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dog to lie down on. They will soon know their 

 place to lay. 



A QUICK METHOD. 



Having many years of experience in the 

 breeding and training of hounds to hunt nearly 

 all kind of game, a Canadian brother hunter 

 tells how to train dogs for 'coon when he has no 

 old dog to teach the young one. 



1st. Set a trap where you see 'coon signs 

 as follows: Take the skin or part of a good 

 sized green codfish, tie it to a string and drag 

 it along the bank of a creek or place where you 

 see their signs, to the place you wish to set 

 your trap. 



2nd. Take a good sized stick about 4 feet 

 long, drive it well on a nice flat piece of land, 

 then tie what you have dragged to this stick 

 about 20 inches from the ground. Have the 

 bait well tied so that Mr. 'Coon will have a hard 

 job to pull a piece off. 



3rd. Take three No. IJ or larger size steel 

 traps, but not very stiff spring, set them 8 

 inches from the stick and arrange in such a way 

 as to form a triangle. Have the chains well 

 secured so that Mr. 'Coon will only be caught 

 in one of the traps. Dig holes for four traps 

 and cover chain and traps with dry grass or 

 leaves. Be careful not to put anything to inter- 



