Raccoons are one of the worst pests that bother homesteads. Whether it’s raiding a garden for corn and melons, or eating poultry and rabbits, or just digging in trash and making a mess, raccoons are nothing but trouble… Traps are the easiest way to deal with problem raccoons, but raccoon traps can be expensive to …
One of the most important tests of someone’s survival skills is whether they can consistently provide food for themselves in the wilderness. Although a knowledge of edible plants, fruits and roots is important in long term survival scenarios, survival is going to depend on mastering effective methods of taking birds, mammals, and fish for food. …
Traps to capture birds can come in as many forms and designs as types of techniques, but they all have the same origin source in that they were constructed to capture food. Trapping fowl of any type was as a whole, not regulated or tracked in any way. When populations were depleted or the species …
Snares are the survivalist’s secret weapon for a few different reasons. They are inexpensive, they require very few materials to make, they are extremely effective with quite a high success rate, they are reliable, and they do not take much energy to make (preserving crucial caloric stores). When you are in a survival situation, it …
This trap is named after the native Paiute people. They were nomadic hunter-gatherers whose life revolved around animals, wild plants, and community. Hunting by trapping, snares, and deadfalls was a way of life. The Paiutes did start using horses after the Plains Indians introduced them to them, but they stayed in their natural way of …
Today we will make a few traps in the “humane eviction” theme for squirrels. These are 3 traps to keep the squirrel alive so it can be relocated, or harvested as you wish. The most common reason to catch a squirrel alive is to move him to a place that he isn’t destructive to your …
If there is any exercise in patience, it is snaring wild game, particularly the rabbit. Snaring involves learning by trial and error and knowing your quarry. Snaring is the most successful when you take the time to arm yourself with knowledge on this primitive hunting art form. To be the most efficient and successful you …
Fish is one of the best survival foods you will ever find. It is packed with protein, full of fatty oils, and can be found in almost any body of water. However, in a survival situation you rarely have a rod and reel with you. So now what? The rod and reel is a much more modern …
