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of a hollow log, or in a fence corner; then, set one or two 

 No. 3 or No. 4 traps in front of the carcass about fifteen 

 inches, and cover well with leaves. Stake the carcass down 

 so they can not get it away, for every one of them that smells 

 the carcass will try to take it away. Put a rope around the neck and 

 drag the carcass through the woods a mile or so, and as soon as they 

 come to the trail they will follow it up. Leave part of the carcass 

 where you start from. This gives you a chance both ways, as the 

 animal is liable to go both ways on the trail. 



I now use Funsten Animal Baits in all my trapping. A friend 

 of mine gave me my first bottle of Funsten Animal Bait. I put a 

 rabbit in a drift pile with five drops of Funsten Animal Bait on it 

 and caught thirteen Mink and one Coon in eight days, when I was 

 trapping on the creek. This was the best at one single set, and 

 only used five drops of the Bait. 



I am located in Iowa just now, but I got my knowledge and ex- 

 perience in Lynx trapping in Washington, British Columbia and 

 the Northwest, where Lynx abound most." 



S. A. Davis. 

 Winning Method 



In the days when a good-sized, prime Lynx was worth, say, from 

 $1.25 to $1.75, very little attention was paid to this particular member 

 of the cat tribe, and little or no interest taken in his capture, unjess, 

 perchance, he had been unusually active and aggressive in raiding 

 some settler's chicken-coop, in which case it behooved said settler to 

 take prompt and effective measures in his immediate capture or 

 destruction, else his flock of poultry was but a dream of the past. 

 More than this, the family cat was apt to suddenly and mysteriously 

 disappear. 



Now, while I do not mean to say that the trapping fraternity 

 ever ignored the Lynx as a fur-bearer, the size of the animal, as com- 

 pared with a Marten or Mink, gave the trapper the impression that 

 he was handling a very large pelt for a very little money. All this 

 has been changed, however, within the last few years, this article of 

 fur having come into prominence as one of Dame Fashion's favorites, 

 and has now taken its place in the list of fine, long-haired furs. In 

 like proportion has the trapper's interest increased, and, as a matter 

 of fact, when he strings out his line of traps wants everything of fur- 

 bearing value there is. 



Now, in my own experience, which has covered some ten or 

 twelve years, I may say I have been fairly successful in trapping 



