to improve this trap you could attach a string to the arrow so that the animal will be mostly stuck to the trap and if it misses the arrow wont get lost
+Liam Teetzel if it was set for a deer then you would need some very strong string and you would have to somehow add a barb to the tip so it doesn't just simply pull out. In the end though the shaft itself would probably break and the deer would get away. I see where you are coming from though and this idea would work for a lot of smaller game, in a survival situation you want to give yourself the highest chance of catching your food and ensuring your prey doesn't have a chance yo escape greatly increases your odds at survival!
Luke Posadas I didn't imagine the arrow totally holding the deer, I meant that it would make the wound even worse when it tried to get away. (Sorry, I'm Swedish!)
When I set traps I usually put up signs to warn people who may happen by. It's my experience that most animals can't read so they'll still blunder into it. Besides, field dressing people is pretty messy. (Ugh)
+Grepadu lol Yes, very wise thing to do. One of the tribe's that still use these type death traps, hang stick triangles all around the perimeter of each trap, with the triangles pointing towards it. Very dangerous, especially when it's camouflaged. Thanks for your comment Andy
Protip: If you can't get your camera to focus on a small object just put your hand directly behind it. The camera will focus on your hand which will bring the small object into focus as well.
Absolutely loved this, my son is 9 and we are learning how to set traps, build shelters and survive in the mountains where we live, in Europe. Thanks for your advice, this is clear and detailed, and with safety precautions. thanks again
This is great! I used to love looking at pictures of traps like this, and really wanted to make one. I don't know how I've made it to adulthood and not made one yet. Awesome channel. - Carley
Holy Mackerel this is a secret weapon with lethal authority for sure. This device would ruin the day of anything that upset that trip-wire and leave a lasting memory for the very lucky. Subscribed sir.
I’ve built a few bow traps back in 09’ using a fiberglass bow and green para-cord. If I used one of my wooden bows, it would surely take set and string follow. Purely for practice purposes though. I would never leave the trap armed. The bow trap is lethal, and i’m sure it’s worked before. I feel as though a strong leg twitch up snare for large game would be more effective and less time consuming too build, let alone the least dangerous to the person setting it. I personally would never use the bow trap, except in an enemy evasion situation (thinking worst case scenario here) where you would have to defend yourself against potential guerrilla attacks at base camp. I personally use Pauite deadfalls, baited twitch-up snares, and simple snares for trapping. I’ve had a high success rate with the Pauite deadfall, as it is the most sensitive. On my old channel, I have a video of a successful trapping using pine nuts as bait. The trap was set for an opossum or raccoon, with a 65 pound slab of granite stone. The next morning, a 3 inch long field mouse was crushed under the trap. I guess I baited with “X” type food in an area with primarily “Y” food, and for the sake of a change in diet or pure curiosity, the mouse took the bait. The Pauite traps are extremely sensitive. The only disadvantage is that they require a length of cordage which may not be readily available in a primitive situation. That’s when a figure four would work. Either way, thanks for posting this. I always tell people that 70% of your diet will come from trapping, 20% from foraging edible plants, and 10% from hunting. Taking into account your living off of the land with minimal tools and have to build your own bow or atlatl.
Another great video mate. That's a very well made bow there and thanks for showing the different tips and their effect. Interesting stuff. Also using a water bottle really gave a dramatic effect hehe.
+ExtremeBogom Cheers, appreciate it Brotha. The bow didn't have to be as powerful, I think 30lb draw would do the trick on the biggest of critters. Id never fired them sharpened shafts at a target before lol Wouldn't like to stand in front of one, but not very practical. Thanks Andy
Would have liked to have seen the fire hardened arrow in slow motion, as I'm unsure how it failed. Was it because it was lighter and rose, thereby hitting the container at the wrong angle and did it actually hit the container cap? Excellent vid, by the way! Clear and informative narrative throughout.
