THE PROPER SEASON FOR TRAP- 

 PING. 



ALL furs are best in the three months of 

 December, January and February, and are 

 very good in March if the spring is late ; 

 though trapping can be made profitable any 

 time between the first of October and the 

 middle of April in the Southern and Western 

 States, and for a month later in the Northern 

 States. All fur skins are prime in the above- 

 named months, the pelts being white and 

 classed prime by fur dealers ; the fur is then 

 glossy and of the richest color. 



There are some variations according to the 

 latitude as to the exact period at which furs 

 become prime, the more northerly being a 

 little in advance. 



Trappers are liable to begin too early in 



