Timehri : the journal of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana . Indian Gun Trap. The Gun-trap of the Guiana Indians. 203 habit of passing along the trail is obtained by carefully clearing over-night dead leaves and debris from a small patch in the centre of thetrail. Next morning, if an animal has passed that way it will surely haveleft a footprint on this cleared portion. Distinction between the twoanimals is thus made. Other animals are similarly distinguished incombination with certain other obvious indications. A definite track which gives good promise having bee
Timehri : the journal of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana . Indian Gun Trap. The Gun-trap of the Guiana Indians. 203 habit of passing along the trail is obtained by carefully clearing over-night dead leaves and debris from a small patch in the centre of thetrail. Next morning, if an animal has passed that way it will surely haveleft a footprint on this cleared portion. Distinction between the twoanimals is thus made. Other animals are similarly distinguished incombination with certain other obvious indications. A definite track which gives good promise having been secured, thenext business is to erect the trap. A spot is usually chosen where theundergrowth is fairly open though close enough so as not to make thetrap itself too conspicuous, It must be borne in mind that in nine casesout of ten the trap will be sprung during the hours of darkness. At the opposite side of the track from which it is proposed to erectthe gun a piece of stick about a \ in diameter and 9 in length is pushedinto the ground to a depth of about 2 J inches. Six inches fr
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