Trap For Your Life (Part 2)

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Trap For Your Life

Part 2: The Basic Snare

In our previous article, Trap for Your Life – The Squirrel Snare, we talked about having a survival kit with you at all times and we also talked about how to construct a snare designed for trapping squirrels only. Unfortunately, we humans cannot survive just on squirrel for long. It has insignificant nutrients to supply all your physical needs. Eventually, you’ll need to create a snare designed to trap more than just squirrel, it will be necessary. This snare is harder to construct and harder to trap with, but it will trap for your life!

Where To Put Your Snare?

By a Hole

Searching for hole outside can sometimes be hard or easy. You might have seen a chipmunk come out of nowhere. Well, it came out of a hole not from nowhere, Duh! That might be a good spot for a snare. Also Rabbits have holes. So putting your snare in front of the hole is ideal, for when it come out it smells the bait. Look in the woods, your yard, or at a park for these holes.

Animal Dung

Some might find this gross, some might have the art of the outdoorsman by their side so they are not grossed out. DO NOT WORRY, YOU DON’T HAFTA TOUCH IT! So fear not. When you find scat, it might mean an animal travels though that area. Henceforth, it might be a good spot to set your snare.

Footprints

Now, we all have seen footprints in the snow before, but do you know what kind of animal it is? Setting a snare where the footprints are might lead to a food source, which will make you success rate much higher. Searching on the internet different animal footprint will be helpful!

Acorns

Look for white and red oak trees. They most likely have acorns, meaning squirrels and chipmunks will feast on them. So it might also be a good place to set your snare.

Trampled Grass

You might see grass in a park or in your yard all trampled (bent over) down. It is like that because something travels over it often. It is called a game trail or path. If it is not very wide of a path, squirrels, chipmunks, or rabbits most likely travel that way, making it a great place to set a snare.

Now that we got that covered, we now need to talk about constructing your snare.

You’ll need:

• Pliers
• 24 gauge wire
• A pencil
• A strong stick

Note:There are laws regarding trapping. Check your local laws.

Steps:

1. Using your pliers, cut about 15 to 20 inches of wire. Grab your pencil and the wire. Loop the wire around the pencil twice. Twisty tie the loop by rotating the pencil around. Pull the pencil out.

2. Put the other end of the wire through the loop, and for squirrels make that loop 2 ½ inches in diameter (which is the size of your fist). Rabbits 4 inches, Groundhogs and opossums 5 inches.

3. Grab your stick and attach the snare onto it by wrapping the extra length of the wire to the stick. Then twisty tie the rest back around it. Carving a groove, with a knife, in the stick is ideal so your snare stays in place.

4. Stake your snare in the ground in desired location. Make sure your snare is sitting up correctly.

5. Now you need to test the snare and see how and if it works. Make your hand as if you are putting on a mitten and slide your hand through the snare. Your thumb should be pointing down and the snare should tighten around your hand.

Hopefully, this good ol’ snare will trap for your life correctly. I have got serval animals with this snare and I know you can too!

Never stop…no matter how hard it gets…keep trapping for your dear life!

Want to learn more? Check out these related articles from our website:

How to Butcher a Rabbit

The Benefits of Small Game Hunting

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