pose the entrails of a bird or other 
animal are more satisfactory than the 
whole body, and a decayed fish is still 
better, as Mink are believed to feed 
principally on fish. 
3—F ROGS 
There is some doubt as to whether 
frogs eat live fish and fish eggs. It is 
safe to say, however, that frogs under 
one year of age are not detrimental to 
fish. Frogs may be dipped from a pond 
by means of a net fastened to a long 
pole, or they may be killed by spearing. 
4— SNAKES 
Water snakes are perhaps the worst 
enemies of fish and should be killed by 
whatever method possible. Their de- 
pradations may be considerably less- 
ened by keeping the ponds and streams 
clear of brush and debris. 
5—MUSKRATS 
Trapping is the most practicable 
means of checking the inroads of musk- 
rats, and if persisted in by a trapper 
of some skill their depradations may 
be stopped. For this purpose a No. 1 
steel trap with a long chain of wire 
attached is the most suitable. It is 
usually best to set it half an inch to 
an inch under water, below the niches 
or shelves along the banks where the 
animals feed, as will be indicated by 
remains of roots and partially eaten 
stems of plants. The chain should be 
securely fastened to a stake driven as 
far out in the water as possible. When 
set in shallow water, the rat will be 
likely to twist off a leg and escape; but 
if deep water is accessible, it will try 
to escape by diving, and if there is 
plenty of chain it will soon drown. The 
trap may also be set under water in 
the trails or runways, on logs or boards 
sloping into the water, in burrows in 
the banks, or on the bottom of the pond 
at the entrance to a burrow, under the 
nest chambers of the houses. It is 
rarely necessary to bait the trap, 
though a slice of carrot or turnip will 
sometimes attract the animals. When 
they are numerous a gun may be used 
at first, but they soon become timid and 
distrustful, making this impracticable. 
Poisoning is not so good because of the 
attendant danger to other animals and 
the pollution of the water by the dead 
rats. 
6—TURTLES 
The most effective way of removing 
turtles from a pond or lake is to draw 
off the water and collect them in hand 
nets. If this is not practicable, a pole 
about the size of a telegraph pole may 
be placed slantwise in the water, at a 
point where the depth is from 4 to 6 
feet, in such a position that its upper 
end projects about a foot above the 
In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream, 
surface. Stretch a net around the pole 
on all sides, except the one where the 
turtles would be most likely to crawl out 
of the water, adjusting it to form a 
pocket under the slanting end of the 
pole and fastening it with four or five 
stakes driven into the mud. A _ sud- 
den approach in a boat will cause the 
turtles to drop off into the net, when 
they can be easily captured. Turtles, 
however, with the exception of the 
snapping turtles, are not considered 
very destructive of fish life. The latter 
can easily be captured by hook and line, 
baited with a piece of fish and secreted 
in the weeds where the fish can not 
find it. 
7—UNDESIRABLE FISHES 
Undesirable fishes that may gain en- 
trance into a pond can be removed by 
hook-and-line fishing. Eels are caught 
in the same manner and also with spe- 
cial traps made like the old-fashioned 
lobster pot. In removing carp, if the 
conditions will permit, it is preferable 
to lower the water in the pond and use 
a seine. While this is being done the 
desirable fishes can be held in a retain- 
ing tank and returned to the pond after 
it is refilled. 
But the most important part is to 
follow closely the Bureau’s direction as 
to receiving the fish, which are: 
“Applicants are urged to ‘provide 
themselves with receptacles suited for 
carrying fish to the headwaters of 
streams” (or wherever you are going 
to plant your fish) “such receptacles 
to be in readiness at the railroad sta- 
tion as specified in the notice which is 
sent by the bureau’s agent in advance 
of the shipment. They should be un- 
covered and empty on the platform 
where the car of this bureau or baggage 
car is expected to stop, for the fish must 
be transferred to the vessels quickly 
without delaying the train beyond the 
time it ordinarily stops. If no recep- 
tacles have been provided, the fish will 
not be delivered nor will they be de- 
livered, even though receptacles are in 
raediness, unless the applicant or his 
representative is on hand to take care 
of them and sign the required receipt. 
Under no circumstance, therefore, will 
the bureau loan its distribution equip- 
ment to applicants, and unless due pro- 
visions shall have been made to receive 
and properly care for the fish, they will 
not be taken from the train.” 
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