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TRAPPING. 37
The Beaver—These animals are now exceedingfy scarce. The
clearing up and cultivation of the soil has driven them nearly
all from the country. When a beaver pond has been found, the
principal object is to take each beaver in it alone and drown it aa
soon as possible. If the remaining beavers get a knowledge of
capture of one of their family they will all remove away. The
jtrap should be set near the shore, about three inches under water. Carefully hide it by a covering of some soft substance that
will not interfere with its springing. Use for bait a small portion
of beaver castor, a milky secretion found in glands near the testicles of the male beaver, leave it on the bank near the trap.
Carefully remove all trace of foot-prints by drenching the tracks
with water.
Babbits.—The steel trap is simply buried in the run, and leaves,
grass, or earth strewed over its surface so as not to give an appe r-
ance of an unusual character. Bait with a piece of apple. Precaution should, however, be taken to tie the trap to a bough or
peg in the ground, by a piece of strong string, otherwise the rabbit will carry away the trap. Wire snares are also very effective
traps. They are made of fine copper wires, and being inexpensive, a number of them may be set where rabbits abound. The
wires are made to form a running loop, jnst such as we form with
string; only the wires are so arranged that they all unite to form
the one loop. No ingenious person could fail to form the loop,
after a few minutes' handling of the wire. It is so simple that
it will suggest itself. The loop thus made, is set across a run,
so that the top of the loop stands say about six inches from tho
ground ; and in order to keep it in its proper position, a peg of
wood is driven in the ground a little way from the run, and in
the top of the peg there is a slit which serves to catch the ends
of the wires and holds them in position. The wires '"lust b«
| 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 | 00000038 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | TRAPPING. 37 The Beaver—These animals are now exceedingfy scarce. The clearing up and cultivation of the soil has driven them nearly all from the country. When a beaver pond has been found, the principal object is to take each beaver in it alone and drown it aa soon as possible. If the remaining beavers get a knowledge of capture of one of their family they will all remove away. The jtrap should be set near the shore, about three inches under water. Carefully hide it by a covering of some soft substance that will not interfere with its springing. Use for bait a small portion of beaver castor, a milky secretion found in glands near the testicles of the male beaver, leave it on the bank near the trap. Carefully remove all trace of foot-prints by drenching the tracks with water. Babbits.—The steel trap is simply buried in the run, and leaves, grass, or earth strewed over its surface so as not to give an appe r- ance of an unusual character. Bait with a piece of apple. Precaution should, however, be taken to tie the trap to a bough or peg in the ground, by a piece of strong string, otherwise the rabbit will carry away the trap. Wire snares are also very effective traps. They are made of fine copper wires, and being inexpensive, a number of them may be set where rabbits abound. The wires are made to form a running loop, jnst such as we form with string; only the wires are so arranged that they all unite to form the one loop. No ingenious person could fail to form the loop, after a few minutes' handling of the wire. It is so simple that it will suggest itself. The loop thus made, is set across a run, so that the top of the loop stands say about six inches from tho ground ; and in order to keep it in its proper position, a peg of wood is driven in the ground a little way from the run, and in the top of the peg there is a slit which serves to catch the ends of the wires and holds them in position. The wires '"lust b« |
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