Emergency Survival - When Disaster Strikes - page 199

trigger the trap. Baited varieties are set in semi-open areas where passing animals will go for
the bait. A forked stake, or notched peg, is driven into the ground for an anchor. A second
forked stick, or notched peg, is tied to cordage attached to the top of a springy sapling. The sap-
ling is bent down, and the trigger is hooked under the notch in the anchor stake. A loop of cord-
age makes a loose, wide, open noose that is held open across the game run via small twigs
stuck in the ground. A passing animal triggers the snare and is held in the air by the noose.
Figure 7-31. Rolling snare.
T-Bar Snare
The T-bar snare is a baited snare, similar to the rolling snare (see fig. 7-32 ) . Start forming a
circle of stakes by driving two notched stakes into the ground. Form the rest of the circle with
plain vertical stakes. The bait bar hooks into the notches on the first two anchor stakes. Flatten
the tops of the bait bar just enough so that it catches in the anchor stakes and holds horizontal
under tension. The vertical stakes force the game to reach its head through the snare noose to
reach the bait bar. Carve the notches in the anchor stakes and the flats on the bait bar so that a
slight upward tug on the bait bar releases the snare.