Great tutorial. Lots of info and explained well. You mentioned that your arrow heads were attached with epoxy or (?) pipage??? I can not make out what you said. what is it and how is it made. Another tutorial link for that would be great. Good job on the vid btw. Thanks in advance.
Nice setup of a very effective trap. But to use only in the most dire but responsible situation. Ive setup this design many times to become familiar with it for a quick setup. Your trigger is great. I use a slip ring trigger myself but will give yours a try. My only dispute is just personal preference. I would never spend so much time on the bow in a survival situation which, by the way is the only time i would consider this setup. I have always found that a simple green sapling does the job nicely. I do however use a larger diameter limb for my bow. Typically 1 1/2" to 2". This setup must be flagged in all directions for human safety. Also, typically a very short term setup that if must be used for an extended period, it is very easy to have 2 or 3 bows made up while at camp to replace the existing limb if needed. Only a couple of minute to replace. Nice video and very informative. Keep up the good work. Subscribed.
+Rimrock Outdoors Cheers buddy, and muchly appreciated. Defantly! Only to be used in certain survival situations. I make this clear in my description and the warning at the end. Saying that, there's still a few tribe's using these type traps. Must be scary walking through their woods at night 😕 Yes, you and I know that a simple sapling notched on each end would do the trick short tem, but for this demo, if I'd half arsed any part of it, I'd have far more comments of hatred than iv already had lol. No doubt my vid has been flagged by the 80 odd dislikers, but iv not heard oat about it. My channels in good standing with YT. These's no crime taking place and sufficient warnings. I'm just a geeza that likes old traps. Like yourself.. I practace to be familiar with them. I do think when it comes to trap making a little more effort is only going to increase the chances, but a little too less effort will result in failure. I only spent about an hour on this bow, and it's still drawing just over 40lb at 28". Not bad for an hours work four months ago. Personally, I'd rather put a bit more time in, and have the confidence that the trap will be efficient, work smoothly and hopefully kill the unfortunate critter quickly. Thanks for your comment, subbed you back and looking forward to your future videos. Cheers Andy
Impressive and agreed, it is a very dangerous trap. Still good to know, any one might end up in a scenario where this trap would be very useful no matter how unlikely.
Seems to me that the trigger board made the arrow point up as it was fired. Should it be thinner and have the trigger stick perched right on the vey end of the trigger board?
Your welcome bro, glad you liked it. I practace alot of these old primitive traps, some of them arn't too practical, but I think this one would defantly keep ya belly full in a survival / shtf situation. Thanks Andy
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Agreed! And you're welcome :) This looks like a very resourceful way to sustain life in a survival / shtf situation. I will for sure, be practicing to make a set up like this, to add to my knowledge for survival. What I appreciate the most is you can set up a few on different game trails to give yourself an even better chance of harvesting an animal. Great video and again thanks for sharing. Best Regards to you Andy :)
cool thing about traps is they hunt for you. traps are essential in a survival scenario when you don't have time, or energy to hunt for food. thanks for the knowledge.
Have you thought about making specialist bolts for this? Most game have vertical ribs so if you have the tips going parallel to them they'll be more likely to slide into the spaces between the ribs and hit the internal organs.
Outstanding demonstration there my friend. Very knowledgeable. There's a couple of bow trap videos hear on youtube, but there all using factory / professionally made bows. Amateurs lol. Great video and channel. Thanks Wolf
Hi David, I just carved a v notch into the back of the arrow shaft. I have a much more detailed demo on arrow making on my Survival Bow & Arrow video. I show notching the arrow at around 7 minutes 40 seconds into the video. Thanks for watching
You are extremely knowledgeable my friend. Great video I will be sharing this video on my facebook group Everything Outdoors! Share your Experience. Thanks for the knowledge. -Eric
hey i was wondering when setting up any type of trap do you have to have some sort of warming for humans? is there a well known hunting sign type thing to warn people a trap is in the area?
Cool. I wonder if it would make sense to use two arrows, one on each side of the pole that keeps the bow strung. Or if it would make sense to tie some string to the arrow(head) and to a tree, so the animal won't escape ant it is easy to find arrow if it misfires.
