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DEADIMIS Cgl, SNARES (p \ ^ DEADFALLS AND SNARES UtADFALLS AND SNARES A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home=Made Traps Edited hy A. R. HARDING 'i ^y /^f^ Published by A. R. HABcDING, Publisher 106 Walnut Street St. Louis, Mo. Copyright 1907 By A. R. HARDING CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE I. Building Deadfalls 17 II. Bear and Coon Deadfall 31 III. Otter Deadfall 36 IV. Marten Deadfall 41 V. Stone Deadfall 51 VI. The Bear Pen 63 VII. Portable Traps '^'2 VIII. Some Triggers 82 IX. Trip Triggers 88 X. How to Set 96 XI. When TO Build 102 XII. Where to Build 106 XIII. The Proper Bait 113 XIV. Traps Knocked Off 117 XV. Spring Pole Snare 120 XVI. Trail Set Snare 129 XVII. Bait Set Snare 138 XVIII. The Box Trap 144 XIX. The Coop Trap 14V XX. The Pit Trap 152 XXI. Number of Traps 155 7 8 Contents. PAGE XXII. When TO Trap 159 XXIII. Season's Catch 163 XXIV. General Information 168 XXV. Skinning and Stretching 175 XXVI. Handling and Grading 202 XXVII. From Animal to Market 211 XXVIII. Steel Traps 219 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE A Good Deadfall Frontispiece. The Pole Deadfall 19 Small Animal Fall 21 The Pinch Head 24 Board or Pole Trap • 26 Bait Set Deadfall 27 Trail Set Deadfall 29 Bear or Coon Deadfall 32 Otter Deadfall 38 Marten Deadfall 42 Marten Trap Triggers 44 Another Marten Deadfall 45 High Built Marten Deadfall 47 Tree Deadfall 48 More Marten Trap Triggers 49 Flat Stone Trap 52 Stone Deadfall Triggers 54 The Invitation — Skunk 57 Killed Without Scenting 59 Right and Wrong Way 61 Bear Pen Trap 64 9 10 Llst of Illustrations. PAGE Bear Entering Pen 68 Den Set Deadfall 73 Portable Wooden Trap 75 The Block Trap 78 The Nox-Em-All Deadfall 79 Illinois Trapper's Triggers 84 Trip Triggers 85 Animal Entering Trip Deadfall 89 Trip Trigger Fall 91 Canadian Trip Fall 93 The Turn Trigger 94 Two Piece Trigger Trap 98 String and Trigger Trap 100 Trail or Den Trap 110 Spring Pole and Snare 121 Small Game Snare 122 Wire or Twine Snare 123 Snare Loop 124 Path Set Snare 125 Trip Pan or Plate 130 Double Trail Set 132 Trail Set Snares 134 Path Snare 136 Rat Runway Snare 139 Underground Rat Runway 139 List of Illustrations. 11 PAGE Runway and Cubby Set 139 Log Set Snare 139 Cow Path Snare 139 Lifting Pole Snare 140 Bait Set Snare 141 The Box Trap 145 The Coop Trap ^ 150 The Pit Trap 153 A Good Catcher 171 Single and Three Board Stretcher 176 Some Stretching Patterns 180 Dakota Trappers Method 182 Holder for Skinning 183 Wire Coon Method 185 Wire and Twig Coon Method 187 Size of Stretching Boards 193 Pole Stretchers 198 Fleshing Board 212 Stretching Frame 213 Skin on Stretcher 215 Hoop Stretcher 217 Small Steel Traps 220 No. 81 or Web Jaw Trap 221 No. 91 or Double Jaw Trap 222 Mink and Fox Traps 223 12 List of Illustrations. PAGE Otter and Beaver Traps 224 Otter Traps with Teeth 225 Otter Trap without Teeth 226 Offset Jaw Beaver I rap 227 Clutch Detachable Trap 227 Newhouse Wolf Trap 228 Small Bear Trap 229 Small Bear Trap with Offset Jaw 229 Black Bear Trap 230 Regular Bear Trap with Offset Jaws 230 Grizzly Bear Trap 231 Bear Chain Clev's 231 Steel Trap Setting Clamp 232 Ce^ ^ ^^^z^..^^^.

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