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6© MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
Some additional Valuable Miscellaneous Information,
useful alike to the Hunter, Trapper and Angler.
Hints to Trappers.—The skins of animals trapped are always
valued higher than those shot, as shot not only make holes, but
frequently plow along the skin, making furrows, as well as shaving off the fur. To realize the utmost for skins they must be
taken care of, and also cleaned and prepared properly. Newhouse
gives these general rules derived from experience.
1. Be careful to visit your traps often' enough, so that the skin
will not have time to get tainted.
2. As soon as possible after the 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 fibre 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.
To Dress Beaver Skins.—You must rip the skin the same as
you would a sheep. Stretch it in all ways as much as possible;
then it is to be dressed with equal parts of rock salt and alum dissolved in water, and made about as thick as cream, by stirring in
coarse flour. This should be spread on nearly half an inch thick,
and scraped off when dry, and repeated if one time is not enough.
This same process of dressing applies likewise to otter skins.
To Trap Quail.—A quail trap may be any kind of coop, supported by a figure 4. The spindle of the figure must either be so
made as to hold grain, or, what is better, some grains of wheat
er buckwheat are strung over a strong thread with the aid of a
needle, and tied to the spindle. Quails and prairie hens easily
enter a trap when the ground is covered with snow. At other
times it is rather difficult to catch them.
To Trap Wild Turkey.—A wild turkey trap is made by first
digging a ditch • then over one end is built a rude structure of
| 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 | 00000067 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 6© MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. Some additional Valuable Miscellaneous Information, useful alike to the Hunter, Trapper and Angler. Hints to Trappers.—The skins of animals trapped are always valued higher than those shot, as shot not only make holes, but frequently plow along the skin, making furrows, as well as shaving off the fur. To realize the utmost for skins they must be taken care of, and also cleaned and prepared properly. Newhouse gives these general rules derived from experience. 1. Be careful to visit your traps often' enough, so that the skin will not have time to get tainted. 2. As soon as possible after the 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 fibre 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. To Dress Beaver Skins.—You must rip the skin the same as you would a sheep. Stretch it in all ways as much as possible; then it is to be dressed with equal parts of rock salt and alum dissolved in water, and made about as thick as cream, by stirring in coarse flour. This should be spread on nearly half an inch thick, and scraped off when dry, and repeated if one time is not enough. This same process of dressing applies likewise to otter skins. To Trap Quail.—A quail trap may be any kind of coop, supported by a figure 4. The spindle of the figure must either be so made as to hold grain, or, what is better, some grains of wheat er buckwheat are strung over a strong thread with the aid of a needle, and tied to the spindle. Quails and prairie hens easily enter a trap when the ground is covered with snow. At other times it is rather difficult to catch them. To Trap Wild Turkey.—A wild turkey trap is made by first digging a ditch • then over one end is built a rude structure of |
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