+1Maklak Yeah, that's a good idea. I can think of a few advantages to tethering the arrow... Like you said... Could anchor the critter. Maybe even cause more damage by pulling it out, causing it to bleed out quicker. Plus if it does come out, the cord and arrow should hopefully point you in the right direction if it ran off? There'd only be one way to find out if the double arrow idea would work, but one arrows scary enough for me lol. Thanks for your comment and tips. Appreciated.
How much pressure to be set? Do you mean to be triggered? The sensitivity of the trap depends on how tight or slack the trip line cordage is. The tighter, the more sensitive it becomes. It has about a 1 inch pull at max. It's unnecessary, but you can make the trigger even lighter by rounding off the trigger stick (the tip of the stick were it meets the trigger board) Well, hopefully its the person setting the trap that will prevent the animal from stepping over the trip cord. I do say in the video... To set the trap at the correct hight of your game. There are no guarantees with traps, and the trick of trapping is multiple traps, which gives you multiple chances of trappin an animal. What do you think the chances are of all four of a Deers legs stepping over the cord? Especially when the cords at knee height. Set a trip wire at your knee height, and without looking at it, see if you can naturally step over it. You'll trip it every time!!!
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Thanks for the info. I'm a white tail hunting guide and from my experience with them I would think they would hop over the cable. Wonder if fishing line would work better?
+Flint Barnes That's a great job, your a lucky man. Personally I would set this trap for wild boar (They defantly don't hop) and I only know the game of my own country, so I can't comment about white tails. Maybe there not suitable game for this trap? But then again, with multiple traps, and time, how long would it be until one doesn't hop over it? Good idea though... If you think cordage would deture them? Fishing line would defo be less viable. There's a second version of this trap, more simple. I'll eventually do a video on it, and I'll add the fishing line tip. Cheers Andy
+Flint Barnes Cheers Flint, I appreciate it buddy. Thanks for the comments. They've gave me a few more ideas to consider. You to bud, happy hunting. Andy
yeah seems like a great idea but I did notice a upward motion of the arrow with could wound and not hit vitals but I'm sure with some tweaking you could fix that !
I like this, simple yet deadly, you could add a hair trigger or use stronger bows by sticking a weight on the end of the trigger board (sear), which will rotate away when triggered, then all the trigger is holding is the sear/counterweight instead of the full force of the bow, similar to how a gun is triggered so you don't need to fight the full force of the bolt spring.
My guess is that you would need to make several and have them all share the same trip wire. It would be awesome to defend your forest lair. One minute they are surging towards you - and next they are as holey as a Tetleys teabag and they look like a man size voodoo doll. LOL.
good idea! one solution that might work is to not tie the trip wire directly to firing mechanism, but instead to a rock that is then tied to the mechanism, and then place the rock near an edge so it easily falls down, and pulls the trigger out, that way i belive it would be easier to connect several into one wire, because it looks like the one in the video needs some pull before it fires, and then you risk only setting off one.
+Alex Tissot Haha, Cheers Alex. With a little practace, they don't take to much to set up. Takes me approximately 2 hours per trap. At a push, I could probably make and set 4-5 in a day. Thanks Andy
If you made a different trigger system that didn't also require the string to push the heavy stick holding the string back, the arrow would literally have twice the force. You can prove this by shooting a bow and arrow with one arrow, then shoot again with two. It's not like the movies, the arrows only have half the speed and distance.
Would it be advantageous to tie a tether string to the end of the arrow so that the quarry would pull the arrow out and increase the chance of hemorrhage? *just wondering... (or is it advantageous to leave the arrow in and allow the movements of the animal to do the damage?)
to improve this trap you could attach a string to the arrow so that the animal will be mostly stuck to the trap and if it misses the arrow wont get lost
+Liam Teetzel
Thanks Liam. That's a good idea.
Welcome
+Liam Teetzel Perhaps it could also hold the animal to the trap to a certain degree?
