Guide to Trapping Book 208 Pages by Jim Spencer Complete guide to trapping this book covers making trapping sets for raccoon, muskrat, mink, otter, beaver, coyote, gray fox, red fox, bobcat, skunk and opossum Authoritative advice on matching the right trap - whether leg-hold, body gripper, or snare - to each furbearer. Species - specific instructions for making sets that deliver. Tips for preparing and marketing pelts to maximize profits. In Guide to Trapping, Jim Spencer gives strategies for successfully harvesting popular species such as raccoon, muskrat, mink, otter, beaver, coyote, gray fox, red fox, bobcat, skunk and opossum. Covered are trap styles and the basics of establishing and working a trapline, including techniques for fastening and adjusting traps and effective scouting. Spencer offers a species-by-species review of trapping tactics for the country's most persued furbearers and provides tips for fur handing and marketing to make any trapper's efforts profitable. These field - tested techniques, carefully explained and illustrated, will help trappers make sets that deliver maximum results. Jim Spencer retired from a successful career as a writer and editor with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and is now a freelance outdoor writer. He has trapped for most of his life and continues to run a trapline each year, He is also the author of Mink Manual. Contents Part 1 Preparing your Trapline 1 What to Expect From Your Trapline 2 Appropriate Traps for Various Animals 3 Trap Fastening and Swiveling Techniques 4 Is "Clean" Trapping Worth the Bother? 5 The Basics of Eye Apeal 6 Scouting and Other Pre-Season Preparations 7 Maximizing Your Efficiency 8 Priceless Tips for the Trapper Part II Making Your Sets 9 Raccoon 10 Muskrat 11 Mink 12 Otter 13 Beaver 14 Coyote, Gray Fox, Bobcat, and Red Fox 15 The Lowly Ones: Skunk and Opossum 16 Dealing With Live Catches Part III When You're Not Trapping 17 Efficient Fur Handling and Marketing 18 Post - Season Chores 19 Trappers' Conventions and Other Learning Opportunities Visit all our Categories Bear Attractants Bear Urine Special Lure Bait Deals Beaver Lure Knives, Fleshers Hide Tanning Squirrel Chipmunk Baits Bobcat Lure Bait Lure Bait Maker Ingredients Trappers Hide Tanning Formula Books DVD's Instructional Marten Lure Urine Fox, Coyote, Mink Cat Coyote Lure Bait Mink Lure Weasel Lure Deer Attractants Muskrat Lure Wolf Lure Wolf Urine Elk Urine Otter Lure Other Fish Oils Rabbit Urine Fisher Lure Raccoon Lure Bait Fox Lure Bait Skunk Lure Lenon Lures Serving Hunter's and Trapper's Since 1924!