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TrooperMax
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Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 3597 Location: Orleans, Ontario, Canada |
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Figure Four Deadfall
This trap is great device because you can catch a lot with minimal work.
Its simple to make and dosent require much bait.
Its mostly in the summer, spring, fall, (no snow).
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| Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:55 pm |
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Daffy
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Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 1466 Location: East Coast |
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there's the url to the one i made on the beach this summer when working. the beach was closed so it's not like anyone was swimming so we got bored. My friend eric trips the trap which crushes the bottle.
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| Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:11 pm |
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CedroneS
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 315 Location: Harleysville, PA U.S.A. |
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I am actually going to practice making these. I would have to run into problems when I really needed the thing to work! I want to be able to whip out a working one in no time!!!
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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:17 am |
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TrooperMax
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Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 3597 Location: Orleans, Ontario, Canada |
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While at my lot I had to think out of the box because there are NO rocks there, yeah its weird.
So i used an old log, and the thing works pretty good. 
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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:01 am |
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CedroneS
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 315 Location: Harleysville, PA U.S.A. |
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 |  | While at my lot I had to think out of the box because there are NO rocks there, yeah its weird.
So i used an old log, and the thing works pretty good.  |
I was thinking that a dead fall with a log would work for bigger game!
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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:11 am |
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TrooperMax
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Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 3597 Location: Orleans, Ontario, Canada |
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Yeah i guess if there are rabbit in your area, you could probably catch that.
Now we need a trap for deer, how about my sedan suported by a figure four oak tree 
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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:47 am |
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Daffy
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Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 1466 Location: East Coast |
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Troup. your method is fine for deer. Just needs modification. Make it bigger, and make it a figure 4 speer dead fall. I'l get a pic of what i'm talking about. Maby i'm thinking a different trap.
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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:47 am |
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Daffy
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hrm, this is a modified tripwire trap. WARNING. If you make this and mess up it will become a person trap!
then attach the spears to the log in the tree.

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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:50 am |
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TrooperMax
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Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 3597 Location: Orleans, Ontario, Canada |
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Thats pretty creative
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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:52 am |
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Daffy
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Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 1466 Location: East Coast |
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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:54 am |
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CedroneS
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 315 Location: Harleysville, PA U.S.A. |
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I think those were used in Vietnam as person traps... 
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| Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:26 pm |
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Canadiank9
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For larger game Deadfalls work exellent, however you have to be careful and remember where you hit then or it can be quite nasty
however im talking about the hole in the ground Deadfall, not the falling object one
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flashlightfreak9
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Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 4351 Location: Sweet Home Alabama!!! |
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I made a figure-four deadfall out of popsicle sticks.
Starting out small worked for me. I used a heavy book substituted for the rock.
Then I made a larger one that supported an 8" by 16" brick.
Never caught anything though. 
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Survivorman
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Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 912 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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Hey can someone explain how to make a paiute deadfall? Preferably with a picture or two?
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| Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:39 am |
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Daffy
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Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 1466 Location: East Coast |
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| Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:45 pm |
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Survivorman
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Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 912 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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Thanks, but I think I spelled it right 
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| Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:11 pm |
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OGTL
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Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 403 Location: Northern Ontario, Boreal Forest |
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Here's one I knocked together for fun a few months ago. Probably your best chance of getting meat in a survival situation.

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| Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:35 am |
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Survivorman
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Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 912 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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very nice OGTL, where's the bait?
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| Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:39 am |
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Drummer Dave
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Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 5615 Location: B.C West Coast, Canada |
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In what" Key" ? will that fall ? 
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| Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:46 am |
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Survivorman
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Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 912 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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funny dave , That's a nice deadfall though, craftsman ship is amazing
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