CHAPTER XI. 
HOW TO LOCATE AND TRAP THE BEAR 
Yon will find the bear in swamps and mountains. Their habita¬ 
tion depends entirely on where they can find feed. They subsist on 
acorns, berries, grapes of all kinds, bugs and worms. You will see 
where they feed on such things and notice his trails leading to his 
hiding places, which is thick brush and rough places in the mountains. 
You will notice where they turn over logs, hunting bugs. You will 
see that they travel high elevation mountain ranges and when chang¬ 
ing their locality you will also notice where they travel deep, dense 
caverns or gulches. You can also notice where they cross logs that 
span streams. 
Any of the trails make good sets, being governed by their fresh 
signs. Your traps should be well concealed and made fast to a drag 
made out of a small tree, say six or eight inches in diameter, ten or 
fifteen feet in length. You can make a Y just to one side of his trail 
to compel the bear to walk over your trap to get your bait. In 
making a set you should set the trap to one side, allowing for the 
spread of his feet as he walks. 
The No. 15 Newhouse offset jaws is the best trap for bear. 
CHAPTER XII. 
HOW TO LOCATE AND TRAP RACCOON 
You will find the raccoon, as a general rule, along streams, lakes, 
ponds and swamp lands. They feed a great deal on crawfish, berries, 
grapes and acorns. You will see where their trails are just in the 
edge of the water on small streams, ponds and lakes. You will also 
notice their trails on high land if there is anything to feed on. You 
will notice that they invariably walk on logs where they are feeding, 
and when they are traveling they make a trail just on top of the 
bank of streams and lakes. They will travel a long ways to find a 
log or drift they can use as a bridge to cross the stream rather than 
swim. 
You can set your traps in the trails they make in the edge of the 
water and place the bait on a stake about one foot from the trap 
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