A fox is creeping up to an enclosure with a bait and a disguised steeltrap in shallow water in the moonlight. Etching by M.E. Ridinger after J.E. Ridinger.

This steeltrap is especially designed for older foxes that have dodged previous traps: the bait, entrails, are deposited on a post in shallow water, surrounded by a dilapidated fence, with the trap disguised with moss. In its attempt to reach the bait the fox will cross the rickety fence which is designed to give under the weight and deliver the fox into the trap