24 HUNTER'S AND TRAPPER'S GUIDE. 



Two men must not try to trap the same 

 ground at once, as one is always in the way 

 of the other. 



Never take your gun with you when set- 

 ting your traps afoot ; but you can carry it 

 with you without much trouble when working 

 with your boat. 



Always carry your revolver from morning 

 till night, as you will often get shots at game 

 of different kinds. 



Always conceal your traps from the sight 

 of game and leave the ground as nearly as 

 possible in the same condition as that in 

 which you found it. 



Always turn the treadle of your trap away 

 from the direction in which you expect the 

 game to come, as catching behind the 

 shoulders gives more space in which to cap- 

 ture the animal. 



Never bloody the ground with a dead ani- 

 mal where you expect to set traps. 



Always notice carefully the feeding 



