Trapper's Companion

Annotation

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The mink travels on the hop, with the print of two feet showing and one foot always in advance of the other. The track somewhat resembles that of the house cat, though smaller and more pointed than that of the cat, and the nail prints are left by the mink, which is not the case with the cat. Minks may be caught by the use of bait in fall and early winter; but in midwinter and in spring bait attracts but little. Many minks may be taken without bait, simply by placing the trap in the mink's path, where the tracks are seen under overhanging banks, under undermined trees and in the mouths of small brooks and ditches and at the en trance to drain tiles. In all cases the trap must set level, with spring turned to the right hand. The trap must be covered by about an inch of water or very thin mud.