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The Season For Trapping

Categories: STEEL TRAPS AND THE ART OF TRAPPING.

The business of trapping for profit must be confined to the season

between the first of October and the beginning of May, as furs

of all kinds are worthless when taken during the other months of

the year. The reason for this is obvious. A prime fur must be

thick and full, and as all our fur-bearing animals shed

their heavy winter coats as warm weather approaches, it necessarily

follows that the capture at this season would be unprofitable. As

the autumn approaches the new growth appears, and the fur becomes

thick and glossy. By the middle of October most furs are in their

prime, but the heart of winter is the best time for general trapping.


The furs of the mink, muskrat, fisher, marten and beaver are not in

their perfect prime until this season. And all other furs are

sure to be in good condition at this time.



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