THEHunters’ and Trappers’COMPLETE GUIDE.A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ART OFHUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING.
This book will be found very valuable to those who have not had experience in these healthy, manly and profitable pursuits. The book is thorough in detail in every respect. The young sportsman can learn how to use the Gun or Rifle with ease and precision, and become an unerring shot. The mystery of making, setting and baiting Traps successfully, is shown.
This book will be found very valuable to those who have not had experience in these healthy, manly and profitable pursuits. The book is thorough in detail in every respect. The young sportsman can learn how to use the Gun or Rifle with ease and precision, and become an unerring shot. The mystery of making, setting and baiting Traps successfully, is shown.
The Best Methods of Catching all kinds of Fish,
Either in the Sea, Lake or River, is told practically and understandingly. The whole
Either in the Sea, Lake or River, is told practically and understandingly. The whole
Art of Managing and Training Dogs for Sporting Purposes,
and all about the care of Skins and Furs, so that they will fetch the highest market price, is given, with a vast amount of other valuable information relating to the Hunters Craft.
and all about the care of Skins and Furs, so that they will fetch the highest market price, is given, with a vast amount of other valuable information relating to the Hunters Craft.
CONTENTS.
About Guns.How to Select a Gun.Breech-Loaders.How to Load a Gun.The Art of Gunning.The Rifle, and How to Use it.About Dogs.Management of Dogs.Training of Dogs.Best Dogs for Shooters.Hunting, Gunning and Shooting.Rabbit Shooting.Snipe Shooting.Partridge Shooting.Woodcock Shooting.Wild Fowl Shooting.Deer Hunting.Buffalo Hunting.Trapping.How to Make Traps.Setting and Baiting Traps.Proper Season for Trapping.Hints to Trappers.Specific Directions for Trapping and Snareing all kinds of Birds and Animals.Fishing.Baits, Hooks, Lines, Rods, &c.How to Catch Various Kinds of Fish.The Art or Stretching and Curing Skins.Dressing and Tanning Skins and Furs.Coloring and Dyeing Skins and Furs.The Book is indispensable to all who delight to Fish, Hunt or Trap, either for sport or profit. The instructions will enable anyone to become thoroughly expert in the Sports and Pastimes of the River, Field or Forest. Illustrations are given, where needed, to elucidate matters, as in the construction of traps, &c.This book will place many in a position to turn their spare time to a very profitable account. Furs and Skins are always in demand, and if properly caught and managed, sell for large prices.—Price 25 Cents.
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Transcriber's NotesObvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.Trick 17, which has no specific title, has been added to the Table of Contents.The following corrections have been made.Trick 8Paragraph 4 – The cambric becomes calico in this paragraph. It has been changed back to cambricFig. 10 was originally labelled Fig 25.Fig. 23 was originally labelled Fig 22.
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
The following corrections have been made.
Trick 8Paragraph 4 – The cambric becomes calico in this paragraph. It has been changed back to cambric
Fig. 10 was originally labelled Fig 25.
Fig. 23 was originally labelled Fig 22.