SETTING AND BAITING TRAPS. 



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Animals that live in the water 

 require a different contrivance 

 such as the following : 



Cut a pole ten or twelve feet 

 long, leaving one branch or fork 

 two or three feet from the small 

 end of the pole to prevent the 

 ring of the trap-chain from slip- 

 ping off. Take your ax and hack 

 beards on the pole from the butt 

 end to the top. Cut a small 

 hook, place your pole in a slant- 

 ing position with the small end 

 in the deepest part of the stream. 

 Make the pole fast by driving it 

 into the bed of the stream or 

 lake with your ax ; spring the up- 

 per end down until it goes under 

 the water, slip the chain-ring over 

 this end and be sure it is free to 

 traverse the full length of the 

 pole ; make the latter fast at the 

 upper end of the hook. When 



