. From North pole to equator: studies of wild life and scenes in many lands. Animal behavior; Birds; Tundras; Ethnology; Birds. THE FORESTS AND SPORT OF SIBERIA. 153 maddening to the robber; just another bound, and—two rifles ring out, and the wolf rolls gasping in death. Equally artful is the circular trap much used in the Ural district. At a short distance from the village a circular space about two yards in diameter is enclosed with close-set deep- sunk stakes; around this is formed a second similar circle at an. Fig. 23.—A Silterian Method of Wolf-shootin interval of about a foot and a hal
. From North pole to equator: studies of wild life and scenes in many lands. Animal behavior; Birds; Tundras; Ethnology; Birds. THE FORESTS AND SPORT OF SIBERIA. 153 maddening to the robber; just another bound, and—two rifles ring out, and the wolf rolls gasping in death. Equally artful is the circular trap much used in the Ural district. At a short distance from the village a circular space about two yards in diameter is enclosed with close-set deep- sunk stakes; around this is formed a second similar circle at an. Fig. 23.—A Silterian Method of Wolf-shootin interval of about a foot and a half from the first. Two specially strong posts support a solid deal door moving on firm hinges, furnished with a spring-catch, and so arranged that it opens only inwards, pressure outwards causing the spring-catch to shut. Both circles are roofed over, not thickly, indeed, but firmly, and a trap- door in the roof admits to the inner circle. When it is perceived that the wolves are beginning to visit the village by night, the trap is set by placing a live goat in the inner enclosure and opening the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Thomson, Margaret R. , tr; Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933, ed. London [etc. ] Blackie & Son, Limited
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