Central are covered with rank cogon grass.  In the ravines and on the wooded slopes are deer, pig, wild carabao, and wild chickens, and during the dry season of the year it is no uncommon thing to see a considerable number of men leaving the village at daybreak with their dogs, spears, and nets.  The customary method of hunting the larger animals is to stretch long nets across the runway of the game.  A number of the hunters, armed with spears, conceal themselves near by, while the balance of the party take the dogs to a distance and then, spreading out fan-shape, will converge on the net, beating the brush and shouting in order to stir up the game.  The dogs, sullen, half-starved brutes, take little interest in the chase until an animal is started, then they begin to bay, and the whole pack is in pursuit.  As the quarry rushes into the net, the concealed hunters fall upon it and spear it to death, at the same time fighting back the hungry dogs which would quickly devour it.  Sometimes an animal escapes from the net, but if wounded, it is almost certain to fall a prey to the pack.  Many deer are taken by this method in the course of a year.  Sometimes a wild pig is netted, and on exceedingly rare occasions a carabao.  However, the wild carabao is a dangerous animal, and hunters will not attack it unless it is so entangled in the nets that it is practically helpless.  Still hunting for deer, near to the feeding grounds, yields a few animals each year, and during the period when the lumboy (Eugenia jambolana Lam.) are in fruit, the hunters often hide themselves in the trees at night, and spear the pigs which come below them to feed.

Wild hogs are also secured by placing a close fence about a field.  One or two small entrances are left open and inside of these, deep pits are dug, and are covered with brush.  As the animal pushes in, it steps on the frail covering, and is hurled to the bottom of the pit, where it is easily dispatched with the spear.

Among the smaller game, the wild chicken is the most important.  These fowls seldom fly, but seek safety by running through the underbrush.  The Tinguian takes advantage of this trait, and stretches nets loosely in the probable runway of the birds, and then drives them toward it in the same manner, as he does the deer.  As the fowl runs full speed into the loose net, it folds about him, and he is easily taken.

The most common method of securing wild roosters is by means of a series of slip nooses attached to a main cord or band (Fig. 11).  This is set up so as to enclose a square or triangular space, and a tame rooster is put inside.  The crowing of this bird attracts the attention of the wild fowl who comes in to fight.  Soon, in the excitement of the combat, one is caught in a noose, and the harder it pulls, the more securely it is held.  At times the trap is baited with worms or grain.  The snare is carried in a basket-like case, which is often fitted with a compartment for the decoy rooster. [186]