How to Make and Set Traps / Including Hints on How to Trap Moles, Weasels, Otter, Rats, Squirrels and Birds; Also How to Cure Skins

Chapter 16: Transcriber’s Note:

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This practical manual provides step-by-step instructions for constructing and setting a wide range of traps and snares for small mammals and birds, accompanied by natural-history notes on habits, habitats, and detection of runways. It explains trap-building materials, placement strategies, baiting, and handling to minimize human scent, and discusses when animals are to be regarded as vermin. Methods for skinning and curing pelts are described, and numerous illustrations and diagrams clarify tunnel systems, trap mechanisms, and practical field technique, combining hands-on guidance with observational detail to improve effectiveness.

Transcriber’s Note:

Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are mentioned.

Punctuation has been made consistent.

Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Changes have been made as follows:

The notation 1 2 for fractions has been changed to 1/2.

p. 11: muste la changed to mustela (invest mustela vulgaris)

p. 30: 5 changed to 6 [(Fig. 6). The]

p. 39: Fig. 6 referenced here does not exist.