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fi^. 4.- -Swing-door type goose trap. This trap, like that shown in fig. 3, is also constructed 

 in sect ions , but probably because of its heavy const ruct ion and conspicousness it did not prove to 

 be very success fu 1 . 



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and set up In other locations or stored away for succeeding seasons. Construction details are shown 

 In fig. 3. A smaller trap of similar design but having only one drop curtain was also successfully 

 used at Horseshoe Lake. 



A third trap, 24 x 30 feet, which employed two swinging doors to close off the entrances, was 

 constructed In the spring of 1944, fig. 4. The following autumn It was set In a cornfield; perhaps 

 because of Its consplcuousness, little success attended Its use. Expensive and difficult to con- 

 struct. It was found to be Inferior to the section traps described above. The Illustration of this 

 trap Is also of passing Interest In that It shows why deer are often a major obstacle to successful 

 goose trapping at the Horseshoe Lake Game Refuge. 



HOLDING BOXES 



Two holding boxes, built In the autumn of 1943, contributed greatly to efficiency In carrying 

 out trapping and banding operations, flg.| 5. As the holding boxes can accommodate 40 geese each for 

 short periods and 30 overnight. It was often possible to eifpty a trap within a few minutes and 

 quickly free It for additional catches. In this way, two catches were occasionally made In a morn- 

 ing or In late afternoon. A sketch of one of these holding boxes Is shown In fig. 3. 



Hesitancy of the geese toward entering the holding box Is reduced by first herding the geese 



