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tnclosure baited with meat, or beneath a bait fastened to 

 a tree 3 or 4 feet from the ground, the trap being set 

 about 2 feet from the tree and having brush arranged on 

 either side so as to cause a ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 



lynx to pass over it in ap- 

 proaching the bait. 



Lynx skins are cased fur 

 side out, special care being 

 taken to preserve the feet. 



FOXES. 



In the United States there 

 are three types of foxes, the 

 red. gray, and kit foxes. Of 

 the three, the red fox, in- 

 cluding the color phases 

 known as the cross and 

 silver foxes, is the most 

 difficult to catch and has the 

 most valuable fur. While 

 all these animals subsist 

 mainly on rabbits, ground 

 squirrels, mice, and insects, 

 they are fond also of main- 

 lands of fruit; their drop- 

 pings usually contain hair 

 and frequently seeds. Their 

 tracks resemble those of a 

 small dog, but are usually 

 slightly narrower, farther 

 apart, and more nearly in a 

 straight line. 



Red foxes are keen-scent- 

 ed, suspicious animals and 

 have a Avholesome fear of 

 man, so that the trapper 

 must take special care to 

 outwit them. Traps and the 

 ground where they are set 

 must be free from human 



Fig. 13. — Single and 

 Spring Jump Traps. 

 Used Where End 

 Would be Inconvenient 



BI257M 



Double 

 Largely 

 Springs 



