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that it would smell strong of ihe latter. Then I would 

 cut off pieces, tie them under my mvjccasins, walk through 

 the grounds the bears frequented, and return to the trap ; 

 when every bear which smelled my tracks would follow the 

 trail to the trap, and generally get caught. 



To catch wolves, I used to take the carcass of a cow OT 

 a horse, and lay it in a small stream of water ; then I 

 would go off some distance, so that the wolf would not see 

 where, cut bushes, and stick the ends in the mud so thick 

 that the wolf could get at the meat only in one place, 

 which was left open and clear. The carcass was so laid 

 that the wolf could eat at either side. 



A wolf will never jump over the carcass, but will hunt 

 some place at which he can cross the stream, and go round 

 to the other side to eat. Then, about six or eight steps 

 above the place, and the same distance below, leave a pas- 

 sage open for him to cross the water, and set bushes in so 

 thick that he can't get through at any other place. Widen 

 the stream where he crosses, so that he can't step over 

 it ; put a flat stone in the middle of the stream to step on, 

 and lay green moss on the stone, to make it look as if it 

 had never been moved ; then cut meat into small pieces, 

 and strew them on both sides of those crossing-places, 

 both above and below the carcass. 



When a gang of wolves come to the meat, the larger 

 ones drive the smaller off, which run about, seeking food ; 

 and, soon finding the small pieces strewed round the cross- 

 ing-places, they run across, stepping on the moss-covered 

 stone, and every time they return they are sure to go over 

 at those places, setting their feet precisely in the same 

 place on the stone. 



When I find they have made tracks on the stone by 



wearing away the moss with their feet, I remove the stone, 



and put my steel-trap in its place ; covering it in the same 



manner as I had previously covered the stone. When the 



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