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In writing to idvertisers mention Forest and Stream, 
efficient as anything the trapper can 
devise in the woods. 
Selecting a sizable dry log, the trap- 
per chops several notches in it, each 
notch to hold a trap. The notches 
should be far enough apart so that no 
two traps, when fully extended at the 
ends of their respective chains, can 
touch each other. The notches should 
be made so as to form a compact 
pocket for the trap only and of the 
right depth so that when the traps are 
covered lightly with moss or grass the 
surface of the log will remain practi- 
cally unbroken. 
Nee set a trap so that it bulges 
out like a wart on a drunken 
man’s nose—the animal will step 
around it every time. When the musk- 
rat gets into a trap set on such a log 
he will immediately jump for the wa- 
ter and the weight of the trap will 
take care of him. This set can be 
modified, in a half civilized country, 
by substituting boards and cleats for 
the log. If practical, carrots cut into 
small pieces make good baits. 
A varied form of log set is made 
where a log slopes down into the 
stream. The notch is cut in the log 
at a point where the animal leaves the 
water and so that it will be submerged 
a few inches below the surface. 
Sometimes is is impossible to make 
these sets without a boat or wad- 
ing boots, and if there seem to be 
enough muskrats to justify it, a small 
raft can be built in a few hours. The 
very best sets can thus be made on 
projecting stones and logs. 
hee trail of the muskrat is quite 
plain, his feet making tracks that 
will not be confused with those of any 
other animal, once a small amount of 
study is devoted to the subject. Then 
there is the unmistakable sign where 
the ’rat drags his long scaly tail 
through the mud, almost like a snake 
trail although sharper defined and not 
so crooked. The feeding depots of the 
muskrat are plainly marked, for there 
will be considerable refuse as well as 
grass blades lying about. These places 
are fine for making sets. The trap 
is set blind and one should not dis- 
turb the place, rather leaving it ex- 
actly as found. At times the muskrat 
is no fool and some of the trap-wise 
ones will give the tyro a run for his 
money. 
Like the mink and otter the ’rat 
travels from one pond to another or 
cuts off bends in a stream where he 
can save a lot of time and trouble by 
cutting off instead of going all the 
way around. Of course, it is not prac- 
tical to set a ’rat trap where an otter 
may be expected to travel. 
HIFTLESS trappers are prone to 
capture all the muskrats before 
freeze-up, in cold climates, and while 
the animals are easy to catch or shoot 
at that time, the value of their pelts 
is only half what they would be worth 
later on. Many fellows figure that 
trapping through the ice is too much 
like work, but if a man is after the 
money it will pay big to wait until 
the furs are fully prime. Just before 
freeze-up the trapper should go along 
the shores of lakes and streams on his 
territory, marking the exact location 
of dens or muskrat tunnels with 
stakes. Then when the ice comes with 
snow on top of it, the trapper can yet 
make his sets with very little trouble. 
All the good muskrat marshes in the 
country have been grabbed by men 
who saw a future in the business of 
fur farming. The idea is simply to 
get hold of a place where muskrats 
are living, or have lived in the near 
past; fence it so the animals cannot 
escape and sit tight while they in- 
crease in numbers. Of course, there 
is considerable expense in the fencing, 
‘also some hard work, but it pays big 
in the end. 
Helping Nature Keep a 
Balance 
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and other ground birds. Then they 
will kill wing clipped wild geese on 
their nests. I had over a dozen home 
bred snow geese killed by such dogs, 
as well as half a dozen white front 
geese, and an entire flock of black 
swans that were nesting. After that, 
dogs deliberately broke into some of 
my pheasant pens and killed two score 
pheasants. 
I F these birds were sheep, the county 
would have had to pay for them, but 
being birds—although very much more 
valuable than sheep—lI did not get any 
satisfaction for the slaughter. No 
money, of course, could pay for the 
birds, but one would at least be recom- 
pensed for their original cost. The 
owners of the dogs that bothered me 
were newly arrived Englishmen—de- 
cent Englishmen wouldn’t have had 
such dogs—and the most impudent per- 
sons I had met. Of course, I killed the 
dogs, though I detested doing so, but 
I was compelled to such action in or- 
der to protect the rest of my birds. 
Imagine seeing a dog go from one 
goose to another, eating the legs only, 
not touching the bird elsewhere, except 
to hold it down with its paw while it 
chewed the legs off the live bird! I 
shot that dog instantly and then had it 
out with the owner. I mention these 
things to warn prospective game 
breeders of the dangerous hunting na- 
ture of untrained dogs. 
Tt will identify you. 
