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A. R. Harding. Steel Traps
Steel Traps
Table of Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. SEWELL NEWHOUSE
MR. SEWELL NEWHOUSE
THE FIRST SHOP
OLD NEWHOUSE TRAP
CHAPTER II. WELL MADE TRAPS
A WELL MADE TRAP
LIMB GROWING THRU JAWS. This trap was made about 1875 and no part had given way from the tremendous pressure. Surely a good Newhouse
CHAPTER III. A FEW FAILURES
"BOB TAIL" TRAP
DEFECTIVE PAN BEARING
THE ALL STEEL
THE MODIFIED ALL STEEL
POOR SETTING DEVICE
DOUBLE JAW WITHOUT DOG
THE DUPLEX
THE "NO CROSS"
CHAPTER IV. SOME EUROPEAN TRAPS
German Fox Trap
GERMAN FOX TRAP
English Rabbit Trap
ENGLISH RABBIT TRAP
CHAPTER V. PROPER SIZES
AWAITING THE TRAPPER
WISCONSIN TRAPPER, FURS AND TRAPS
MINK, TRAPPED UNDER AN OLD ROOT
CHAPTER VI. NEWHOUSE TRAPS
NO. 0, NEWHOUSE TRAP
NO. 1, NEWHOUSE TRAP
NO. 1½, OR MINK TRAP
NO. 2, OR FOX TRAP
NO. 3, OR OTTER TRAP
NO. 4, OR WOLF TRAP
NO. 2½, OR OTTER TRAP WITH TEETH
NO. 3½, OR EXTRA STRONG OTTER TRAP
NO. 21½, WITHOUT TEETH
OFFSET JAW BEAVER TRAP
DETACHABLE CLUTCH TRAP
NEWHOUSE SPECIAL WOLF TRAP
SMALL BEAR TRAP
SMALL BEAR TRAP WITH OFFSET JAWS
STANDARD BEAR TRAP
REGULAR BEAR TRAP WITH OFFSET JAWS
BEAR TRAP CHAIN CLEVIS
STEEL TRAP SETTING CLAMP
CHAPTER VII. DOUBLE AND WEB JAW TRAPS
NO. 81, OR WEBBED JAW TRAP
NO. 91, OR DOUBLE JAW TRAP
A MORNING CATCH OF SKUNK
CHAPTER VIII. VICTOR AND HAWLEY & NORTON TRAPS
NO. 1, VICTOR TRAP
NO. 4, VICTOR TRAP
CHAPTER IX. JUMP TRAPS
NO. 1, ONEIDA JUMP
NO. 4, ONEDIA JUMP
A "JUMP" TRAP TRAPPER
CHAPTER X. TREE TRAPS
THE TREE TRAP
How to Set
ANIMAL KILLED IN TREE TRAP
CHAPTER XI. STOP THIEF
STOP THIEF TRAP
METHOD OF SETTING STOP THIEF TRAP
CHAPTER XII. WIDE SPREADING JAWS
TRAPPER'S CABIN AND PACK HORSES
TRAPPER MAKING BEAR SET
CHAPTER XIII. CARING FOR TRAPS
WASHING AND GREASING TRAPS
PUTTING THE TRAPS IN ORDER
TRAPS AND TRAPPER
CHAPTER XIV. MARKING TRAPS
MARKED AND READY TO SET
CHAPTER XV. HOW TO FASTEN
THE SLIDING POLE
A STAPLE FASTENING
SHALLOW WATER SET
CHAPTER XVI. HOW TO SET
HOLE SET BEFORE COVERING
ANOTHER HOLE SET BEFORE COVERING
HOLE SET AFTER COVERING
WRONG POSITION SET
THE THREE LOG SET
MARTEN SHELF SET
BIG GAME SET
RING OR LOOP FASTENING
CHAPTER XVII. WHERE TO SET
CAUGHT WITHIN THE LIMITS OF CHICAGO
FOX, WOLF OR COYOTE TRAIL
