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down stream, so the Beaver will swim in between them when he 

 starts to the bait. These are what I call guide sticks. I can guide a 

 Beaver with these sticks to the very spot where I want him, and have 

 him to stick either foot in the trap. I catch him by the left foot, as 

 they can not handle the trap as well as they can with the right foot. 

 Now all these things being finished about the trap, go below or above 

 the trap as far as you can throw water with the hand, and wet all the 

 ground which you have been working over to set the trap. Water 

 will kill all human scent. I want to say that I have used Funsten 

 Animal Baits for Beaver, Coon, Mink, etc., and don't think they 

 can be beaten. 



J. H. Tate. 

 Winner of Third Prize 



"I write, sending in my entry to the Trapping Contest. I have 

 been trapping about twenty years, and have caught fur-bearing 

 animals of nearly every kind successfully since I have used Funsten 

 Baits and Trail Scent. They are two of the Wonders of the trap- 

 ping World, and I wouldn't be without them. I will gladly answer 

 any inquiries as to the merits of Funsten 's Animal Baits. Here is 

 my way of trapping Beaver: 



For Beaver, I take a No. 4 Newhouse steel- trap and set it where 

 the Beaver works or at a slide. I set the trap in water from one to 

 six inches deep. Fasten the chain to a stake, so when the Beaver 

 is caught he can not get to the bank to gnaw his leg off. Tie an old 

 ax to the trap, so when he makes for deep water he will drown. An 

 old ax is very easily hidden and is very effective. Cover your trap 

 with leaves or anything to make it look natural, like the surround- 

 ings. When you set your trap, leave everything looking natural, like 

 it was when you came there. Drop several drops of Funsten Beaver 

 Bait in the water over the trap, and stick a little stick up over the 

 trap that has been dipped in the bait, and your success is assured." 



Claude W. Williams. 



How to Prepare Beaver for Market 



In preparing beaver for market take the skin off open by cutting 

 down the belly and the back of the legs, and stretch the skin as nearly 

 round as possible. Remove the feet and tail and cut around the edges 

 of the skin so that no ends or pieces will be left on, leaving the skin 

 with an even edge all around. Do not dry near the fire or sun, but 



