Fig 4 Deadfall

I have No Freaking Idea how to Make One.

Any Good Sites for Making them?

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This site used to have a lot of pictures of them that were made by forum folks, someone might be able to link you to the pages. http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/traps/figure4/figure4.html here is my suggestion, we use this site often enough Smile

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

thanks for the Site, but trooper found what i needed haha

thank you

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	Hidden Ralph wrote:
	thanks for the Site, but trooper found what i needed haha thank you

Years ago I used that same image to learn it. I put it in my wild edibles book I made. Its very useful

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

I got to make one of these this year.
Another good way of harvesting food Cool

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	Drummer Dave wrote:
	I got to make one of these this year.

Me too. Never learned how to make one, but the picture really helps. Very Happy

I made a piaute deadfall, but you wont have twine everywhere. Cool

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	Mystik Spiral wrote:
	[ Me too. Never learned how to make one, but the picture really helps. I made a piaute deadfall, but you wont have twine everywhere.

Cordage, can make cordage easily enough, at least I can so it still works for me. The more traps and snares you have in your repertoire the greater your odds of having success in different situations. Once you master the figure 4 on the ground, try setting it up on a tree trunk. Going vertical always makes things more interesting Laughing

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thanks I wanted to learn to make one. I don't know why because I don't like to kill animals, but if I am in a situation where I might have to it would be great to have the knowledge Very Happy

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Here is an awesome squirrel trap Ray mears makes. Another one id like to try while out in the woods.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvRR5MTBBQI&feature=email

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Last edited by Drummer Dave on Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:54 pm; edited 1 time in total

Great vid. Smile

It's a goal of mine to invent a trap. It's hard to do if you think of it, but this year I hope to invent my own. Cool

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here is a video of one i made a few summers ago..... my friend triggered it with a stick. this was actually on a day that i was working but the beach was closed due to water conditions....

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I remember that video. Cool

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	Mystik Spiral wrote:
	I remember that video.

water bottle never saw it coming...

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People to contact if you have a problem

When guns become outlawed only outlaws will have guns.

loved the hobo fishing going give it a try. loved your trap how harsh. I don't want to be anywhere near the traps when they go off.

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Ahhh...the good 'ol figure 4. Cool

I've made a few of these. Very Happy

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Wink

	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

and again and again and again... Laughing

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That many times, huh? Laughing

It only took me a couple tries and a small modification to get my first one. Cool

what did you snare Question

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Well, it may only take you a few tries to get your first one, but in a survival situation you make multiple traps to increase your odds. And setting all of those up, well as you can see from watching Les, can be quite a pain Confused

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