A classic of wood lore, this guide to making and setting traps offers timeless instruction for reconnecting with age-old hunting techniques. The author, a noted naturalist and skilled artist, provides well-illustrated directions for constructing traps for large, small, and feathered game as well as a wealth of information on animals and their habitats, camping, building simple shelters and canoes, and recipes for preparing game meat. AUTHOR: Naturalist W. Hamilton Gibson (1850 96), who worked as an author and illustrator, possessed great technical skill in drawing plants and animals with precision and detail. In addition to illustrating his own book, he wrote and lectured on nature and natural history.