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DEADFALLS AND SNARES

A Book of Instruction for Trappers
About These and Other
Home-Made Traps

Edited by
A. R. HARDING

Published by
A. R. HARDING, Publisher
106 Walnut Street
St. Louis, Mo.
Copyright 1907
By A. R. HARDING

CONTENTS.

[I. Building Deadfalls]

[II. Bear and Coon Deadfall]

[III. Otter Deadfall]

[IV. Marten Deadfall]

[V. Stone Deadfall]

[VI. The Bear Pen]

[VII. Portable Traps]

[VIII. Some Triggers]

[IX. Trip Triggers]

[X. How to Set]

[XI. When to Build]

[XII. Where to Build]

[XIII. The Proper Bait]

[XIV. Traps Knocked Off]

[XV. Spring Pole Snare]

[XVI. Trail Set Snare]

[XVII. Bait Set Snare]

[XVIII. The Box Trap]

[XIX. The Coop Trap]

[XX. The Pit Trap]

[XXI. Number of Traps]

[XXII. When to Trap]

[XXIII. Season's Catch]

[XXIV. General Information]

[XXV. Skinning and Stretching]

[XXVI. Handling and Grading]

[XXVII. From Animal to Market]

[XXVIII. Steel Traps]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

[A Good Deadfall]

[The Pole Deadfall]

[Small Animal Fall]

[The Pinch Head]

[Board or Pole Trap]

[Bait Set Deadfall]

[Trail Set Deadfall]

[Bear or Coon Deadfall]

[Otter Deadfall]

[Marten Deadfall]

[Marten Trap Triggers]

[Another Marten Deadfall]

[High Built Marten Deadfall]

[Tree Deadfall]

[More Marten Trap Triggers]

[Flat Stone Trap]

[Stone Deadfall Triggers]

[The Invitation — Skunk]

[Killed Without Scenting]

[Right and Wrong Way]

[Bear Pen Trap]

[Bear Entering Pen]

[Den Set Deadfall]

[Portable Wooden Trap]

[The Block Trap]

[The Nox-Em-All Deadfall]

[Illinois Trapper's Triggers]

[Trip Triggers]

[Animal Entering Trip Deadfall]

[Trip Trigger Fall]

[Canadian Trip Fall]

[The Turn Trigger]

[Two Piece Trigger Trap]

[String and Trigger Trap]

[Trail or Den Trap]

[Spring Pole and Snare]

[Small Game Snare]

[Wire or Twine Snare]

[Path Set Snare]

[Trip Pan or Plate]

[Double Trail Set]

[Trail Set Snares]

[Rat Runway Snare]

[Underground Rat Runway]

[Runway and Cubby Set]

[Log Set Snare]

[Cow Path Snare]

[Lifting Pole Snare]

[Bait Set Snare]

[The Coop Trap]

[A Good Catcher]

[Single and Three Board Stretcher]

[Some Stretching Patterns]

[Dakota Trappers Method]

[Holder for Skinning]

[Wire Coon Method]

[Wire and Twig Coon Method]

[Size of Stretching Boards]

[Pole Stretchers]

[Fleshing Board]

[Stretching Frame]

[Skin on Stretcher]

[Hoop Stretcher]

[Small Steel Traps]

[No. 81 or Web Jaw Trap]

[No. 91 or Double Jaw Trap]

[Mink and Fox Traps]

[Otter and Beaver Traps]

[Otter Traps with Teeth]

[Otter Trap without Teeth]

[Offset Jaw Beaver Trap]

[Clutch Detachable Trap]

[Newhouse Wolf Trap]

[Small Bear Trap]

[Small Bear Trap with Offset Jaw]

[Black Bear Trap]

[Regular Bear Trap with Offset Jaws]

[Grizzly Bear Trap]

[Bear Chain Clevis]

[Steel Trap Setting Clamp]