92 HUNTER'S AND TRAPPER'S GUIDE. 



The musk is found in a small hole in the up- 

 per end of the split of the hoof, and can be 

 taken out with a small knife blade. 



In hunting with a view to trapping deer, 

 look for their crossings on streams and the 

 trails they make in rutting time. Place the 

 traps on the trails, conceal them well, and 

 make them fast to the swinging-jack. Drop 

 the bait along the trail for some distance on 

 each side of the trap. This is done in order 

 to make the deer go slowly, so that it will 

 not jump over the trap without throwing it. 



If the deer bothers your field, go around 

 it until you find where the animal jumps the 

 fence, which it does every night in the same 

 place. Set the trap inside the fence in the 

 place where the animal lights, making it fast 

 to the swinging-jack. 



Skin the deer by starting the knife in 

 the under lip and split to the tail, then split 

 each leg and stretch the skin on the round 

 stretcher. 



