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PDFthe Domestic Species.—Its Strange Appetite.—Its
Home.—Number of Young.—Haunts
of the Wild Cat.—Its Nocturnal Marauding
expeditions.—Its Lack of Cunning.—How
to Trap the Wild Cat.—An Entire Colony
Captured.—Ferocity of the Wild Cat.—The
Twitch-up.—Its Common Use in the Capture
of the Wild Cat.—Other Successful Traps.—Various
Baits for the Wild Cat.—Directions for
Skinning the Animal, and Stretching the Pelt.—The
bear.—The Various American Species.—The
Grizzly.—Its Enormous Size and Power.—Its
Terrible Fury.—Description of the Animal.—Food
of the Grizzly.—The Black Bear or Musquaw.—Its
General Description.—Bear Hunting.—Danger
of the Sport.—Food of the Bear.—Its
Fondness for Pigs.—Honey Its Special Delight.—The
Cubs.—The Flesh of the Bear as Food.—“Bears’
Grease.”—Hibernation of the Bear.—Traps
for the Bear.—The Dead [Page vii] Fall.—Pit-fall.—Giant
Coop.—Gun Trap.—The Steel Trap.—The
Clog and Grappling-Iron.—Their Advantages.—How
to Trap the Bear.—Various Methods of Adjusting
Traps.—Natural Advantages.—Honey
as Bait.—Other Baits.—Scent Baits.—Skinning
the Bear.—Directions for Stretching the
Pelt.—The raccoon.—Classification—Cunning
and Stealth of the Animal.—Characteristic
Features.—The “Coon Chase.”—How
the Raccoon is Hunted.—The “Tree’d
Coon.”—Varied Accomplishments of
the Raccoon.—Its Home and Family.—The
“Coon” as a Pet.—Its Cunning
Ways.—Its Extensive Bill of Fare.—Life
and Habits of the Raccoon.—Remarkable Imprint
of its Paw.—Season for Trapping the Coon.—How
to Trap the Coon.—Various Modes of Setting
the Trap.—Use of the “medicines”
or “Scent Baits.”—Other Traps
for the Animal.—Directions for Removing
the Skin, and Stretching the Pelt.—The
badger.—Its Peculiar Markings.—Use
of the Hair.—Nest of the Badger.—Number
of Young.—Food of the Animal.—Its
Remarkable Fondness for Honey.—Its Cunning.—Remarkable
Instincts.—Its Shrewdness.—How
to Trap the Badger.—Various Baits.—Use
of “Medicine.”—Capture of the
Animal by Flooding its Burrow.—How to Skin
the Badger.—Directions for Stretching the
Pelt.—The beaver.—Description
of the Animal.—Its Nature and Habits.—The
Beaver Village.—The “Lodges,”
or Beaver Houses.—Remarkable Construction
of the Huts.—The Dam of the Beaver.—Wonderful
Skill shown in its Construction.—Nocturnal
Habits of the Beaver.—Remarkable Engineering
Instincts of the Animal.—How the Beaver
Cuts Timber.—How the Dam is Constructed.—The
Formation of “Reefs.”—The Tail
of the Beaver as a Means of Transportation.—Subterranean
Passage to the Huts.—How Beavers are Hunted.—Young
of the Beaver.—How to Trap the Beaver.—The
Necessary Precautions.—Castoreum or Bark
Stone.—Its Great Value in the Capture of
the Beaver.—Various Methods of Setting
the Trap.—How to Apply the Castoreum.—Use
of the Sliding Pole.—Food of the Beaver.—Directions
for Skinning the Animal and Stretching the Pelt.—The