FOX, WOLF OR COYOTE ON THE RUN
MUSKRAT TRACKS
MINK AND OPOSSUM TRACKS
CHAPTER XVIII. LOOKING AT TRAPS
PROFITABLE DAY'S CATCH
SNOWSHOEING OVER THE TRAPPING LINE
ONCE OVER THE LINE—WHITE WEASEL
CAUGHT JUST BEFORE A COLD SNAP
CHAPTER XIX. MYSTERIOUSLY SPRUNG TRAPS
BAIT STEALER—BIRD
NORTHERN TRAPPER WITH PACK BASKET
SOME NORTHERN FURS
CHAPTER XX. GOOD DENS
NEBRASKA TRAPPER'S ONE NIGHT CATCH
NIGHT'S CATCH BY COLORADO TRAPPER
BOTH TRAPPERS—FATHER AND DAUGHTER
CHAPTER XXI. THE PROPER BAIT
PART OF CONNECTICUT TRAPPER'S CATCH
EASTERN TRAPPER'S CATCH
CHAPTER XXII. SCENT AND DECOYS
CAUGHT WHERE SCENT IS MUCH USED
YOUNG TRAPPERS DISCUSSING SCENT
TEACHING THE BOY ART OF TRAPPING
TRAPPER'S HOME IN COLORADO
CHAPTER XXIII. HUMAN SCENT AND SIGN
A FEW DAYS' CATCH
THE INSIDE OF NORTHERN TRAPPER'S CABIN
COYOTE TRAPPING ON THE CATTLE RANCHES
CHAPTER XXIV. HINTS ON FALL TRAPPING
EASTERN MINK—NOVEMBER CAUGHT
MUSKRAT HOUSE
CHAPTER XXV. LAND TRAPPING
WOLVES AND COYOTES
WOLF CAUGHT AT BANK SET
LYNX, FISHER, WILD CAT
LYNX CAUGHT IN STEEL TRAP
MARTEN
MARTEN CAUGHT IN SHELF SET
SHELF SET AND FASTENING
WHITE WEASEL
SQUIRREL CAUGHT ON STUMP
MINK
RACCOON
RACCOON CAUGHT IN ONEIDA JUMP
FOXES
RED FOX CAUGHT AT DRY LAND SET
OPOSSUM
OPOSSUM CAUGHT IN NO. 1 NEWHOUSE
BADGER
SKUNK
BLACK SKUNK IN NO. 1½ VICTOR
BAITED AND CAUGHT AT CUBBY SET. CIVET
RING TAIL CAT
BEAR
THERE TO STAY—IN A NEWHOUSE
MOUNTAIN LION
MOUNTAIN LION SECURELY CAUGHT
CHAPTER XXVI. WATER TRAPPING
BEAVER
BEAVER, TRAP AND TRAPPER
OTTER
LARGE OTTER CAUGHT IN NO. 3 NEWHOUSE
MINK
MUSKRAT
MUSKRAT CAUGHT IN A DOUBLE JAW
COON
FOX
SPRING TRAPPING
A MORNING'S CATCH OF RATS
SALT SET
BAD WATERS
THE BLACK WATER MARSH
CHAPTER XXVII. WHEN TO TRAP
JUST AFTER THE SEASON OPENS
CHAPTER XXVIII. SOME DEEP WATER SETS
DEEP WATER SET TRAP FASTENING
SKINNING A BOB CAT
CHAPTER XXIX. SKINNING AND STRETCHING
SINGLE AND THREE BOARD STRETCHER
SOME STRETCHING PATTERNS
DAKOTA TRAPPER'S METHOD
HOLDER FOR SKINNING
WIRE COON METHOD
WIRE AND TWIG COON METHOD
SIZE OF STRETCHING BOARDS
POLE STRETCHERS
CHAPTER XXX. HANDLING AND GRADING
CHAPTER XXXI. FROM ANIMAL TO MARKET
FLESHING BOARD
STRETCHING FRAME
SKIN ON STRETCHER
HOOP STRETCHER
CHAPTER XXXII. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
How to Tan Skins
Camps and How To Build Them
THE HOME SHANTY
Trappers Shelter
A LINE SHANTY