+Liam Teetzel if it was set for a deer then you would need some very strong string and you would have to somehow add a barb to the tip so it doesn't just simply pull out. In the end though the shaft itself would probably break and the deer would get away. I see where you are coming from though and this idea would work for a lot of smaller game, in a survival situation you want to give yourself the highest chance of catching your food and ensuring your prey doesn't have a chance yo escape greatly increases your odds at survival!
Luke Posadas I didn't imagine the arrow totally holding the deer, I meant that it would make the wound even worse when it tried to get away. (Sorry, I'm Swedish!)
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When I set traps I usually put up signs to warn people who may happen by. It's my experience that most animals can't read so they'll still blunder into it. Besides, field dressing people is pretty messy. (Ugh)
+Grepadu
lol Yes, very wise thing to do.
One of the tribe's that still use these type death traps, hang stick triangles all around the perimeter of each trap, with the triangles pointing towards it. Very dangerous, especially when it's camouflaged.
Thanks for your comment
Andy
Grepadu that’s why you don’t set traps in public areas only on your own property
Wow! Great idea in the right scenario. I will learn this one for sure.
+cyclist01222
Cheers buddy.
Fascinating. Deadly. Primitive. You earned your man badge. The loin cloth is next. Thanks!
Haha Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed it brotha. I'm off bow hunting next week... Very tempted :)
Cheers,
Andy
This looks like something straight out of Indiana Jones!
haa i was thinking the same :D
not a fan of water torture, but least I know what it looks like now 😂 great video.
Much simpillar trigger system here than what I've seen on other versions of this trap. Really cool vid!
+Jim Baird The Adventurer
Thanks Jim.
Iv tried a few different triggers, but iv found this one the most reliable.
Cheers buddy
Andy
Protip: If you can't get your camera to focus on a small object just put your hand directly behind it. The camera will focus on your hand which will bring the small object into focus as well.
Thanks
Absolutely loved this, my son is 9 and we are learning how to set traps, build shelters and survive in the mountains where we live, in Europe. Thanks for your advice, this is clear and detailed, and with safety precautions. thanks again
U stay safe
our neighbour said that we need more toys for her children to play with on our garden playground, and it looks like i just hit the jackpot!
This is great! I used to love looking at pictures of traps like this, and really wanted to make one. I don't know how I've made it to adulthood and not made one yet. Awesome channel. - Carley
Thank you for throwing in the bow part.That was awesome so in a pinch I know what to look for.
Wow, that's a vicious setup to be sure. Well done on the video.
Excelentes vídeos En verdad aprendemos mucho y los disfrutamos en família Gracias por mostrarnos lo hermoso de disfrutar de la naturaleza
Really nice video. I love that you showed how to make a bow as well as the trap
Why do you have to keep killing those water bottle creatures ???
Watching them bleed out was terrifying.
And the squeals they made when the arrows entered their thin, plastic-like skin *shudders*
we need to BAN WATER BOTTLES
They were so young
never seen a backwards draw knife technique before.. looks effective enough. Good stuff.
Holy Mackerel this is a secret weapon with lethal authority for sure. This device would ruin the day of anything that upset that trip-wire and leave a lasting memory for the very lucky. Subscribed sir.
You have a lovely voice!
And you advice is easy to watch/listen to.
Good job.
How did you get 40 range to be able to use a yew longbow?
You are NOT wrong!! great tutoial, expertly recorded, definately a keeper, you have my sub, thanks for sharing
ATB Pete
+Outside Edge Bushcraft
Cheers Pete, muchly appreciated mate.
Subbed you back.
Thanks
Andy
I’ve built a few bow traps back in 09’ using a fiberglass bow and green para-cord. If I used one of my wooden bows, it would surely take set and string follow. Purely for practice purposes though. I would never leave the trap armed.
The bow trap is lethal, and i’m sure it’s worked before. I feel as though a strong leg twitch up snare for large game would be more effective and less time consuming too build, let alone the least dangerous to the person setting it.
