If I COULD build a dead fall big enough to kill a bear I would save myself a lot of trouble. Just cut a willow switch and go after the critter, which I could easily do if I didn't have a bad back.
If I COULD build a dead fall big enough to kill a bear I would save myself a lot of trouble. Just cut a willow switch and go after the critter, which I could easily do if I didn't have a bad back.
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he's too old
to fight... he'll just kill you.
I devised a similar trap using just whatever I had laying around. I think the video explains it well enough. The design is very simple.
(hopefully I linked the video correctly)
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Looks complicated but also very creative.. I like this idea
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Crude and efficient! It’s hard for me to not like that deadfall.
Whether due to rain, river, or snow, blood, sweat, or tears it is usually easier to stay dry than to get dry.
I like the modification of the Paiute Deadfall design... However, it might be easier to get the top piece to balance on the supports if the supports formed an 'X' and you could put the top piece between the two supports then and it couldn't slip off and accidentally release the stone. I've built a few small paiute's and I use a forked stick stuck in the ground to hold up the top piece. Much more stable than the traditional one where its all balanced on the top of one stick.
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