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PDFmusk-rat.—General Description
of the Animal.—Its Beaver-like Huts.—Its
Nocturnal Habits.—Its Food.—The
Flesh of the Musk-rat as an Article of Diet.—Description
of the Hut.—Extensive Family of the Musk-Rat.—Its
Home.—How the Musk-Rat swims beneath Unbroken
Ice.—How it is Killed by being Driven Away
from its Breath.—Spearing the Musk-Rat.—Construction
of the Spear.—How to Trap the Musk-Rat.—Use
of the Sliding Pole.—Various Modes of Setting
Trap.—The Spring Pole.—Scent
Baits.—Various Devices for Capturing the
Musk-Rat.—The Barrel-Trap.—Remarkable
Success of the Trap.—The Trail.—Skinning
the Musk-Rat.—How to Stretch the Pelt.—The
otter.—Description of the Animal.—Beauty
of its Fur.—How the “Otter Fur”
of Fashion is Prepared.—Food of the Otter.—Its
Natural Endowments for Swimming.—Habitation
of the Otter.—Its Nest and Young.—The
Track or “Seal” of the animal.—How
the Otter is Hunted.—Its Fierceness when
Attacked.—The Otter as a Pet.—Fishing
for its Master.—The Otter “Slide.”—How
Utilized by the Trapper.—Playfulness of
the Otter.—How the Animal is Trapped.—Various
Modes of Setting Trap.—The Sliding Pole.—The
Spring Pole.—Scent Baits.—How
Applied.—Necessary Precautions.—How
to Skin the Otter.—Directions for Stretching
the Pelt.—The mink.—Its
Form and Color.—Value of the Fur.—Habits
of the Animal.—Its Diet.—Its
Perpetual Greed.—Ease with which it may
be Trapped.—Habitation of the Mink.—Its
Nest and Young.—How to Trap the Mink.—Various
Methods of Setting the Trap.—Baits.—The
Sliding Pole.—“Medicine.”—The
Runways of the Mink.—How Utilized in Trapping.—The
Trail.—Various Traps Used in the Capture
of the Mink.—How to Skin the Animal.—The
pine marten.—Description of the
Animal.—Its Natural Characteristics.—Its
Nocturnal Habits.—Its Wonderful Stealth
and Activity.—Its “Bill of Fare.”—Its
Strange mode of Seizing Prey.—The Marten
as a Pet.—Its Agreeable Odor.—Various
Traps Used in the Capture of the Marten.—Baits
for the Marten.—The Steel Trap.—Several
Modes of Setting.—Directions for Skinning
the Animal.—The fisher.—Its
Form and Color.—Its Habitation and Young.—How
the Animal is Trapped.—Various Methods.—The
Spring Pole.—Baits for the Fisher.—Principal
Devices Used in its Capture.—The Skin.—How
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skunk.—Its Fetid Stench.—Origin
of the Odor.—Its Effect on Man and Beast.—“Premonitory
Symptoms” of Attack.—Acrid Qualities
of the Secretion.—Its Terrible Effect on
the Eyes.—Interesting Adventure with a Skunk.—“Appearances
are often Deceitful.”—The Skunk as
a Pet.—Color of the Animal.—Habits
of the Animal.—Its Food.—Its
Young.—“Alaska Sable.”—How
to Trap the Skunk.—Various Traps Used.—The
Steel Trap.—Different Modes of Setting.—Baits.—The
Dead Fall.—Modifications in its Construction.—The
Twitch-up.—Its Peculiar Advantages for the
