THE FOX. 



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the trap and smelling his own kind will at- 

 tempt to get the bait without fear. 



Go to the crossing log and on observing 

 closely you will find where the fox gets up 

 and down on the log. On finding this set your 

 trap on the trail twelve inches frofh the log, 

 concealing it well and making it fast to a 

 stake. Drop blood on the log and on each 

 side of the trap, and let fall also a few drops 

 of the natural bait near the trap. The fox 

 on finding the blood and scent of his own 

 species will attempt to trail it over the trap 

 without fear. By this process you will catch 

 your family of foxes in two or three nights. 



Never try to swing the fox in the air as he 

 is too sharp to stand any monkeying of that 

 kind. 



The skin of the fox should be removed 

 and stretched in the manner described for 

 the beaver on page 64, except that the legs 

 should be split. 



