How to Make Survival Traps
Shelter, water and food are the big three when it comes to to an outdoor survival situation. Once a shelter is established -- and water is located -- it is time to consider sources of food. Traps are used to capture a variety of animals such as rabbits and squirrels. A snare trap is adaptable for use in different situations.
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Instructions
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Rabbit Snare
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Locate an area where rabbits are active. Look for game trails that show signs of recent use by rabbits moving between a burrow, water and food source.
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Cut a 3-foot length of small-diameter snare wire with the wire cutters on a multitool. Form a 1/2-inch diameter loop in one end of the wire. Wrap the wire around a stick or finger to form the loop. Secure the loop by wrapping the free end of the wire around the main wire length three times.
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Feed the opposite end of the wire through the small loop to form a snare loop.
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Tie the free end of the snare wire to a limb or branch above a game trail; suspend the loop 3 to 4 inches above the trail. Adjust the size of the loop to 4 inches in diameter.
Squirrel Snare
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Locate an area with squirrel activity. Look for squirrels in trees, signs of eaten acorns or beechnuts on the ground and squirrel nests in limbs.
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Locate a fallen limb that is 6-feet long and 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Prop the limb against a tree in the area of squirrel activity. Place one end on the ground, and the other end at least 4 feet off the ground.
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Form a small loop in the end of a 2-foot length of snare wire. Feed the other end of the wire through the small loop to form a 3- to 4-inch snare loop.
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Wrap the free end of the wire around the limb that is propped against a tree. Bend the wire so that the snare loop is positioned on top of the limb.
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Form several more snares and position them along the length of the limb. Space the snares 8 to 12 inches apart.
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