When survival is in the balance

[Tomdhu]

Many folks extol the virtues of dead fall traps as a useful tool for trapping small mammals for when survival becomes an issue. They are good, in that you only have to carry a knife to make one and every one should carry a knife. But they do take time and the success rate is fairly low - largely because of friction and lack of speed.
I was sent this pic recently which demonstrates that a powerful trap can be set with a hair trigger so that it can catch a wide range of small and medium sized mammals

 

[TLM]

Just a few days a go a mama bear had to be shot because it had one of those in its other front paw. It had two cubs, no mention what happened to those.

 

[Tomdhu]

It's a mouse trap so can't see it being a problem for a bear. Plus there's no bears in the UK. Why not show us the news report in a credible publication.

 

[C_Claycomb]

@Tomdhu,
Since you take issue with TLM mentioning a bear caught in a different kind of a steel trap in another country it seems only fair to ask you to explain the connection between a dead mouse in an unidentified steel trap and your opening discussion of primitive deadfall traps. How a steel trap can be set doesn't seem to offer much of relevance for how a primitive trap of a different design may or may not be set.

Also, since you highlight there are no bears in the UK, it would be fair to also point out that in the UK it is extremely unlikely there will ever be a survival situation that will warrant a person setting a deadfall.

Regards

Chris

 

[TLM]

What's credible:
Bear there is actually mentioned two bears with the same problem in this article.
Bear3 with a pic of a trap.

 

[Nice65]

I’d like to know if the person who sent you the picture of their survival rations enjoyed their meal?

 

[Spirit fish]

Many folks extol the virtues of dead fall traps as a useful tool for trapping small mammals for when survival becomes an issue. They are good, in that you only have to carry a knife to make one and every one should carry a knife. But they do take time and the success rate is fairly low - largely because of friction and lack of speed.
I was sent this pic recently which demonstrates that a powerful trap can be set with a hair trigger so that it can catch a wide range of small and medium sized mammals

if u want catch mice make a small clay bottle temper it with crushed bone bake it hard in a fire , make the inside edges slightly curved like a milk bottle d ig a p it insert it it into the ground so the top looks like a moushole insert seeds and grain, mice go in but carn t get out because of the curved sides I use do this for fun and release the woodmice

 

[Poacherman]

Many folks extol the virtues of dead fall traps as a useful tool for trapping small mammals for when survival becomes an issue. They are good, in that you only have to carry a knife to make one and every one should carry a knife. But they do take time and the success rate is fairly low - largely because of friction and lack of speed.
I was sent this pic recently which demonstrates that a powerful trap can be set with a hair trigger so that it can catch a wide range of small and medium sized mammals

I don't rate them at all