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TRAPPING. 81
1. Be careful to visit your traps often enough, so that the skins
Will not have time to get tainted.
2. As soon as possible after an animal is dead and dry, attend
to the skinning and curing.
3. Scrape off all superfluous flesh and fat, and be careful not
to go so deep as to cut the fiber of the skin.
4. Never dry a skin by the fire or in the sun, but in a cool,
shady place, sheltered from rain. If you use a barn door for a
stretcher (as boys sometimes do), nail the skin on the inside of
the door.
5. Never use " preparations" of any kind in curing skins, nor
even wash them in water, but simply stretch and dry them as
they are taken from the animal.
Specific Directions for Trapping and Snaring.
The Fox. —There are several methods of catching this cautious animal. The trap should be concealed in a bed of ashes,
leaves, or chaff, taking care that the trap is well smeared with
blood or bee's-wax. Fasten to a clog so that he can move about
when caught. To make the allurement doubly sure, obtain from
the female of the dog, fox or wolf, the matrix, in the season of
coition, and preserve it in alcohol, tightly corked. Leave a small
portion of it on something near the trap ; also, when visiting the
traps, put some on your boots.
Make a trail in differ^t directions round the trap. A piece
of raw flesh may also be dragged about. Be sure and leave everything around the trap and vicinity as natural as possible.
Another good plan is to get some earth from a kennel where a
tame fox is kept. Set the trap in it.
The Mink.—-These can be taken either on land or water, the
land is generally preferred by ti-appers. The trap is set near the
bank of a stream. If one of their holes cannot be found, make
one. Three sides of the cavity should be barricaded with stona,
bark or wood, and the trap set in the entrance. For bait, use
fish, bird, or muskrat, cut in small' pieces and placed in the hole
beyond the trap so that the mink will be obliged to step over the
trap to get it. Cover the trap with leaves, grass, or feathers.
In the coldest weather, smoke the bait to give it a stronger scent.
The best scent for attracting mink is made as follows: Get some
| Title | The boys' own book of outdoor sports |
| Creator | John, Uncle |
| Publisher | Hurst & company |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | [1887?] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000032 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | TRAPPING. 81 1. Be careful to visit your traps often enough, so that the skins Will not have time to get tainted. 2. As soon as possible after an animal is dead and dry, attend to the skinning and curing. 3. Scrape off all superfluous flesh and fat, and be careful not to go so deep as to cut the fiber of the skin. 4. Never dry a skin by the fire or in the sun, but in a cool, shady place, sheltered from rain. If you use a barn door for a stretcher (as boys sometimes do), nail the skin on the inside of the door. 5. Never use " preparations" of any kind in curing skins, nor even wash them in water, but simply stretch and dry them as they are taken from the animal. Specific Directions for Trapping and Snaring. The Fox. —There are several methods of catching this cautious animal. The trap should be concealed in a bed of ashes, leaves, or chaff, taking care that the trap is well smeared with blood or bee's-wax. Fasten to a clog so that he can move about when caught. To make the allurement doubly sure, obtain from the female of the dog, fox or wolf, the matrix, in the season of coition, and preserve it in alcohol, tightly corked. Leave a small portion of it on something near the trap ; also, when visiting the traps, put some on your boots. Make a trail in differ^t directions round the trap. A piece of raw flesh may also be dragged about. Be sure and leave everything around the trap and vicinity as natural as possible. Another good plan is to get some earth from a kennel where a tame fox is kept. Set the trap in it. The Mink.—-These can be taken either on land or water, the land is generally preferred by ti-appers. The trap is set near the bank of a stream. If one of their holes cannot be found, make one. Three sides of the cavity should be barricaded with stona, bark or wood, and the trap set in the entrance. For bait, use fish, bird, or muskrat, cut in small' pieces and placed in the hole beyond the trap so that the mink will be obliged to step over the trap to get it. Cover the trap with leaves, grass, or feathers. In the coldest weather, smoke the bait to give it a stronger scent. The best scent for attracting mink is made as follows: Get some |
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