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until the top goes under the ground, and leave 

 everything as natural as you found it. Use 

 no bait on this trail. 



Set one trap on the trail between the den 

 and the knoll where the dung is dropped ; con- 

 ceal and fasten it in the manner just described. 

 Use a little of the natural bait five or six 

 inches from the trap toward the dung pile. 



Place one trap say half-way between the 

 den and the log used for crossing a stream. 

 Also find a log that forks and forms a V, or 

 a crevice at the foot of a tree. Place the 

 bait in the sharp end of the V or crevice, 

 using fresh rabbits or fowls for bait, and use 

 a little of the natural bait too. Place the 

 trap eight or ten inches from the bait in the 

 outer end of the crevice, concealing it well 

 and making it fast to a stake, and leaving 

 everything as natural as possible. Sprinkle 

 blood, making a trail each side of your trap 

 for fifteen or twenty feet. The animal on 

 striking these blood trails will follow them to 



