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FOREST STREAM. 
9 East 40th St., New York, N. Y. 
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SPORTSMEN’S PARADISE 
Hyde Point, North Carolina. Finest quail shoot- 
ing in the South. Twenty thousand acre preserve 
of W. Gould Brokaw who has offered his preserve 
and bis. house to be used as a club house this year. 
Open only to sportsmen of recognized social eJubs. 
As this year is the first year the club has been 
open, there will be no charge for initiation or dues. 
For information, apply to . 
BRUCE E. CARTWRIGHT 
P. 0. Trlnily, Randolph County, North Carolina 
HANDSOME DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET 
OF 
EUSTIS, FLORIDA 
Hundreds of fresh water lakes; hunting and fishing 
unezcelled. Tourist and honle.seekers are invited to visit 
this favored section before locating for the winter or 
permanent homes. On Dixie Highway, in heart of Lake 
B^on lection. Asphalt streets and roads — a paradise 
for motorist For free booklet apply Board of Trade, 
Eustls, Florida. t 
TH£ WOODTOF'TORTHERNnNEW^HAMMHI^ 
FOR DEER, BEAR, SMALL GAME 
On Conn Lakes. Indian Stream and Diamond 
country. Log camps, open fireplaces, spring bed, 
plenty of game, easy hunting, open timber., pjure 
spring water, good cooking and tfie best of a good 
time that lives long in memory. Write for book- 
let and rates. Open Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, 1919. 
VARNEY BROTHERS 
Rsgitfered Guides, Pittsburg, N. H. 
1920 Old Fisherman^s Calendar 
Gives FISHING SIGNS For 1920 
Send one to that fishing friend. Price, 25 cents 
O. F. CALENDAR 
Box 1479 H. SUu SPRINGFIELD. MASS. 
FOREST & STRE.DI BACK NUMBERS 
Advertiser wishes to dispose of back numbers ot 
FOREST AND STREAM covering period that dates 
from 1883 to 1908. All issues have been kept free 
tom dust and are in good condition. 
Address Mrs. E. W. Raymond, 
Past Mills. Vermont. 
Target and Trap Shooting 
13lh Annual Mid-Winter 
Handicap Tournament 
January 19lh to 24th, 1920. 
$10,000.00 in Money and 
Trophies 
Weekly Trap - Shooting 
Tournaments start Dec. 2nd, 
919. Legget Ideal Traps. 
Events scheduled foe profes- 
sional and amateur., 
GOLF: 1 18-liolc cliarn. 
pionsliip courses. . Fair 
ens are better than ever 
oer'. 
RACING: Flat races. 
ITan e-s races. Steeplecbaso. 
Weekly purse events the 
season through. 
TENNIS, MOTORING 
RIDING and DRIVING 
Carolina Hotel Nov/ Open 
Special Rates Until 
January 15th 
Iim.r.Y INN ami BERK 
Sini’E ('Tien early in .Ian 
uary. For resenatio-is ad- 
dress 
GENERAL OFFICE 
Pinehurst, N. C.. or 
LEONARD TUFTS 
2S2 Congress St., Boston 
Attract Wild Discks 
Plant wild rice and other attractive 
feeds. I specialize in developing nat- 
ural feeding grounds that attract wild 
game. Write for literature. 
CLYDE B. TERRELL, Naturalist 
Dent. H-81 Oshkosh, Wis. 
December, 191 
at the landing place, and if it’s a log aud^ 
the water is deep at this point fasten »- 
chain to its side. If a rock, use some 
sort of drowning device, usually an ex- 
tc 'sion chain anchored in deep water 
suits the case best. In the case of a log 
it is usually best to cut a seat in it for 
the trap to rest in. 
If the water is too shallow for drown- 
ing use the two trap method, staking or 
fastening the chain of the main trap so aa 
to compel the animal to go to that side of 
the log which has another trap. 
A trap placed at the entrance to their 
burrows is a sure catch if used with 
drowning device. 
At places where muskrats land on the 
bank, in order to eat the roots, place sets 
similar to those placed at foot of slides. 
Musk scent should be tried with some 
of the sets. 
It is done by placing a few drops upon 
a dry stick or leaf on the hank close to 
and above the set. 
Animal scents are usually more effec- 
tive in the spring than any other time. 
Muskrat scent can he obtained by remov- 
ing the scent glands from the carcass 
of either male or female (I believe female 
musk is slightly the stronger) and put- 
ting in a bottle with a little alcohol. 
The glands, two in number, are located 
on the lower part of the belly, one on each 
side. They are about one and a half 
inches long by three-eighths wide and are 
fatty in appearance. A novice would 
probably take them to be fat. 
In the fall trapping, conditions are best 
and at that time most of the catch is 
made. In winter you have ice to contend 
with and in the spring the frequent 
changes of water level makes lots of addi- 
tional work. However, these seasons of- 
fer tw’o advantages. First, less competi- 
tion as most amateurs quit trapping when 
winter sets in, second, a higher price for 
the pelts. 
'T' O sum up, trapping muskrats in a 
district like this I would say: Try 
all the aforesaid methods and any others 
you may hear of that seem to suit the 
conditions under which you are working 
and use those which' give best results. 
But do not get into a rut. Changes are 
necessary as the season progresses. Sets 
At the end of a trap linn 
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