survival traps #5 poacher's trap.

zorro · 21-03-2008, 07:24

this one is taken from the project Gutemberg E-book "Camp life in the woods and the tricks of trapping and trap making" by William Hamilton Gibson
it's a simple trap you can make at home with almost no tools abd set out in the field using a sapling as spring.
here's a drawing taken from the book.

However it's easy to make the trigger mechanism in the wild whittling the pieces of the trap with a knife
here are the materials from up to down:
1.-stake with a notch for the trigger stick and a plain surface with a hole where the bait stick joint with an axis
2.-bait stick with a hole fot the axis and a notch for the trigger stick.
Axis was too thin and got broken when trap was disassembled. Anyway it worked ok.
3.-survival knife
4.- trigger stick and some cordage (not shown in this pic)

This is the setup of the trap, instead of using a sapling as spring , i've used an above branch of a tree to pro vide the spring force and pull the snare

Another front-side view of the trap setup

Snare is tied to a knot on the tension cord wich is tied to the trigger stick

JP · 27-03-2008, 19:16

nice.

norseman55731 · 28-03-2008, 17:15

Sweet trap. I wonder if it would be legal to use that here. Interesting knife. I've never seen that one before.

John Fenna · 03-04-2008, 15:49

A simple but undoubtably effective trap - therefor more than likely illegal here!

bushguy · 31-01-2009, 01:09

Awesome pics dude! Man, what a fine trap you've built here Zorro. The bait, I'm guessin' would go on the end of the perch so the bird has to land near the snare, right?

Thanx for sharing your skills with us!

BG

http://larrybass.blogspot.com/

shambling shaman · 31-01-2009, 07:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by norseman55731

Interesting knife. I've never seen that one before.

Agreed can you give details

shambling shaman · 31-01-2009, 07:24

Sorry Zorro, went a found the 1st trap post with "villegas" info

Thanks for all the hard work.

ZDP-189 · 01-02-2009, 07:04

Good work. The key thing I would have liked to be shown is how the set is installed in its surroundings. Also, securing the bottom of the trip bar with a notch rather than a hinge would be easier to trigger.

hm2mahoney · 02-02-2009, 03:00

Very nice work

21-03-2008, 07:24	#1
zorro Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Granada (Spain) Posts: 45	survival traps #5 poacher's trap. this one is taken from the project Gutemberg E-book "Camp life in the woods and the tricks of trapping and trap making" by William Hamilton Gibson it's a simple trap you can make at home with almost no tools abd set out in the field using a sapling as spring. here's a drawing taken from the book. However it's easy to make the trigger mechanism in the wild whittling the pieces of the trap with a knife here are the materials from up to down: 1.-stake with a notch for the trigger stick and a plain surface with a hole where the bait stick joint with an axis 2.-bait stick with a hole fot the axis and a notch for the trigger stick. Axis was too thin and got broken when trap was disassembled. Anyway it worked ok. 3.-survival knife 4.- trigger stick and some cordage (not shown in this pic) This is the setup of the trap, instead of using a sapling as spring , i've used an above branch of a tree to pro vide the spring force and pull the snare Another front-side view of the trap setup Snare is tied to a knot on the tension cord wich is tied to the trigger stick

27-03-2008, 19:16	#2
JP Day dreaming.......... Admin Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a forest, sitting by a lake, by a fire, with my friends. Age: 42 Posts: 10,035	Re: survival traps #5 poacher's trap. nice. __________________ *"Tracking is the road - bushcraft is the vehicle - Nature and wildlife is the destination."* Bushcraft, Tracking and wildlife watching courses tailored to your needs, see below... http://www.woodlifeTrails.com Follow me n Pablo on twitter JP_Woodlife / Pablo_Woodlife The Best Bushcraft mag by far http://www.bushcraft-magazine.co.uk/

28-03-2008, 17:15	#3
norseman55731 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northeast Iowa, USA Posts: 36	Re: survival traps #5 poacher's trap. Sweet trap. I wonder if it would be legal to use that here. Interesting knife. I've never seen that one before. __________________ C.M.A. "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt Midwest Bushcraft (www.midwestbushcraft.blogspot.com)

03-04-2008, 15:49	#4
John Fenna Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 274	Re: survival traps #5 poacher's trap. A simple but undoubtably effective trap - therefor more than likely illegal here! __________________ Love makes the world go round - Lust just makes it all go pear-shaped...

31-01-2009, 07:24	#7
shambling shaman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Scotland Age: 44 Posts: 139	Re: survival traps #5 poacher's trap. Sorry Zorro, went a found the 1st trap post with "villegas" info Thanks for all the hard work. __________________ "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing" Edmund Burke

31-01-2009, 01:09	#5
bushguy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario,Canada Posts: 24	Re: survival traps #5 poacher's trap. Awesome pics dude! Man, what a fine trap you've built here Zorro. The bait, I'm guessin' would go on the end of the perch so the bird has to land near the snare, right? Thanx for sharing your skills with us! BG http://larrybass.blogspot.com/ __________________ The bush keeps me real... bg

01-02-2009, 07:04	#8
ZDP-189 Small, fat bear Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hong Kong Age: 40 Posts: 273	Re: survival traps #5 poacher's trap. Good work. The key thing I would have liked to be shown is how the set is installed in its surroundings. Also, securing the bottom of the trip bar with a notch rather than a hinge would be easier to trigger. __________________ ZDP-189 from BritishBlades.com Small, fat bear

02-02-2009, 03:00	#9
hm2mahoney Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: harwinton ct USA Posts: 40	Re: survival traps #5 poacher's trap. Very nice work

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