Survival traps

How to Make a Figure 4 Deadfall Trap ~ This simple primitive trap can be made in under an hour with a few sticks and a sharp knife. Trapping is an essential skill for backwoods bushcraft survival, and this is one of the simplest types of trap. #bushcraft #survival #survivalskills

Trapping is an ancient art form of harvesting game animals. These trapping tips can help you survive just as our forebears did while living off the land.

Snare survival

Primitive Weapons - Punji Bear Trap consisted of two different sized holes, a larger hole on top of a smaller hole. The VC would place a bear trap over top of the smaller hole so that when the victim's foot penetrated the brush covering, it would land on the trap causing it to snap shut in an upward motion. There was hardly any escaping the trap's grasp on the victim's foot.

Take a look and learn these 6 primitive survival traps. In the old days, people used these primitive survival traps with success and they still work today.

Two-Pronged Hunting Spear: In this Instructable, I am going to show you how to make a two-pronged hunting spear. This type of spear can be used for all sorts of smaller game, but is best for small aquatic animals such as frogs and fish.

If in the wilderness without anything to eat, these easy animal snares and traps can be made with virtually no supplies and will catch you small game.