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Hi guys, Hows it goin?
I was thinking I am in need of some trap and snare practice, as I dont have much
I figure I will start a thread for my trap practicing pics, and things I know, and learn along the way. I know I am not alone in this, so I hope some of you benifit a little from my trap and snare journey.
I read an article on snares in the new backwoodsman, that had some interesting thoughts, and trap designs in it I figured I would try out first.
Snares- I have almost 0 experiance with these. Some notes.... I used military issue tripwire to practice with, as I have an entire spool. Its either yellow in color, or OD green. You can use any cordage for this. From natural, to jute, to monofilimant line, to 22ga brass wire(this was the reccomended size from the article). I have played with picture hanging wire as well. Now I will say, I really dont like the idea of snaring animals, unless it is a true survival sitation.
There is virtually endless ways to set snares. I will dive deeper into this as I progress in my training, as Im still learning.
Traps- I have set up figure 4 deadfall traps, and used the homemade box type deadfalls, and the box type wih the trigger that drops the door behind your prey. I will likely build one of thes to show you guys that have never seen one. Other then that, my experiance with traps ends. I did takeclasses on boobytraps in the Army, but decimating rabbits with C-4, hand grenades or claymores, doesnt leave much meat, but would probably be an effective signaling technique
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Lets start with the tools I used this evening.... 100mph tape, spool of tripwire, cordage, Knife, leatherman, and my GW and SAK Farmer were in attendance as well.
I wanted to experiment with the saws on the leatherman and the SAK. The SAK wins hands down. Bites deeper, and doesnt clog as fast.:thumbup:. However the leatherman proved to be a valuble snare tool.:thumbup:
Lets start with IMO the most basic trap. The box deadfall. Not much to explain. Box is propped up with stick. Bait the target area, run cordage off to your blind and wait. This trap doesnt work for you. You have to be there to be the trigger...And it could be a long wait! Not very practical, as a box would be hard to come by, and this would tie up way to much time on the wait. A vriation would be the deadfall which you would substitute the box for a heavy rock, to crush your prey.
I was thinking I am in need of some trap and snare practice, as I dont have much
I figure I will start a thread for my trap practicing pics, and things I know, and learn along the way. I know I am not alone in this, so I hope some of you benifit a little from my trap and snare journey.
I read an article on snares in the new backwoodsman, that had some interesting thoughts, and trap designs in it I figured I would try out first.
Snares- I have almost 0 experiance with these. Some notes.... I used military issue tripwire to practice with, as I have an entire spool. Its either yellow in color, or OD green. You can use any cordage for this. From natural, to jute, to monofilimant line, to 22ga brass wire(this was the reccomended size from the article). I have played with picture hanging wire as well. Now I will say, I really dont like the idea of snaring animals, unless it is a true survival sitation.
There is virtually endless ways to set snares. I will dive deeper into this as I progress in my training, as Im still learning.
Traps- I have set up figure 4 deadfall traps, and used the homemade box type deadfalls, and the box type wih the trigger that drops the door behind your prey. I will likely build one of thes to show you guys that have never seen one. Other then that, my experiance with traps ends. I did takeclasses on boobytraps in the Army, but decimating rabbits with C-4, hand grenades or claymores, doesnt leave much meat, but would probably be an effective signaling technique
.Lets start with the tools I used this evening.... 100mph tape, spool of tripwire, cordage, Knife, leatherman, and my GW and SAK Farmer were in attendance as well.
I wanted to experiment with the saws on the leatherman and the SAK. The SAK wins hands down. Bites deeper, and doesnt clog as fast.:thumbup:. However the leatherman proved to be a valuble snare tool.:thumbup:
Lets start with IMO the most basic trap. The box deadfall. Not much to explain. Box is propped up with stick. Bait the target area, run cordage off to your blind and wait. This trap doesnt work for you. You have to be there to be the trigger...And it could be a long wait! Not very practical, as a box would be hard to come by, and this would tie up way to much time on the wait. A vriation would be the deadfall which you would substitute the box for a heavy rock, to crush your prey.
