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Schriever said Thursday that no grizzlies have so far been caught in a wolf trap.

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2022

His purchases: one wolf trap; one wolfhound; two accordions; one well-preserved Egyptian mummy; one plaster bust of Julius Caesar; five tombstones; 100 quarts of bug poison.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes a badger will be caught in a wolf trap.

From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Kreps, Elmer Harry

The best anchor for a wolf trap is a stone drag of 30 or 40 pounds weight, to which the trap is securely wired.

From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Kreps, Elmer Harry

He just 'glowers' at her, as old McTavish would say, with those deep eyes of his, and sets his jaw like a wolf trap, and waits.

From The Major by Connor, Ralph




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