Primitive traps

If you do find yourself in the wilderness and need food, there are a lot of ways to fill the

I picked this picture of a snare because in the book Katniss describes Gale as being an expert at being able to set up a snare. Then she goes on to say how she wishes she was good at setting them up perfectly because whenever he sets them up there will always be a squirrel or a rabbit caught in the snare which means that they will have more food.

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.

Passive trapping versus active hunting is almost always preferred in a survival scenario. Not only does trapping typically require less energy, but it also enables one to focus on other important survival tasks such as shelter, fire, water, foraging and signaling. Passive fish traps are among some of the oldest documented relics from indigenous cultures all over the globe. Stone weirs built many hundred years ago in rivers and low tide areas still exist today. Funneling fish for easier…

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

A collection of primitive weapons and training.

Hunt showdown bear trap concept art and design.