28 HUNTER'S AND TRAPPER'S GUIDE. 



Take a piece of board six feet long, seven 

 inches wide, and one-half inch thick. Give it 

 a gradual slope of one and a half inches on 

 each edge, leaving the board its full width 

 at one end and four inches at the other ; also 

 give it a gradual slope from the edges on each 

 side to the center, leaving the board its full 

 thickness in the center and one-half its thick- 

 ness on the edges. 



THE HOOP STRETCHER AND ITS STICK. 



These are used for stretching the skin of 

 the beaver, coon, fox, cat, bear, deer, etc. Cut 

 a withe or vine of required strength, bend it 



