SCIENCE OF TRAPPING
DESCRIBES THE FUR BEARING ANIMALS,
THEIR NATURE, HABITS AND DISTRIBUTION,
WITH PRACTICAL METHODS
FOR THEIR CAPTURE.
By E. KREPS.
REVISED EDITION.
Published by
A. R. HARDING, Publisher
106 Walnut Street
St. Louis, Mo.
Copyright. 1909.
By A. R. HARDING PUB. CO.
CONTENTS.
[I. The Trapper's Art]
[II. The Skunk]
[III. The Mink]
[IV. The Weasel]
[V. The Marten]
[VI. The Fisher]
[VII. The Otter]
[VIII. The Beaver]
[IX. The Muskrat]
[X. The Fox]
[XI. The Wolf]
[XII. The Bear]
[XIII. The Raccoon]
[XIV. The Badger]
[XV. The Opossum]
[XVI. The Lynx]
[XVII. The Bay Lynx or Wild Cat]
[XVIII. The Cougar]
[XIX. The Wolverine]
[XX. The Pocket Gopher]
[XXI. The Rabbit]
[XXII. Tracks and Signs]
[XXIII. Handling Furs]
[XXIV. Steel Traps]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
[The Author with a Catch of Furs]
[Trap Set in Correct Position at Den]
[The Balance Pole]
[The Skunk]
[The Mink]
[Mink Set under Log]
[The White Weasel]
[The Marten]
[A Marten Set]
[The Fisher]
[The Otter]
[Otter Trap Set under Ice]
[The Beaver]
[Trap, Set for Beaver]
[Beaver Trap Set under Ice]
[The Muskrat]
[The Red Fox]
[Water Set for Fox]
[Dry Land Set for Fox]
[The Coyote or Prairie Wolf]
[Scent Set for Wolf]
[Bank Set for Wolf and Coyote]
[The Grizzly Bear]
[The Raccoon]
[The Badger]
[The Opossum]
[The Lynx]
[The Wild Cat or Bay Lynx]
[The Cougar]
[The Wolverine]
[The Pocket Gopher]
[Burrow of Pocket Gopher]
[The Rabbit]
[Rabbit Snares]
[Tracks of Furbearing Animals]
[Tracks of Furbearing Animals]
[Tracks of Furbearing Animals]
[Tracks of Game Animals]
[Canadian Pattern Stretching Boards]
[Steel Traps]
The Author with a Catch of Furs.