Instructions for Animal Traps

You might find it important to know how to set up basic animal traps in the wild if you think you might ever need a trap survival purposes, or if you want to try it for general hunting. Usually, you'll want to set up traps in high-traffic animal areas, like around watering holes. One of the most basic traps is the snare trap, with which you can catch multiple types of animals such as deer, rabbits and foxes.

Understand Where To Set Up Traps

Picking where to set up the traps is very important. This might take trial and error to discover the best sites. The animals you'll most likely be able to catch with the snare trap in the wild are rabbits, deers, foxes and other smaller wildlife. Look for animal tracks. The most common areas animals frequent is around watering holes, rivers and streams. Look for small pathways through brush that have numerous amounts of tracks or different types of tracks. These indicate areas that have high traffic of animals. After you find tracks, do your best to figure out what kind of tracks they are. You need to determine how high off the ground the snare trap needs to be positioned. For deer, look for smaller oval tracks with two sharp ridges on one side. For foxes and rabbits, their tracks will be oblong and scattered.

Set-Up The Trap

When setting up the snare trap along a path of tracks, locate a place that is within 5 feet of a tree. You will need the trunk to tie a string around. Use a durable rope or string that is at least 3 feet long. Keep in mind if you are trying to snare a deer, the rope needs to be at least 6 1/2 feet long to create a noose. First, tie a slipknot in the center of the rope to make the noose of the snare trap. There should be a long trailing end of rope, and the snare needs to be large enough for your game's head to slip through. Next, bring the loose end of the rope to the tree trunk and tie it securely.

Finish The Trap

Find two to four thick, sturdy sticks or small branches that you can break to certain sizes, depending on the game you are trying to catch. For large game such as deer, the sticks need to be 3 to 4 feet tall. For small game, they need to be about 6 inches to 1 foot tall. Plant the sticks in a semicircle around the path where the tracks are. Think of it as you want the animal to walk through the sticks (the noose will be resting on top of them). Make sure the sticks are leaning at an angle a little bit toward where the animal would walk, with about 2 1/2 feet between the top of the sticks. Next, bring the noose part of the rope--keeping the other end securely tied to the tree trunk--and set it on top of the sticks planted in the ground. Wrap the rope around the top of each stick a little bit just to keep it upright, and push the sticks to help make the noose more taut. Use two sticks to do this, but if necessary use three to four. Now, wait for an animal sighting. Be very quiet and still if you want to try and keep watch over the trap.
Once an animal walks through the noose, it will pull tighter as it struggles, then you have an animal for food.

References

• Animal Traps in Woods

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