasels.
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Certainly, stoats, weasels, and voles do not live under a hedge because it is a parish boundary.
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What will be the effect on foxes and stoats deprived of rabbits?
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People cannot destroy kestrels, stoats, and so on, and then not expect the water rat to grow in number.
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I remember as a young boy wandering about in the countryside and once witnessing a rabbit being attacked by astoat.
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It seems to me that we are creating a new offence if a man may not set a trap for astoat.
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I had no idea of saying anything that was out of order—but there are things in the world that do stink like stoats.
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It would still be in place for mink, ferrets, stoats, wild boar and any other quarry species that the hunters can come up with.
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