I personally would never use the bow trap, except in an enemy evasion situation (thinking worst case scenario here) where you would have to defend yourself against potential guerrilla attacks at base camp.
I personally use Pauite deadfalls, baited twitch-up snares, and simple snares for trapping. I’ve had a high success rate with the Pauite deadfall, as it is the most sensitive. On my old channel, I have a video of a successful trapping using pine nuts as bait. The trap was set for an opossum or raccoon, with a 65 pound slab of granite stone. The next morning, a 3 inch long field mouse was crushed under the trap. I guess I baited with “X” type food in an area with primarily “Y” food, and for the sake of a change in diet or pure curiosity, the mouse took the bait. The Pauite traps are extremely sensitive. The only disadvantage is that they require a length of cordage which may not be readily available in a primitive situation. That’s when a figure four would work.
Either way, thanks for posting this. I always tell people that 70% of your diet will come from trapping, 20% from foraging edible plants, and 10% from hunting. Taking into account your living off of the land with minimal tools and have to build your own bow or atlatl.
Simple and very effective. Thanks for the share. Awesome video.
One of the best jungle survival trap! Very practical.
Another great video mate. That's a very well made bow there and thanks for showing the different tips and their effect. Interesting stuff. Also using a water bottle really gave a dramatic effect hehe.
+ExtremeBogom
Cheers, appreciate it Brotha.
The bow didn't have to be as powerful, I think 30lb draw would do the trick on the biggest of critters. Id never fired them sharpened shafts at a target before lol
Wouldn't like to stand in front of one, but not very practical.
Thanks
Andy
I'm definetely gonna make me some of these. Gonna learn to set it up in complete darkness.
Awesome!
+Cato Conan Pedersen
Nice one. Let me know how it goes buddy.
I'd defantly recommend a bit of daylight tho.
Cheers
Andy
I will off course practise alot before I am able to this in the dark.
Will keep you posted 🎯
Would have liked to have seen the fire hardened arrow in slow motion, as I'm unsure how it failed.
Was it because it was lighter and rose, thereby hitting the container at the wrong angle and did it actually hit the container cap?
Excellent vid, by the way!
Clear and informative narrative throughout.
thank you sir, i will add this to my list of survival traps for sure. also having that draw knife helps alot, i have one in my gear bag.
Wow I am going to watch you more often now YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON THIS VIDEO!!!
Thank you for a well produced informative video with safety precautions included. It was a pleasure to watch and learn. ATB Nigel
Great tutorial.
Lots of info and explained well.
You mentioned that your arrow heads were attached with epoxy or (?) pipage??? I can not make out what you said. what is it and how is it made. Another tutorial link for that would be great.
Good job on the vid btw.
Thanks in advance.
pine pitch
Nice setup of a very effective trap. But to use only in the most dire but responsible situation. Ive setup this design many times to become familiar with it for a quick setup. Your trigger is great. I use a slip ring trigger myself but will give yours a try. My only dispute is just personal preference. I would never spend so much time on the bow in a survival situation which, by the way is the only time i would consider this setup. I have always found that a simple green sapling does the job nicely. I do however use a larger diameter limb for my bow. Typically 1 1/2" to 2". This setup must be flagged in all directions for human safety. Also, typically a very short term setup that if must be used for an extended period, it is very easy to have 2 or 3 bows made up while at camp to replace the existing limb if needed. Only a couple of minute to replace. Nice video and very informative. Keep up the good work. Subscribed.
+Rimrock Outdoors
Cheers buddy, and muchly appreciated.
Defantly! Only to be used in certain survival situations. I make this clear in my description and the warning at the end. Saying that, there's still a few tribe's using these type traps. Must be scary walking through their woods at night 😕
Yes, you and I know that a simple sapling notched on each end would do the trick short tem, but for this demo, if I'd half arsed any part of it, I'd have far more comments of hatred than iv already had lol.
