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Sporting Scenes in Canada - Round the Traps, 1858. Creator: Unknown
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Sporting Scenes in Canada - Round the Traps, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sporting Scenes in Canada - Round the Traps, 1858....the marten is perhaps the most valuable of the animals sought after ; but in trapping for him a great variety of others of the furry tribes fall into the snare...The trapper bends down a stiff sapling, fastening it slightly to the ground by means of a notched peg. To the top of the sapling he affixes the trap with a thong, sets it, and, haying covered it slightly with leaves, scatters some offal of venison or any kind of meat about...The marten or comer of whatsoever kind, in tugging about at the bait, inevitably springs the trap, and, at the first pull, slipping the sapling away from the peg, up he goes into the air...In the first trap we came to there was an animal known to the hunters as a fisher...(although) he catches no fish, but depredates in the tree-tops and thickets...This is the animal represented in the Sketch. A blow on the head from the tough hickory wiping-stick... carried by the trapper, settled his business, and on we went. In the next trap...we found the forepaw of a marten; and in most of the others, amounting perhaps to a dozen, there were martens, fishers, or minks-the latter of which is a sort of water-marten or diminutive otter, with a very good dark brown fur'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858
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Sporting Scenes in Canada - Round the Traps, 1858
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is an intriguing photograph that offers a glimpse into the past of Canadian fur trading. The image captures a moment in the life of a Canadian trapper, as he sets his traps in the dense forest. The marten, a valuable fur-bearing animal, is the primary focus of the trapper's efforts, but a variety of other animals are also inadvertently caught in the process. The trapper is shown bending down a stiff sapling, securing it to the ground with a notched peg. At the top of the sapling, he attaches the trap with a thong and sets it, covering it slightly with leaves and scattering meat bait around. The marten, or any other animal drawn to the bait, inevitably springs the trap, pulling the sapling away from the peg and lifting the animal into the air. In the first trap, the trapper had caught an animal known as a fisher, although it does not actually catch fish but rather preys on birds and small mammals in the tree-tops and thickets. The fisher is the animal depicted in the sketch. With a blow from his hickory wiping-stick, the trapper dispatches the animal, and they move on to the next trap. In the next trap, they found the forepaw of a marten, and in most of the others, there were martens, fishers, or minks – a diminutive water-marten or otter, with a good dark brown fur. This photograph, from the "Illustrated London News" of 1858, offers a fascinating insight into the fur trade in Canada during the mid-19th century. The image captures the rugged beauty of the Canadian wilderness and the skill and determination of the trapper, as he goes about his work in the forest.
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