Spring snare trap.

[dresnor]

The other day my girlfriend told me she wanted to make a snare trap with me. So yesterday we went out to one of our camping spots and made one.

In our area is is hard to find a nice springy sapling and hard enough ground to hold the built up tension so this trap works great for soft ground. This is a very simple trap with alot of power. My BK-2 was the only tool used for this trap.

Here are the steps.

Find a strong sapling for your tension device. Cut off enough limbs so there is little resistance from the air or other trees.



Find a limb that looks like this with a nice V, leave the rest intact.

Dig a hole.

Ball up the branch in the bottom of the hole and leave the upside down V sticking out of the ground. Add other sticks and or rocks on top of the balled up branch and bury it. This should keep it in the ground under tension.

Cut two sticks about pinkie thick and one about 5 inches long (the toggle) and the other long enough to reach the ground and support the toggle parallel to the ground. This will be your baitstick.


Use strong cordage like 550 cord or bankline. Tie one end to the end of your sapling. Bend it down and mark where the cordage meets the V branch in the ground under tension. This is where you tie your toggle. Leave some extra cordage after the toggle to create a noose. Now you can CAREFULLY hook the toggle on the opposite side of your sapling. Next support it with your baitstick as shown in the following pictures. Be sure to put the noose around the baitstick. The baitstick should be between the V and the sapling. The rock simulates bait pinned to the ground in this instance. A rock can also be used under your bait to support your baitstick when dealing with soft ground. You may have to carve a flat spot in your toggle so it fits against your baitstick well enough.

When the animal digs at the bait that is pinned to the ground and releases the baitstick. WHAM!

Be careful with traps like these. Please realize there is alot of tension and rapid release of said tension. I am not responsible for any of you guys hurting yourself nor do I want you to hurt yourself.


Here is a vid of me setting this puppy loose. Just click on the pic.






Any questions feel free to ask!


Jeremy

 

[DerekH]

Very cool Dres. Very cool indeed. And you got the SO involved too. Won't be long she will be wanting her own BK2.

 

[TAGannon]

I love this kind of stuff. I'm constantly carving Figure 4 sticks and making spring snares in my back yard. Something very theraputic about it.

 

[UZI]

Dresnor,

I've not seen this one before. Nice step by step photo series. Liked the video.
Thanks for taking the time to post.
Have you ever actually trapped any game with this setup?

Uzi

 

[Murphnuge]

Good stuff Dres, thanks for the tag-along. I mean the tutorial, not the cookie, that'd be weird.

 

[dresnor]

Dresnor,

I've not seen this one before. Nice step by step photo series. Liked the video.
Thanks for taking the time to post.
Have you ever actually trapped any game with this setup?

Uzi

No I have not caught anything with this trap. I tear them down after I figure out how it works and how to tweak it. I do believe this would work though. With the bait is such a small area the victim would be standing dead center of the noose. Depending on what the noose grabs it may not kill it but your meal isn't going anywhere.

Thanks for viewing guys.

Jeremy