No doubt my vid has been flagged by the 80 odd dislikers, but iv not heard oat about it. My channels in good standing with YT. These's no crime taking place and sufficient warnings. I'm just a geeza that likes old traps. Like yourself.. I practace to be familiar with them.
I do think when it comes to trap making a little more effort is only going to increase the chances, but a little too less effort will result in failure.
I only spent about an hour on this bow, and it's still drawing just over 40lb at 28". Not bad for an hours work four months ago.
Personally, I'd rather put a bit more time in, and have the confidence that the trap will be efficient, work smoothly and hopefully kill the unfortunate critter quickly.
Thanks for your comment, subbed you back and looking forward to your future videos.
Cheers
Andy
the most lethal trap i have ever seen. great! i will be using this!
Awesome video. That's a real killer trap ! Subbed ya. Be safe hahaha lots of details. Will have to watch this a few times and test this out !
i build this in the boyscouts forest, i hope they are well trained.
Vasich lolcode lmfao. that's hardcore.
Deadly, nice, and stealthy
Impressive and agreed, it is a very dangerous trap. Still good to know, any one might end up in a scenario where this trap would be very useful no matter how unlikely.
What an awesome trap, and well explained, too. Subbed.
Seems to me that the trigger board made the arrow point up as it was fired. Should it be thinner and have the trigger stick perched right on the vey end of the trigger board?
Brilliant set up. thank you for sharing. This can make a huge difference harvesting protein in a survival situation.
Your welcome bro, glad you liked it.
I practace alot of these old primitive traps, some of them arn't too practical, but I think this one would defantly keep ya belly full in a survival / shtf situation.
Thanks
Andy
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Agreed! And you're welcome :) This looks like a very resourceful way to sustain life in a survival / shtf situation. I will for sure, be practicing to make a set up like this, to add to my knowledge for survival. What I appreciate the most is you can set up a few on different game trails to give yourself an even better chance of harvesting an animal. Great video and again thanks for sharing.
Best Regards to you Andy :)
A seriously well thought out trap one that I will definitely add to my survival skill thank you for the info
Your welcome David, thanks for watching and take care.
Scary trap. Good to know about it. Thanks for sharing.
That is awesome man. Great video!
+4 directions bushcraft
Thanks Chris, appreciate it brotha.
cool thing about traps is they hunt for you. traps are essential in a survival scenario when you don't have time, or energy to hunt for food. thanks for the knowledge.
+viking Mckim
Cheers bro. My thoughts exactly.
Thanks
Andy
That looks awesome.
Wow!!! Nice video I've completed watching your video it's very nice and interesting
Thanks Khraw, appreciate it my friend.
thats a very good bow for how fast was made of! awesome!
Very good trap, what is cool I watched this earlier, then saw your snare trap video. Yours came out very well also mate.
Cheers, I appreciate it bro.
You can't beat a good death trap haha.
Thanks
Andy
Have you thought about making specialist bolts for this? Most game have vertical ribs so if you have the tips going parallel to them they'll be more likely to slide into the spaces between the ribs and hit the internal organs.
This is great! I've never seen another Gunn before! Greetings from Canada, haha!
Haha Cheers.
Us Gunn's are everywhere :)
Great to find another clan member, take care Brotha.
Cheers
Andy
These traps are badly designed, in my playlists you can check it, regards
Shut it moron... shameless c*nt coming on my channel plugging your own bs
Your sharpened stick needs to be more needle like for about 15 cms. and it will go through the animal. Enjoyed the video, Thank you.
Outstanding demonstration there my friend. Very knowledgeable.
There's a couple of bow trap videos hear on youtube, but there all using factory / professionally made bows. Amateurs lol.
Great video and channel.
Thanks
Wolf
Haha, Thanks Wolf, I appreciate it brotha.
Cheers
Andy
where u get that scar in ur left hand?
Haven't saw this before, subbed just from watching this video.
+FullSpectrum Survivalist
Cheers bro, I appreciate it.
atb
Andy
How did you notch the back of the arrow...please explain.... sincerely David
Hi David, I just carved a v notch into the back of the arrow shaft.
