Trapping as a Profession

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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. Guide to the Best Trapping Grounds of North America - How to Reach Them - What to Take - Typical Methods of Trapping and Making a Living in the Woods - Brief Account of the Writer's Trapping Experiences in the Tennessee Mountains, Maryland Marshes, Adirondacks, St. Lawrence River Valley and the Wilds of the Michigan Peninsular<br><br>By Dick Wood<br><br>The aim of this booklet is to survey concisely the trapping grounds of North America, suggesting favorable localities and means of getting there and how to go about establishing trap lines and planning a winters campaign. It is not a guide in the sense of a tourists guide, which may feature conditions and places that do not vary from year to year. It is impossible to estimate accurately the abundance of game and fur bearing animals within a given locality, for the reason all wild animals constantly migrate to a varying extent. It is even more impossible to predict the game and trapping prospects for any appreciable period in the future. There are too many factors which must be reckoned with, besides others not antcipated. Some causes that will suddenly scatter or destroy game animals are invasions by lumbering companies, large hunting parties and homeseekers, the inauguration of an unwise game law which may nearly exterminate some particular bird or animal of value to the trapper, the migration of animals, periodically and for natural causes, diseases among rabbits and other prey of fur bearers, and more often weather conditions both past and for the duration of the trapping expedition.