09 Traps And Snares To Catch Your Next Meal!
“09 Traps and Snares To Catch Your Next Meal!” is designed to teach the novice to the professional hunters – emergency hunting tricks that are guaranteed to put vittles on the dinner table.
“09 Traps and Snares To Catch Your Next Meal!” includes proven international hunting applications, techniques and tricks used by the REAL SURVIVORS throughout history and throughout the world.
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1) Bottle Trap
2) 2nd Antelope Lure
3) 1st Super Bait
4) Antler Fight
5) Bola
6) Branch Snare
7) Caged Gill Net (Triple Catch)
8) Delicious Peanut Butter Deer Bait
9) Deer Snare
10) Delicious Peanut Butter For Emergency Fire-Starting
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Bottle Trap: The bottle trap consists of a hole (that is large on the bottom and small on the top), a few rocks and some large deadfall like logs, tree bark, clumps of branches. Dig a hole so that it is approximately two feet deep and is shaped like an upside-down cone.
It must be large at the bottom and small at the top. Place some deadfall over the hole so that it is about two four inches off the ground. Rodents, snakes may caught in this trap once they seek the cover of the deadfall.
The prey will fall or venture into the hole and will be unable to crawl out because of the shape of the hole. Caution must be taken when checking the bottle trap in case of any snakes. Insure to mask the scent of all working pieces of the bottle trap, including your hands. Camouflage, bait, and channelize.
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2nd Antelope Lure: Like the antelope lure above, the Indians had their tricks to lure in those tasty curious antelope and the white man had their own tricks and here’s one of them. Instead of using a set of feathers, they used a white cloth (handkerchief) that stood out against the landscape. The curious antelope would try to figure out what the heck it is and advance on the white fluttering object. It advanced till it was within an engagement range for the hunter.
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1st Super Bait: Chinese fishermen and hunters have used this proven bait for centuries. It’s called Rhodium Oil. Rhodium Oil is extracted from the true lignam rhodium. 80-pounds of wood will yield 09 drachms (ancient Grecian unit of weight) and a resinous old woods will yield 02-ounces of rhodium. Rhodium oil is a light yellowish color but may be the color of red when stored. Another source of rhodium oil is from the root of the rose-wort, rhodiola rosea and the oil is also yellowish in color. 01-pound will yield 01 drachm.
Rhodium oil is a super-compelling bait for fish (freshwater & saltwater), rats, and all sorts of small game like beaver, muskrat, raccoon,… – it compels the small game to come to the baited trap. To use Rhodium Oil, place a couple drops of Rhodium Oil on your fish bait and they’ll be compelled to get hooked. You can also use Rhodium Oil on traps and snares for other small and medium game.
But you don’t have to get Rhodium Oil the hard way, you can get it from a Murray’s Lure’s and it’s real cheap – only $3.50 for 01-ounce. Remember, just a couple drops or so will do to compel that critter to come to you Anytime Anywhere!
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Antler Fight: One neat trick to lure them big bucks (male deer) is to take a set of antlers and rub them, strike them back and forth against each other for about 20-minutes as if two bucks were fighting over turf and a harem of does (female deer) – make some noise. It’s best used by two hunters facing each other and imitating the sounds of 02 bucks fighting with their antlers in their original position as if they were still attached to a deer’s head. To help this technique succeed, look for deer signs that will indicate they are in the area like their droppings (scat), antler scratches on trees (polishing antlers, practice fighting,…), food source. Also consider the most likely time of year when bucks fight which is during rut (does and bucks mate) season.
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Bola: The bola is another proven weapon used against small game, big game and even man. Below are the details to make your own bola.
Ingredients Needed to Build a Bola: The necessary ingredients for a Bola are 03 strands of 1/4 inch cordage or thick string, or rawhide. The length of each strand should be the length of the throwers arm or about 20 inches, 03 01-pound weights (equal in size), 03 pouches (leather, cloth…) to accommodate each weight and a heavy duty sewing needle and nylon thread.
How to build and use the Bola: Take the 03 strands of cordage, string or rawhide, even them up and securely tie them together at one end.
Next, take your three weights and place them in their respective pouches. Take your sewing needle and thread and sew the weights inside their respective pouches.
Next, securely sew each pouch to one of the strands of 1/4 inch cordage, rawhide…
The Bola is used to “wrap, tangle & tie-up” the legs, wings… of wild game. It does this as the Bola thrown toward its intended wild game, the 03 strands are spread in flight. Once the Bola hits its intended target, due to the momentum of each of the three strands, they begin to change direction which causes the strands to “wrap, tangle & tie” around the wild games legs, wings…
The Bola is thrown by placing your index and middle-finger of your throwing-hand in between the 03 strands – separating them. They must be separated so that once the Bola is in-flight, the 03 strands are spread (not tangled).