I have a much more detailed demo on arrow making on my Survival Bow & Arrow video.
I show notching the arrow at around 7 minutes 40 seconds into the video.
Thanks for watching
Great job my friend! I enjoy making traps and am always up for a new design... You just never know when they might come in handy.
Cheers Exziver & defantly. Great trap to know for in a survival / defensive situation, plus lots of fun to practace.
Thanks
Andy
Very thorough and informative! Thank you!
Thanks Rob, glad you enjoyed it buddy.
Cheers
Andy
Awesome leathal bow trap.
Cheers mate
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to share.
Nice work! this video has been up for 2 weeks, i don't know how i mist it! again Nice work, Atb Ron
+OutdoorRon 68
Thanks Ron.
You to Brotha, all the best.
Andy
wonderfull work! thanks for sharing!!
How much elixer would i have to use to recharge it?..
Wow!! great trap buddy! extreem!
Nicely done!
great video, very well demonstrated, liked seeing the effectiveness of the different arrow heads, thanx for sharing
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it buddy, thanks for watching. Subbed... Lookin forward to going through your vids.
Thanks
Andy
cheers for the sub, been enjoying alot of your trapping videos, only ever practised making basic snares.
Very informative & professional!
Looks like a good design! Did you come up with it yourself?
How heavy is the trigger on this? It looks a though you have to overcome the draw weight to trip the trap.
No, not at all, it's very light.
Hard to explain. Best way to understand it, is to just build the trap yourself.
great channel for a novice like myself.. thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Cheers buddy, your welcome and muchly appreciated.
Thanks
Andy
You are extremely knowledgeable my friend. Great video I will be sharing this video on my facebook group Everything Outdoors! Share your Experience. Thanks for the knowledge. -Eric
Thanks Eric, muchly appreciated pal.
Cheers
Andy
hey i was wondering when setting up any type of trap do you have to have some sort of warming for humans? is there a well known hunting sign type thing to warn people a trap is in the area?
Awesome trap, surprisingly powerful. Have you used the hardened oak arrowhead or anything similar on an animal? Was it successful?
Cool. I wonder if it would make sense to use two arrows, one on each side of the pole that keeps the bow strung. Or if it would make sense to tie some string to the arrow(head) and to a tree, so the animal won't escape ant it is easy to find arrow if it misfires.
+1Maklak
Yeah, that's a good idea. I can think of a few advantages to tethering the arrow... Like you said... Could anchor the critter. Maybe even cause more damage by pulling it out, causing it to bleed out quicker. Plus if it does come out, the cord and arrow should hopefully point you in the right direction if it ran off?
There'd only be one way to find out if the double arrow idea would work, but one arrows scary enough for me lol.
Thanks for your comment and tips. Appreciated.
Very nice trap. I hope ya don't mind, but I saved a copy to my hard drive so I can watch it many times. Thank you so much.
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
No worrys mate, copy away.
Cheers
Andy
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft I did the same thing, in case it get's removed.
How much pressure did it take for the trigger to be set? Also what to keep the animal from stepping over the rope?
How much pressure to be set? Do you mean to be triggered?
The sensitivity of the trap depends on how tight or slack the trip line cordage is. The tighter, the more sensitive it becomes. It has about a 1 inch pull at max.
It's unnecessary, but you can make the trigger even lighter by rounding off the trigger stick (the tip of the stick were it meets the trigger board)
Well, hopefully its the person setting the trap that will prevent the animal from stepping over the trip cord.
I do say in the video... To set the trap at the correct hight of your game.
There are no guarantees with traps, and the trick of trapping is multiple traps, which gives you multiple chances of trappin an animal. What do you think the chances are of all four of a Deers legs stepping over the cord? Especially when the cords at knee height. Set a trip wire at your knee height, and without looking at it, see if you can naturally step over it. You'll trip it every time!!!
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Thanks for the info. I'm a white tail hunting guide and from my experience with them I would think they would hop over the cable. Wonder if fishing line would work better?
