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rigged trap for the purpose. The high grip of the Triple Grip Jaw 

 will hold him fast and prevent him from jerking or pulling out. 

 The fisher is very powerful and unless securely caught will surely 

 get away. Oldtimers use the deadfall for the purpose, building a pen 

 and a runway of boughs leading up to it and placing a few drops of 

 animal bait back under the deadfall which Mr. Fisher will try to get. 

 The deadfall is very effective for the experienced man who can care- 

 fully plan and build it, as it usually kills the animal instantly and 

 he is there when you come to look for him. The fisher is very difficult 

 for the amateur to trap and as a matter of fact it is not usually trapped 

 for by amateurs; and it is safe to say that the majority of fisher 

 taken are taken by oldtime professional trappers who have studied 

 its habits and know its runways. The methods of setting traps for 

 the fisher will be covered by the same general rules and suggestions 

 given for the trapping of marten. A little animal bait placed on a 

 brush or twig above the place where the traps are set will draw the 

 animal to the spot, and to make doubly sure of getting him it is ad- 

 visable to set more than one trap at each place. The pelt of the fisher 

 is very valuable and for this reason it will pay the trapper to exhaust 

 every resource at his command in order to catch him, so that a circle 

 of half dozen or more traps is the best method in order to be sure and 

 catch the animal when the animal bait has brought him to the vicinity 

 of your traps. Where there are a number of traps in a circle the 

 fisher is more apt to be caught by more than one trap and thus it 

 will not be easy for him to escape. 