To throw the Bola, swing it above your head in an arc, aim & release it at your target (legs & wings). The three strands of the Bola should spread. The weights will do this. Once the Bola makes contact, it will “wrap, tangle & tie-up” around the wild game’s legs, wings…
Bola
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Branch Snare: A branch snare is similar to the Simple Snare. It consists of a noose placed over a trail or den hole and attached to a firmly a sturdy branch that has some weight to it.
The snare is anchored to the branch itself. Insure the branch is at least 03-times the weight of the prey you intend to snare so when the prey is caught it is unable to evade too far due to the heavy branch. Insure that the noose is large enough to fit over the intended prey’s head. As the prey moves through the noose it will become tighter around its neck.
The animal will struggle and the noose becomes tighter – thus secured by the noose and heavy branch. Wire is the best material to use for this type of snare because it will not loosen up like cordage. The bait for this snare is the prey attempting to leave or enter the den and using it’s run/game trail.
Branch Snare
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Caged Gill Net (Triple Catch): he caged gill net consist of twelve sticks of small diameter that are approximately fifteen inches in length; fifty feet of cordage; a thirty foot anchor line; a float large enough to hold the weight of the caged gill net (if a floating device is desired); a short line and a hook; and a gill net large enough to cover the entire cage.
The first step in the construction of the caged gill net is to take the twelve sticks and tie them together at the ends so that you end up with a square cube. Cutting grooves in the sticks so that the cordage doesn’t slip may improve the stability of the cage.
Once the cage is complete, test it for stability. Place the gill net around the cage so that it covers all six openings of the cage. Insure that only one layer of the gill net is exposed for each opening.
Tie-in and secure the gill net to the frame of the cage. Any extra portion of the gill net can be bunched-up and secured to the frame without cutting it off.
Next place the short line and hook through the top portion of the gill net and tie it off to the net.
To bait the hook, simply pull up on the line, bait it and drop it back through the gill net.
Next tie-in your floater/anchor line to the top of the cage. The caged gill net lures the fish by the bait. They can approach from any side. Once they swim through one of the apertures of the gill net, they are caught.
In case they completely slip through one of the apertures of the gill net, they may not find their way out of the caged gill net through the same aperture. The fish may also get caught on the way out through one of the apertures! They may also get caught by hook within the caged gill net.
When placing the gill net in the water make sure the top portion (gill net) of it doesn’t flip over. If this happens, the bait will float to either side and outside the caged gill net leaving the caged gill net baitless. Once the gill net is in place, you’ll need to tie-in the anchor line to the caged gill net which will be anchored at the shore. This is to insure that the oversized fish doesn’t swim off with your caged gill net. Insure to mask the scent of all working pieces of the caged gill net, including your hands. Bait and channelize as necessary.
The Caged Gill Net may not be very sturdy and may wobble. As long as it’s in one position it will suffice. However, you can make it real sturdy by carving & matching each stick where they join. You can also add cross-members to stabilize it.
Caged Gill Net
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Delicious Peanut Butter Deer Bait: Of the ’09 Traps and Snares To Catch Your Next Meal’ this next application should be part of your emergency ‘up your sleeve’ survival tricks.
The following was given to me by a Missouri hunter who uses this technique to hunt deer. As you know, peanut butter is very nutritious and gives off a nice aroma even for someone with a stuffy nose could smell.
Once he settles into his hunting site with deer stand setup, he takes peanut butter and smears it on the bark of nearby trees (downrange very near deer stand). The peanut butter is smeared on the bark of trees at head level (06 foot high) and on the nearside of the tree (toward the hunter). This is done so the deer is “reaching” to eat the peanut butter and the tree itself isn’t in the line of sight or fire. Deer are attracted to the aroma of the peanut butter and even more-so, the savvy deer want the protein the peanut butter provides.
He also smears peanut butter near his tree stand to mask his human scent. He states this hunting technique works very well. Whether this technique is legal or not – it doesn’t matter. This, like the thousands of other survival tricks in my Survival Programs and in this Blog Post are for emergency use only and it’s for information use only.
Note: Summer of 2015, I tried this Deer Bait just to see if any deer would lick it off the tree trunk (05-foot high) in my back yard. Got up the next morning and the peanut butter was licked clean off the tree. I re-applied peanut butter about 04 more times the following days and each night them deer critters licked all the peanut butter clean off the tree trunk. So here’s proof deer like the taste of peanut butter. See photo below.
Delicious Peanut Butter Deer Bait!
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Deer Snare: The deer snare consists of a log weighing approximately three-hundred fifty pounds or more and about six to ten feet long; 120-foot rope – high tensile strength (2,000 pounds); a forked trigger; a three foot piece of 550-cordage; piece of carpet tape, and a large tree next to the run or game trail.
First find the run or game trail in which to set the deer snare. Insure the game trail has some brush or branches over it in which to hang your slip noose for the deer.