+Flint Barnes
That's a great job, your a lucky man.
Personally I would set this trap for wild boar (They defantly don't hop) and I only know the game of my own country, so I can't comment about white tails.
Maybe there not suitable game for this trap? But then again, with multiple traps, and time, how long would it be until one doesn't hop over it?
Good idea though... If you think cordage would deture them? Fishing line would defo be less viable. There's a second version of this trap, more simple. I'll eventually do a video on it, and I'll add the fishing line tip.
Cheers
Andy
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Awesome! Well I'm following your channel. Looking forward to seeing more of your traps. Happy hunting.
+Flint Barnes
Cheers Flint, I appreciate it buddy.
Thanks for the comments. They've gave me a few more ideas to consider.
You to bud, happy hunting.
Andy
yeah seems like a great idea but I did notice a upward motion of the arrow with could wound and not hit vitals but I'm sure with some tweaking you could fix that !
somthing had your hand real nice where you get scar from ?
Great tutorial. Easy to make and use.
Thanks Subodh :)
how many Hawaiian punch bottles do you have?
If it doesn't have fletchings isn't it called a bolt? I actually want to know so I thought I would ask.
I like this, simple yet deadly, you could add a hair trigger or use stronger bows by sticking a weight on the end of the trigger board (sear), which will rotate away when triggered, then all the trigger is holding is the sear/counterweight instead of the full force of the bow, similar to how a gun is triggered so you don't need to fight the full force of the bolt spring.
That first bit made me jump. I think I'll make a bow like yours. Thanks
Is it possible to make one where there are arrows flying from all different directions to that one point? That would be awesome.
My guess is that you would need to make several and have them all share the same trip wire. It would be awesome to defend your forest lair. One minute they are surging towards you - and next they are as holey as a Tetleys teabag and they look like a man size voodoo doll. LOL.
good idea! one solution that might work is to not tie the trip wire directly to firing mechanism, but instead to a rock that is then tied to the mechanism, and then place the rock near an edge so it easily falls down, and pulls the trigger out, that way i belive it would be easier to connect several into one wire, because it looks like the one in the video needs some pull before it fires, and then you risk only setting off one.
That's very clever, neat trap but i think i would go hungry before im done building the thing LOL ... it really is a neat set up tho ... nice vid.
+Alex Tissot
Haha, Cheers Alex.
With a little practace, they don't take to much to set up.
Takes me approximately 2 hours per trap. At a push, I could probably make and set 4-5 in a day.
Thanks
Andy
very cool
Interesting~well presented by one who knows what he is doing.
Thanks pal :)
atb Andy
looks like a good small game bow, made of yew. awsome wood. 50 lbs yew larger game, and compact
If you made a different trigger system that didn't also require the string to push the heavy stick holding the string back, the arrow would literally have twice the force. You can prove this by shooting a bow and arrow with one arrow, then shoot again with two. It's not like the movies, the arrows only have half the speed and distance.
where would you set this trap?
That looks badass!
really good video. excellent testing. i love to see the fruits of ones labor.
this video is awesome!!!
great video. well done. I will be building some of these to try in my woods.
+JemezMountain Man
Cheers bud
That's brilliant, let me know how it goes, and take care buddy.
Thanks
Andy
Facinating video great job appreciate your post cheers
Would the deer not run for miles with an arrow especially if it didn't hit the boiler room ? Could you tie the arrow....great trap btw !
Nice stuff mate.. -TRS-Records
Would it be advantageous to tie a tether string to the end of the arrow so that the quarry would pull the arrow out and increase the chance of hemorrhage? *just wondering...
(or is it advantageous to leave the arrow in and allow the movements of the animal to do the damage?)
+the1grape P.S. Very good video. I've never seen a trap like that before now. Very understandable instruction. Thanks!
I recommend pointing it at a tree as a backdrop if you can so if it misses, it doesn't hurt someone.
could you make a video on how to make (carved) a high quality bow ? please