front of che trap. This served to guide the ani- 

 mal's foot directly on to the pan of the trap, as an 

 animal in walking on a trail will never tread on a 

 stick, but always take a short step without touch- 

 ing it. A stick placed at the right distance in 

 front of the trap will always have the desired ef- 

 fect. All animals, while prowling through the 

 woods will follow a trail when they encounter one 

 for some distance before taking to the woods again. 

 Consequently a line of traps set at intervals of a 

 few rods along the paths through the woods is 

 pretty sure to land any wandering animal. 



Wolves Will Not Touch dead game if it is 

 partly covered with brush, leaves, etc., as they fear 

 a trap. 



Always Suspend Your Bait A trifle over the 

 trap so as the animal must step on the pan to se- 

 cure it. 



Shipping Skins, Etc. We request Hunters or 

 trappers who are shipping to us, when they kill ex- 

 tra fine specimens of Deer, Antelope, Mountain 

 Sheep, Elk, Moose or Caribou, leave the feet, head 

 and horns on. We want them for mounting pur- 

 poses. They should be boxed and sent by freight 

 and billed as green hides, than they will come at 

 lowest freight rate. Also, when they kill well fur- 

 red Bear, Wolf, Fox, Wolverine or Wild Cat, they 

 should be skinned in good shape, head and feet 

 perfect, leaving the claws on. Salt the skin of 

 their feet and put some salt in their ears. 



Don't Ship Skins Unless caught in season and 

 prime, and have them tanned right; for those how- 

 ever who are in the woods, away from shipping 

 points, these receipts are mostly intended for. 



In Skinning Hides Keep the back of the 

 knife close to the hide (always) and draw out the 

 skin with the left hand, using a skinning knife to 

 insure success. 



To Salt Hides Remove flesh or excess fat, put 

 on plenty of salt thick, when the salt is absorbed 

 put on more, roll up tight fur side out, cord it and 

 is ready to ship. 



To Catch Muskrat. In the female muskrat, 

 near the vagina, is a small bag which holds 30 to 



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