. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. ked fast, will pull their legs off, or beat the trap topieces; but if allowed to drag the trap about with a moderate weight attached,will behave more gently, or at least will not be able to get loose for want ofpurchase. The weight used in such cases is called a clog. It is usually a poleor a stick of wood, of a size suited to the ring of the trap-chain, and to the sizeof the game. As the object of it is to encumber the animal, but not to
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. ked fast, will pull their legs off, or beat the trap topieces; but if allowed to drag the trap about with a moderate weight attached,will behave more gently, or at least will not be able to get loose for want ofpurchase. The weight used in such cases is called a clog. It is usually a poleor a stick of wood, of a size suited to the ring of the trap-chain, and to the sizeof the game. As the object of it is to encumber the animal, but not to hold it fast, the chainshould be attached to it near one of its ends, so that it will not be likely to getfast among the rocks and bushes for a considerable time. The usual way is toslip the ring over the large end of the pole and fasten it with a wedge. Theanimal will not be likely to drag it any great distance, and can be easily trailed. Tlie Tube Trap.—When a boy I made a trap for capturing muskratsand other small animals, which proved very successful. It was simply a boxthree feet long, six or eight inches square, with wire drops at each end. A. THK TUBE TRAP. roller or movable stick is fitted into each end, and by gimlet holes wires fastenedthereto large enough to incline at forty-five degrees, as shown in the illustration. The animal hfts the drop in going in from either end, but cannot get set at the hole of an animal, capture may be expected. Wind the hingepiece with wire to prevent an animal gnawing it off. Make the box of oldboard and use old wires, such as pail bails, etc. Mow to Hake a Water Pole.—As aquatic animals, when taken in asteel trap, plunge to the bottom of the stream or pond, they may be easily keptthere and drowned, by use of the water or sliding pole. Cut a shrub or staddlea little longer than the water is deep, leaving six inches or more from the toptwo projecting limbs, that are nearly or quite opposite each other, cut them four 296 TRAPS
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