Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making

About this eBook

Author

Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896

Credits

Produced by Robert J. Hall

Language

English

LoC Class

SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports

Subject

Trapping

Category

Text

eBook-No.

17093

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17093

Release Date

November 18, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CAMP LIFE IN THE WOODS AND THE TRICKS OF TRAPPING AND TRAP MAKING
2. 2.Page 17 BOOK I. — THE DEAD-FALL. — THE GUN TRAP. — THE BOW TRAP. — THE DOWN-FALL. — THE BEAR TRAP. — THE PIT-FALL. — THE LOG COOP TRAP. — THE NET TRAP.
3. 3.Page 39 BOOK II. — QUAIL SNARE, — HOOP NOOSES. — THE "TWITCH-UP." — THE POACHER'S' SNARE. — THE PORTABLE SNARE. — THE "SIMPLEST" SNARE. — THE QUAIL SNARE. — THE BOX SNARE. — THE DOUBLE BOX SNARE. — GROUND SNARES. — THE OLD-FASHIONED SPRINGLE. — THE IMPROVED SPRINGLE. — THE FIGURE FOUR GROUND SNARE. — THE PLATFORM SNARE.
4. 4.Page 65 BOOK III. — THE SIEVE TRAP. — THE BRICK TRAP. — THE COOP TRAP. — THE BAT FOWLING NET. — Page 72 THE CLAP NET. — THE BIRD WHISTLE. — THE WILD GOOSE TRAP. — THE TRAP CAGE. — THE SPRING NET TRAP. — A SIMPLER NET TRAP. — THE UPRIGHT NET TRAP. — THE BOX OWL TRAP. — THE BOX BIRD TRAP. — THE PENDENT BOX TRAP. — THE HAWK TRAP. — THE WILD DUCK NET. — THE HOOK TRAP — THE "FOOL'S CAP" TRAP. — BIRD LIME. — Page 99 THE HUMMING BIRD TRAP.
5. 5.Page 103 BOOK IV. — THE COMMON BOX TRAP. — ANOTHER BOX TRAP. — THE FIGURE FOUR TRAP. — Page 109 THE "DOUBLE ENDER." — Page 110 THE SELF SETTING TRAP. — THE DEAD-FALL. — THE GARROTE. — THE BOW TRAP. — THE MOLE TRAP. — A FISH TRAP.
6. 6.Page 125 BOOK V. — THE BARREL TRAP. — THE BOX DEAD-FALL. — THE BOARD-FLAP. — THE BOX PIT-FALL. — CAGE TRAP. — THE JAR TRAP. — BOWL TRAPS. — FLY PAPER. — FLY TRAP.
7. 7.Page 137 BOOK VI. — REQUISITES OF A GOOD STEEL TRAP. — HINTS ON BAITING THE STEEL TRAP. — THE SPRING POLE. — THE SLIDING POLE. — THE CLOG. — Page 147 THE GRAPPLING IRON. — THE SEASON FOR TRAPPING. — THE ART OF TRAPPING. — "MEDICINES," OR SCENT BAITS. — CASTOREUM. — CASTOREUM COMPOSITION. — Page 151 MUSK. — ASSAFŒTIDA. — OIL OF RHODIUM. — FISH OIL. — OIL OF SKUNK. — OIL OF AMBER. — OIL OF ANISE. — SWEET FENNEL. — CUMMIN. — FENUGREEK. — LAVENDER. — Page 153 COMPOUND. — THE TRAIL. — HOW TO TRAP. — Page 154 THE FOX. — THE WOLF. — THE PUMA. — THE CANADIAN LYNX. — THE WILD CAT. — THE BEAR. — THE RACCOON. — THE BADGER. — THE BEAVER. — THE MUSKRAT. — Page 186 THE OTTER. — THE MINK. — Page 192 THE PINE MARTEN. — THE FISHER. — THE SKUNK. — Page 199 THE WOLVERINE. — THE OPOSSUM. — THE RABBIT. — THE WOOD-CHUCK. — THE GOPHER. — THE MOLE. — SQUIRRELS. — Page 215 THE DEER. — THE MOOSE. — ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP. — THE BUFFALO. — THE PRONG HORN ANTELOPE. — Page 222 SHOOTING AND POISONING.
8. 8.Page 225 BOOK VII. — PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. — FOOD AND COOKING UTENSILS. — THE TRAPPER'S SHELTER. — BARK SHANTY. — TENTS. — BEDS AND BEDDING. — TENT CARPETING.
9. 9.Page 255 BOOK VIII. — INSECT OINTMENTS. — Page 259 BOAT BUILDING. — "DUG-OUT," OR LOG CANOE. — THE INDIAN OR BIRCH-BARK CANOE. — A LIGHT HOME-MADE BOAT. — Page 267 THE SCOW. — SNOW-SHOES. — THE TOBOGGAN OR INDIAN SLEDGE. — CURING SKINS. — STRETCHERS. — THE HOOP STRETCHER. — Page 276 TANNING SKINS. — TO TAN MINK AND MUSKRAT SKINS. — HOW TO TAN THE SKINS OF BEAVER, OTTER, RACCOON, AND MARTEN. — OBSERVATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF FURS AND THE FUR TRADE. — MARKET VALUE OF FUR SKINS. — AMERICAN FUR SKINS—THEIR USES AT HOME AND ABROAD.

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