THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



cass is used for bait several traps should be set, but not in a 

 bunch. 



Another method that has proved successful in trapping 

 wolves is to fasten a large piece of meat to a stiff swinging limb 

 of a tree and high enough that they will have, to jump to reach 

 it. If the meat is fastened securely enough to prevent pulling 

 it down they will often make several trips to get it. But, as with 

 the other method, if wolves are not given a chance to work it 

 before any traps are set, the method is very apt to be a failure. 

 Two timber wolves were caught in one locality during the past 

 winter by this method when nearly every other method failed. 



As to the best kinds of meat to use for bait, almost any kind 

 of a wild or domestic animal will do, although the kind that 

 wolves have been using most is best. Salmon makes good bait 

 for trapping almost any kind of an animal. A good scent for 

 trapping can be made by putting fish in a glass jar and leaving 

 them exposed to the sun for several weeks till they decompose, 

 then using the oil from it. Dragging meat or fresh hides over 

 trails in the locality where traps are set, or using scent prepared 

 for wolves, help to attract them, and the more they run over the 

 territory the better chance there is of catching some of them. 



Naturally, the best time to use bait for trapping is during 

 hard winters with deep snow, when game is scarce and hard 

 to get. 



Trail Trapping. 



Wolves make more use of trails that happen to be in their 

 locality than any other large wild animal in the woods. They 

 show their dog-like habits to a marked degree. This makes 

 trapping in trails where wolves are in the habit of running one 

 of the best methods. Old mountain trails that have not been 

 improved much are the best ; they contain many rough places 

 where good sets can be made. 



As in trapping with bait, the greatest difficulty is to prevent 

 a wolf from smelling the trap in time to avoid it. For that reason 

 it has been found almost necessary to make sets in places where 

 they have to step over something or make a jump down. Even 

 then, if every precaution is not taken, they will smell the trap in 



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