The trapper's bible : the most complete guide to trapping and hunting tips ever / edited by Eustace Hazard Livingston.
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TextPublication details: New York : Skyhorse Pub., ©2012.Description: viii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781616085599
- 1616085592
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Recognize animal tracks and signs; master a variety of wood and steel traps, snares, deadfalls, and pens; mix your own animal scents; skin, stretch, cure, and tan hides, learn how to trap every animal imaginable; and more!
A collection of tips, tactics, and anecdotes from the finest trappers the United States has ever seen, The Trapper's Bible is an essential reference guide for hunters, trappers, and historians.
Taken directly from some of the upmost authorities on the trapping profession, hundreds of photos and illustrations adorn this fascinating compendium. Here are details on a wide variety of different traps and extensive information outlining the behavior and nature of a long list of animals commonly hunted and trapped:
Deer and moose Muskrat, and beaver Wolf, coyote, and fox Black bear and grizzly bear. Raccoon and rabbit Skunk, weasel, and woodchuck And much more!
The Trapper's Bible offers the best of the best. It's an amazing collection of hard-to-find information and an informative look into life as a trapper.
"Master a variety of wooden and steel traps, snares, deadfalls, and pens. Mix your own animal scents. Skin, stretch, cure, and tan hides. Learn how to trap every animal imaginable. Recognize animal tracks and signs"--Cover.
Basic trapping skills -- The animals -- Skinning, stretching, curing, and tanning.
A collection of tips, tactics, and anecdotes from the finest trappers the United States has ever seen, The Trapper's Bible is an essential reference guide for hunters, trappers, and historians. Taken directly from some of the upmost authorities on the trapping profession, hundreds of photos and illustrations adorn this fascinating compendium. Broken up into sections, this volume details a wide variety of different traps and contains an extensive section outlining the behavior and nature of a long list of animals commonly hunted and trapped. The Trapper's Bible offers the best of the best -- an informative look into life as a trapper. From a complete listing of steel traps to constructing a variety of deadfalls, pens, traps, triggers, and snares, the collected sources take you through the ins and outs of trapping, including practical how-to instructions as well as personal stories and letters from real trappers.