112 FUR FACTS 



Set small prop under wire to hold up out of mud. When game is 

 caught they make a dive for deep water, trap ring runs down wire 

 into loop, and all his pulling only holds the trap ring tighter in loop 

 and he soon drowns. 



The next set is to dig a pocket back in bank four feet, or a little 

 below water level, to form a small pond for them to fish in. Throw 

 several clam shells to back part of pocket. Do this early in the fall. 

 To set trap here, dig down so you have three or four inches of water. 

 Dam up pocket at edge of stream to hold water. Put a number of 

 live minnows in water in pocket. Stake live frog to back of pocket 

 with thread. Break shell oflF one side of several clams and lay in 

 back of pocket. Set trap just inside of dam in three inches of water, 

 and cover with wet leaves. Stake as at first; set with wire loop and 

 stone to drown. In this way you can make a great number of good 

 sets. In narrow places in streams you can make good sets by placing 

 obstructions, leaving room for them to pass through. 



In winter they live under the ice almost entirely, and have their 

 burrows in banks, with entrances under water. Locate as many of 

 those as possible before it freezes up. Drive row of stakes out into 

 stream several feet above and below dens, leaving room for them to 

 pass between first stake and bank. Drive stakes down under water. 

 After it freezes up solid, the water falls leaving plenty of space along 

 banks for them to fish, and as they work up and down they are forced 

 to pass between stake and bank, and are easily caught. Cut hole in 

 ice one foot from shore and one foot below stake. Set trap between 

 bank and first stake. You should have your wire, with stone attach- 

 ed, already laid. Slip ring over wire, drive stake down in hole you 

 have cut, fasten wire to stake, cover hole with ice and snow. If 

 danger of freezing up, use salt to keep the water open." 



C. S. Bkewer 



Winner of Second Prize 



"Set your trap at foot of slide, about four inches under water. 

 Set the trap on a level with the top of water, so the otter can hit 

 the pedal with his foot and spring the trap. You understand what 

 I mean — not to let your trap lie flat on the bank as it slopes down. 

 Turn it up on its edge, and as the otter slides into the water you will 

 hang him. Use bait in setting your traps. Fish are good, with 

 Funsten Otter Bait dropped on the fish. 



To drown the otter, we use a small iron rod to stick in bottom of 

 river or lake. Tie an old ax or a piece of iron to your trap, so as to 



