Trapping

Use every part, respectfully, knowing that our ancestors became the soil that turned into the plants that fed the animals. Go for a quick kill. Do not overtrap. Do not trap endangered species or pregnant mothers. Check your traps as often as possible. Think seven generations ahead. Trap cruel & greedy trappers. See also: “Field Dressing Animals”.

• trapping basics [placement: hiding scent , camouflage , attraction ]
• trapping methods [mangle, strangle , dangle, tangle ]
• camouflage philosophy [ shape ; shadow ; shine ; silhouette ; surface ; sound ; smell;movement]
• zoology [ animals ' feeding , watering , sleeping , housing & habitat , predators ]
• population dynamics & seasonal trapping
• merciful killing [e.g. deadfalls & choke snares , no leg-holds; dispatching any stilldying w/ quick strike of blunt end of knife to back of skull ]
• small, medium , large game traps [ construction , baiting & placement]
• bird traps [ construction , baiting & placement]
• amphibian / reptile traps [ construction , baiting & placement]
• bug traps [ construction , baiting & placement]
• " coffee can" & x-cut tin traps [ construction , baiting & placement]
• snares & spring snares [ foothold & neck ]
• deadfalls [ Paiute ; figure -4; McPherson ; 1 stick]
• tick & flea identification
• viruses & disease [e.g. hantavirus , lyme disease ]