Failed at Paiute Deadfall Trap !!!!

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Man is it ever hot today, anyway I took the pooches to one of Maisy's favourite places cos there are lots of muddy streams for her to cool off in.
Plenty of greenery to be seen this time of year as well.....

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T.T kept waiting for me to catch up as I sweated my way along the trails.....

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Eventually we came to a clearing that I know and I decided to try making a Paiute deadfall trap, hey how hard can they be !!!!

I scouted around for some Cedar root to use as cordage, I then used my JK Tin knife as a brake to strip the bark........

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I then made my other parts using my TTSK.....

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And then I spent the next 20 minutes sweating and swearing as the rock and sticks kept falling down, man you need 6 arms to set these up, I take my hat off to those of you who make these look easy....I was just too hot and bothered today to stick with it, I was sneezing every few seconds due to hayfever, sweating and just not feeling the vibes so gave up !!!!!

After calming down and finding my Zen again I spotted where a snake had cast it's skin against the rocks......

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One look at the dogs was enough to know that they needed to get back in the shade....

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And a final pic of me wearing my short shorts as Pit Jr calls them ( he hates them !)all calm again now I'm back in the shade of the forest !!!!

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Great pics buddy !
The Tin Knife is great.The TTSK looks awsome too .
And Maisy and the TT are outstanding as always ;)
 
Nice pics. Thanks for sharing. Those traps can be hard to do. I have only made one with help from a friend of mine. Although I am sure it we practiced more it would become second nature. How odd that can be..
 
Paiute deadfalls are in my top 3 favorite traps... With practice they can be set up easily.. Next time I'm out I'll try to shoot a step by step vid if anyone is interested..Not that I'm an expert by any means, THere are far more experienced guys with this on here than me, But I like shooting vids LOL As always great pics bro.
 
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Great pics.

Next time you do a paiute, look for a forked branch. It makes life all the easier. The only bad thing is you don't even need a knife.

Keep at it bro.

 
Akabu Not sure if your mocking me or not.. either way I deserve it that is not a good representative video of the skill in question. Actually they'll all be removed soon as I'll be editing my channel and hopefully producing better videos throughout the summer..Youtube is home of the amature..and that certainly includes myself. But again back to the original post..
This is a great book and it devotes an entire chapter to the proper construction and detailed features of a paiute deadfall http://www.amazon.com/Primitive-Ski...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244154858&sr=1-1
 
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RR, it looked good enough that I just put it in my shopping cart at Amazon. Thanks for the heads up.
 
RescueRiley said:
Akabu Not sure if your mociking me or not.. either way I deserve it that is not a good representative video of the skill in question. Actually they'll all be removed soon as I'll be editing my channel and hopefully producing better videos throughout the summer..Youtube is home of the amature..and that certainly includes myself. But again back to the original post..
This is a great book and it devotes an entire chapter to the proper construction and detailed features of a paiute deadfall http://www.amazon.com/Primitive-Ski...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244154858&sr=1-1
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Hey Rescue Riley, the book you linked above is the same book title I sent you (Woodsmoke: Collected Writings on Ancient Living Skills (Paperback) - Richard Jamison) - just with an updated name. I know this because I also ordered it and once I got it, I realized what happened, so it went to a buddy. Just thought I would stop you from making the same mistake. :D

And dawsonbob, it is an excellent book - highly recommended.

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Hey Rescue Riley, the book you linked above is the same book title I sent you (Woodsmoke: Collected Writings on Ancient Living Skills (Paperback) - Richard Jamison) - just with an updated name. I know this because I also ordered it and once I got it, I realized what happened, so it went to a buddy. Just thought I would stop you from making the same mistake. :D

And dawsonbob, it is an excellent book - highly recommended.

Doc
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Thanks, Doc. I placed the order for it, along with a book on editable and useful plants of California. There was only 1 of each in stock, so I snapped them up. Looking forward to their arrival.
 
RR not meant to mock you, just showing a link I had that was removed from thier site and I had to do a search to post here.lol
 
for god sakes! Paiute frustration can be helped with one good fact:
Pick a good, rough textured rock.

I don't like figure fours as much as paiutes, in the fact that after all the knuckle burning and failures, I fail less with the Paiute! Do yourself 2 favors maybe:
1. Find a friend to hold the rock up. I know I know, it may be annoying but it will save your knuckles and allow you to feel how the trap works a little better, gaining appreciation for that little cuss/ no cuss spot. The other thing I like to do, is find a rock with a lot of crags, and make sure that the trigger stick can fit into one of the shallow ones. Don't think too much about how sensitive it is, just pick a thin stick. A very thin stick. That is the way I have done it, but there are more different ways as there are people in the world. I for one, will try the fork method next time. That sounds nifty!
 
You really don't have to get your hands under the crushing force setting a Paiute or a Figure 4.

Figure 4 is still my favorite since I can get a ridiculously hair trigure with it.
 
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Hey Doc while ya around, do you know what this is that I found today ?

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I just got back.

I don't know, what is it, a cherry? There's not a lot of perspective, also does it grow here? Are the leaves opposite or alternate, compound or simple, is it a tree, shrub, vine, herbaceous plant?

Some pictures are easy to identify, others not so much.

So, what is it?

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
I just got back.

I don't know, what is it, a cherry? There's not a lot of perspective, also does it grow here? Are the leaves opposite or alternate, compound or simple, is it a tree, shrub, vine, herbaceous plant?

Some pictures are easy to identify, others not so much.

So, what is it?

Doc
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I'd say it was a shrub Doc.The fruit were around cherry size. maybe a little smaller.
I didn't take too much notice as I thought it must be something simple so I took a quick pic thinking I'd look it up in one of my books when I got home !!!!

I did notice that the Salal Berries and Oregon grape were starting to bear fruit !
 
That is such beautiful country. I'd love to visit that part of the world someday. Can't believe it's hot there. It's in the 60s here (Fahrenheit).
 
Just a minor bump to say thanks. RR and Doc-Canada recommended the book "Primitive Skills and Crafts." It arrived today, along with "Editable and Useful Plants of California."

I've barely had time to skim it so far, but I love it already. Thanks, guys, for recommending it!
 
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