Trapping Skills

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cddogfan1

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I have seen some post where members are praticing setting up and making traps. I my self have done this from time to time. But here is my question. How many have actually set traps with the intent of catching something and caught it. I have not but would like to try and practice to gain real world knowledge. When I was a young teen a actually ran a trap line of steel traps and did pretty good and was able to fund a few firearm purchaces with my earnings. But again this was with steel traps and commercial lures and baits. So if any one here with with real world experience could give me some pointers I would be very greatful.
 
Does this count?

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Seriously, I don't know much about trapping at all. I can make a few traps, but other than a couple of mice, a skunk, and a few chipmunks(they were not harmed) I have not caught anything or tried to.

At the WLC, one of the instructors is an expert trapper. The course I took was a Basic Survival course, with only some basics on trapping though. He did mention it is extremely important to know and understand your prey's behavior.
 
Cool mouse trap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OP, Check and see if you can snare coyotes in your area, you can probably contact game and fish and just ask them.

If you do want to get into snaring bigger animals, 100% legal of course, you can send me a PM Email. Not trying to be secretive but plenty of people hate trapping so its not something I preach publicly about, that and we have a ongoing court case that will most likely last the rest of my life.
 
I've had some success trapping nuisance squirrels with various deadfall traps... takes a heavier rock thatn you'd think, it's best to but a base rock and a crushing rock the basr ock keeps the main support stick from sinking into moist soil, it also aids the crushing weight in providing greater concussive force.
 
here's the trap set
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here's the trap fallen
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the squirrel that set the trap off
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and the squirrel from the trap
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The squirrel was skinned as part of a demonstration to a primitive skills group, then eaten with the rest of a "game" meal of rabbit and venison. The tail was also kept for tying fishing flies.
 
Check your local laws before you use a trap to actually trap something. It's illegal in most places. But it's a good survival skill to practice.
 
The legality of trapping in Brazil comes with very severe penalties, to say it is frowned upon is an understatement. I have had Brazilians leave very unflattering comments on my arapuca trap videos in the past as many Brazilians are very anti-hunting and feel I should ever teach such a diabolical thing, for this reason I screen comments on my trapping videos. I make traps and teach others how to for informational purposes only as I feel it is a viable skill to learn. Rural Brazilians (Brazilians in general take a very lax view of the law) trap all the time but I don't participate other than to get them to show me their unique trap styles, many of which are not recorded in books. I have had several discussions with officers from Brazil's version of the Game Commission (Policia Florestal) and they understand my methods and motives and don't have a problem with it as long as I don't leave traps baited and unattended.

I do capture live birds on my own property but I let them go. Mac
 
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