makes them hungry enough not to be too particu- 

 lar. 



Trapper Packs Including traps, have the limit 

 of weight at about 60 to 75 Ibs. 



For Trapping Deer Use the New House No. 

 4, for Skunk, No. 2. 



IJL Baiting Traps Always place the bait eith- 

 er on stick above the trap or in an enclosure, so 

 arranged as the animal must step on or run over 

 the trap, or better yet, jump up to get it; never 

 place it on the pan. 



Quantity of Traps to Take Depends on the 

 locality you trap in. If you travel by boat or team 

 your supply need not be limited, but if you intend 

 to make a business of trapping, the more the bet- 

 ter. (See packing traps.) 



Season o*f Trapping November to April. Furs 

 from May to September are useless. Winter furs 

 only are in prime. 



Always Set Traps For aquatic animals where 

 they can take to the water, and by weight of the 

 traps and chains drown themselves. 



To Make Fish Oil. The scent used by many 

 old trappers. Take Trout, Eels or fat fish of any 

 kind, cut in small pieces and put them in bottles, 

 and leave in hot sun, when an oil and putrid smell 

 accumulates. Use this to scent your bait. 



Bird or Fish Heads are Good Bait In cold 

 weather. Smoke your baits to give them a strong- 

 er smell, or smear your traps with blood, using a 

 feather to smear it over them. Fried meats smear- 

 ed with honey is good trap bait. 



Use No. 5 or 6 Newhouse traps for Bear, Moose, 

 etc. No. 4^ for Wolf. No. 2> for Otter. 



To Capture Small Birds Use bird lime made 

 as follows: Take the inner bark of slippery elm 

 which should be gathered in the early summer, 

 scraped into a pulp and simmer slowly in just 

 enough water to cover it, stirring and mushing it so 

 as to extract the substance; add to it linseed oil, 

 and when thick enough like glue, it can be smear- 

 ed over limbs or trees where birds frequent. The 

 best bird lime is made from varnish or linseed oil 

 alone, boiled down until a thick gummy mass. 



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