December, 1919 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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same make and size of trap. When buy- 
ing it is a good idea to te.st each trap and 
discard the weak ones. 
It i.<i certainty better to have too stroiuj 
than too ueak springs in ail cases. 
A 
LL trappers, even where they have 
used twigs and wool under the 
jaws, have experienced having 
their lieav-y sets (those made for the 
larger animals) sprung by small animals, 
such as weasels, rabbits, squirrels and 
also by birds. They have seen hovz the 
pow'erful jaws, although they would crush 
the bones to splinters, w’ould hold the 
creature firmly against fiercest struggles 
by the ligament, tendon or skin that re- 
mained in the trap. 
Where sets have to be made where the 
water is too shallow for drotvning, place 
an additional trap off to one side about 
ten inches from the main set. In flound- 
ering around the animal will more than 
likely get one of his other legs caught. 
As stated before, improved models of 
traps shall be used under such circum- 
stances. 
A common and one of the. very best sets 
for muskrat is to place the trap at the 
foot of a slide. The trap should be placed 
two or three inches under water and con- 
cealed by a light covering to conform to 
surroundings and some drowning device 
used. If this is not feasible, the addi- 
tional trap must be used. 
Bait sets placed at convenient landing 
places and consisting of a submerged trap 
w’ith bait above it on a pointed stick is 
the other method in common use. Per- 
sonally I prefer blind sets to bait sets but 
will alw'ays try out the latter and keep 
doing so throughout the season. 
If I use bait, I prefer to cut it into small 
pieces and scatter it on the bank oppo- 
site the trap. This answers as well, if not 
better, than the common method, and does 
not make the set so conspicuous. 
Parsnips seem to give best results, prob- 
ably due to their strong odor, but apples 
are very good. Carrots, turnips, corn, 
cabbage and various vegetables should be 
tried. 
A little rivulet running into the stream 
make a fine place for a blind water set. 
Place the trap up the rivulet a foot or 
two and arrange to drown the rat in the 
main stream. 
A few <Jtd sticks stuck carelessly into 
the mud may be used to help guide the 
animal over the trap. Cover the trap and 
chain carefully. Nothing should show to 
cause suspicion. 
Whefe tracks show that muskrats 
, travel along the edge of the stream be- 
^ tween the water and a bluff, place some- 
thing on the bank so as to force the ani- 
mal into the water in order to get around. 
Place a trap in the water at this point 
and sticks (old ones) or a stone in the 
stream next to the trap as guides. Some- 
times a natural location is found. 
Partially submerged logs or rocks which 
offer a convenient landing, are used a 
great deal by these animals. Look for 
droppings on such places. 
Place a trap on them, under the jrater 
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