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Disclaimer: Traps are
presented for information purposes only, they are dangerous, some lethally
so. Using them is also illegal in all likelihood. Don't use them except in
a survival situation.
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SPRING SNARE:
Game running through the snare disengages the trigger
bar,and the prey is flung off the ground. Use on game trails or in gaps
through rocks or hedges. Cut a notch in triggerbar (a) to fit upright (b).
Drive upright into ground. Attach snare to trigger bar, then trigger bar
to sapling.
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BAITED SNARE:
Construct as for spring snare but using the release
mechanism shown. The bait support should be only lightly driven into the
ground as it must fly away with the snare.
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LEG SNARE:
Push a natural fork or two sticks tied together into the
ground. The line from a sapling is tied to a wooden toggle and the toggle
passed under the fork. When the game takes the bait, attached to a
separate stick, it falls away releasing the toggle which flies up taking
the snare and the game with it. Large versions are amongst the best snares
for heavy game.
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PLATFORM TRAP:
Site over a small depression on the game trail. Snares on
the platforms either side, when the platform is depressed the trigger is
released and the game held firmly by the leg. For smaller, lighter game
use the mechanism shown in (a), displacing either the bottom bar or the
toggle will trigger the trap.
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FIGURE 4 DEADFALL:
A simple and effective deadfall trap, can be made to
any size. A horizontal bait bar is is balanced at right angles to an
upright with a lock bar, which supports a rock or other heavy weight
pivoting around the tip of the upright.
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TRIPWIRE DEADFALL:
A heavy log is suspended over a busy game trail, trips
the wire and pulls a retaining bar from under two short pegs secured in a
tree trunk. Keep the pegs as short as possible so that the bar will
disengage easily.
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SPEAR DEADFALL:
Same as tripwire deadfall but utilizing rocks to add
weight and sharpened sticks to add trauma to the crushing blow.
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SPRUNG SPEAR TRAP:
This is a VERY dangerous trap, it should always be
constructed and approached from behind the spring of the trap, only
attempt if you are confident that your cordage and other materials are
strong enough. A springy shat with spear attached is suspended over a
trail. A slip ring made of SMOOTH material is attached to a trip wire and
acts as a release mechanism. A toggle (a) and short line to a fixed
upright hold the sprung shaft in tension. A further rod through the ring
is tensed between the near side of the sprung shaft and the far face of
the upright, securing until tripped.
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BAITED HOLE NOOSE:
This trap is very useful for scavengers, drive 4
sharpened sticks into the pit, through the edges. Lay a noose across them
attached to a peg outside the pit.
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A FEW ADDITIONAL VARIETIES OF SNARE:
Here are some more snares for catching small animals and rodents. The permutations and varieties are almost
endless. Now that you have some idea how to do it, go catch some food!
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