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The Clog

Categories: STEEL TRAPS AND THE ART OF TRAPPING.

A trap which is set for heavy game should never be secured to a

stake. Many of the larger and more powerful animals when caught

in a trap thus secured, are apt either to pull or twist their legs

off, or break both trap and chain to pieces. To guard against this,

the chain should be weighted with a pole or small log, of a size

proportionate to the dimensions of the game, its weight being merely

sufficient to offer a serious incumbrance to the animal, without

positively checking its movements. This impediment is called the

clog, and is usually attached to the ring of the trap chain by

its larger end, the ring being slipped over the latter, and secured

in place by a wedge. A look at our frontispiece will give a clear

idea of both clog and attachment.



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