At this time, it may be a good idea to mask the scent of all working pieces of the deer snare, including your hands. Camouflage, bait, and channelize as necessary.
Secure the forked trigger firmly in the side of the tree next to the run\game trail. You will have to make a notch in the tree so that the forked-stick is firmly wedged in the tree.
This forked-trigger must be able to withstand the pull of the three-hundred fifty pound log(s). The trigger and the notched-out portion of the tree must match so that tremendous upward pull of the log does not activate the trigger.
The trigger will be activated from the pull of the prey walking into the slip-noose across the trail. Place the trigger into the notched-out portion of the tree and insure it is a good match since they’ll be 350 pounds plus pulling on that trigger!
Tie the 550-cordage to the trigger and on the other end tie a double sheet bend knot (tying 02 ropes of unequal diameter) and tie it to the 7/16th 120-foot rope. Vigorously pull on it and test it cause there’s going to be a lot of pull on the double sheet bend knot. You’re just testing it for now. Insure that the trigger is set properly in the notched portion of side of the tree about four feet high.
Next the rope must be taken over a durable branch at least 30 feet above the ground over the area of the trigger. Secure the rope to the log by tying good knots on both ends of the log so that the log will be horizontally suspended. Hoist the log up. Be careful not to stand under the log at any time.
WARNING: Caution must be taken when working with this trap to insure that the log does not accidently fall on the person setting the trap.
Once the log is to its highest position, estimate where to tie the rope and the 550-cord that secures the trigger. Insure that you have at least twenty feet of rope for the slip-noose that goes over the game trail.
Tie a double sheet-bend (rope and 550-cord) and wrap the double sheet-bend with the carpet tape to insure it secure. Carefully place the forked trigger in the notch in the side of the tree.
At no time do you stand underneath the log. Once the forked trigger is set, carefully take the extra rope and tie a slip-noose.
Place the slip-noose on the brush over the game trail. Insure the slip noose is at least 02-03 feet in diameter. Deer walking on the game trail rarely looking up. Their head will slip through the slip-noose. As they walk further, the noose will tighten around their neck. The rope that is tied to the 550-cord will finally dislodge the trigger from the notched-out portion of the tree. The log will drop and lift-up or at least hold the deer till your arrival.
If you want to incorporate the Log Drop Trap with the Deer Snare so that the log actually drops and hits the deer, you may try this additional technique.
Estimate how much extra rope is needed so that the log hits the deer and not land on the ground. You don’t want to give the deer any extra slack so to escape.
After you tie-in the entire deer snare, wrap the extra rope in small coils and secure it with any string that has a very low tensile strength. This is to insure that when the deer snare is activated, the coils will easily break free and allow the log to fall on the deer to kill it or at least seriously injure it and at the same time temporarily suspend it.
Hang the tied coils of extra rope in the brush away from the slip-noose. Caution must be taken when working with this trap to insure that the log does not accidently fall on the person setting the snare.
WARNING: Caution must be taken when working with this trap to insure that the log does not accidently fall on the person setting the trap.
Deer Snare–
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Delicious Peanut Butter For Emergency Fire-Starting: You just read some great survival info concerning peanut butter and them very tasty pinon nuts. Now peanut butter can be used to start emergency fires and I demonstrate this in my Survival Videos. But here it is in a ‘nut shell.’
First set-up your firepit with handfuls of dry grass, and a form a Tee-pee kindling around it with stacks and stacks of more kindling and sustaining fuel (dry branches, small logs, bigger logs) standing-by. Form a bird nest of tinder (dry grass) and place it in the center of your Tee-Pee kindling.
Take a section of your T-shirt (06-inches by 06-inches) and put a good heaping tablespoon of peanut butter in it. Wrap your T-t-shirt around the peanut butter. Immediately the peanut butter oil will start saturating the t-shirt. In several minutes after the t-shirt is wet from the peanut butter it is ready to light.
Now you’re turning that 01 match that can stay lit for only 15-seconds into using it on what I call the ‘Peanut Butter Torch’ that will stay lit for several minutes. Secure your ‘Peanut Butter Torch’ in the center of your bird nest of tinder. Light the ‘Peanut Butter Torch’ with your match. Insure you guard the flame from being extinguished by any wind. BAMMM, you got an life-saving fire going. The ‘Peanut Butter Torch’ should easily lite-up your birdnest of tinder which will lite-up your tee-pee kindling (keep sadding more kindling) which will eventually lite-up your sustaining fuel.
See ‘Fire’ at www.survivalexpert.com/fire And see “300,000 Plants On Earth – Edibility Test!” in Survival Expert Blog.
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MOST IMPORTANT NOTE: Now that you read & viewed ’09 Traps and Snares To Catch Your Next Meal’ – You’re Ready Anytime Anywhere. However, before you go out on your next outdoor adventure, please re-read “How To Plan Your Outdoor Adventure!”
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