ways; on logs running from the bank 
into the water; on rocks above the wa- 
ter; and at the entrance to their houses 
and many other places. They are easily 
caught when trapped in their runways 
along feeding grounds or upon logs 
protruding into the water. A hatchet 
should be used to chop a bed for the 
trap in such a set. Always fasten tne 
chain so the animal may be drowned. 
POSSUMS are numerous in the 
South. They are easily caught. 
They feed on berries, fruits, etc.; how- 
ever, persimmons are their favorite 
diet. They den in hollow trees, logs or 
stumps as a rule and sometimes den 
in burrows under the banks of ditches. 
The best and surest way to trap 
opossum is at the den or under per- 
simmon trees where they are accus- 
tomed to feed. When trails visiting a 
stream or pool of water are found they 
may be trapped with an almost certain 
chance of a catch. 
I need not take time to tell you of 
the trials the fox will give even the 
most experienced trapper. They seem 
to have almost human intelligence and 
consequently considerable care is nec- 
essary in making sets for them. 
OXES, like all wild animals, have 
certain weaknesses which, if un- 
derstood, are big advantages in favor 
of the trapper. They are sure to climb 
to the highest point to watch any 
strange object. Therefore, do not set 
traps around the bait, but at a dis- 
tance from it. If there is a knoll the 
fox will go to it to get a better view 
of the bait. Set your traps on such 
places. A stump or log is a good place 
to set a trap in this case. Reynard 
will go to the highest point and sniff 
the wind. Here he will be caught. But 
right here I think it just and proper 
to stop long enough to say that what- 
ever your success at fox trapping may 
be, it rests chiefly in your ability to 
make a set so nothing is left to cause 
suspicion, for the fox is extremely 
wary. 
Where foxes use old roads or cow 
paths, one may set traps to advantage. 
They try to avoid wet feet and for 
this reason a log spanning a stream is 
a good place to set a trap. Not only 
are you apt to catch foxes, but ’coon, 
opossum, mink and other animals will 
use such places. 

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