It has been said that trapping is the only outdoor activity that pays you back. Like hunting, trapping was not just recreation, but a way of life for many and it paid well in bounty and trade.There are still a lot of the old timers that still do it. As long as there is still demand for furs, there will be those who will go out and trap them. This book was orginaly printed in 1909 and contains embracing observations on the art of hunting and trapping, a description of the physical structure, homes, and habits of fur-bearing animals and others of North America, with general and specific rules for their capture; also, narratives of personal adventure.