He will not face the net unless obliged to.

Along the upper part, if the bank is steep, so that the net will not lie on it of itself, two or three little twigs should be thrust through the meshes into the earth to suspend it.
These twigs should be no larger than are used by birds in constructing their nests; just strong enough to hold the net in place and no more.

On the other hand, care must be taken that no stout projecting root catches a corner of the net, else it will not draw up properly and the rabbit will escape.
Little John, not satisfied with my assurance that I had netted all the holes my side, now came over--crawling on hands and knees that he might not jar the bank--to examine for himself.

His practised eye detected two holes that I had missed: one on the top of the mound much overhung by dead grass, and one under a stole.

These he attended to.