The Tricks Of Trapping And Trap Making

"Contains comprehensive hints on the camp shelter, log huts, bark shanties, woodland beds and bedding, boat and canoe building, and valuable suggestions on trapper's food, etc. With extended chapters on the trapper's art, containing all the "tricks" and valuable bait recipes of the profession; full directions for the use of the steel trap, and for the construction of traps of all kinds; detailed instructions for the capture of all fur-bearing animals; valuable recipes for the curing and tanning of fur skins, etc., etc."

Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making: Large Print By William Hamilton Gibson Containing comprehensive hints on camp shelter, log huts, bark shanties, woodland beds and bedding, boat and canoe building, and valuable suggestions on trappers' food, etc. With extended chapters on the trapper's art, containing all the "tricks" and valuable bait recipes of the profession; full directions for the use of the steel trap, and for the construction of traps of all kinds; detailed instructions for the capture of all fur-bearing animals; valuable recipes for the curing and tanning of fur skins, etc., etc.

Camp Life In The Woods And The Tricks Of Trapping And Trap Making; Containing Comprehensive Hints On Camp Shelter, Etc. PREFACE. ...

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This special re-print edition of H. Hamilton Gibson's "Camp Life In The Woods: And The Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making" is a treasury on the art of hunting and trapping. Written in 1881, this historical masterpiece on the subject of trapping and fur preparation, has not been available to the public for over a century. Topics include Traps for Large Game, Snares or Noose Traps, Traps For Feathered Game, Misc. Traps, Household Traps, Steel Traps and the Art of Trapping, Life in the Wilderness, The Trapper's Miscellany and more. Included are hundreds of tips on trapping, trap making, snares and details on wilderness survival. One of the most thorough books on the subject of trapping in our opinion. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.