View Full Version : What bait for figure 4?
im teaching my self the figure of 4 trap method and im wondering what baits people have had sucess with?
though i obviously dont plan to use it for real as thats illegal!
I've never tried this, but I may do next time I get out. Good luck with it.
As for bait, I'd say use whatever is in the area that the animals are eating, berries, nuts, that sort of thing.
Tell us how you get on.
Spamel
Guys while figure 4 triggers are legitimate hunting techniques in survival situations I'd be very careful about using them outside an emergency situation. Like many techniques they are likely to be classed as poaching and inhuman and as such illegal - Spam I would check German law before trying one of there and ditto for anywhere else.
Oh, I won't make it to actually catch anything, just the technique behind making one! I believe you can't lay snares in Germany either, in fact, fires in woodland are a no-no, so if anyone is ever in Germany and wants to do a bit of bushcrafting, be careful!
Spamel
RovingArcher
22-04-2005, 17:45
Oh, I won't make it to actually catch anything, just the technique behind making one! I believe you can't lay snares in Germany either, in fact, fires in woodland are a no-no, so if anyone is ever in Germany and wants to do a bit of bushcrafting, be careful!
Spamel
Gary's advice is good advice. You may also want to check and see if making the trap, or any part of the trap, is legal or not.
Here in California, snares aren't just illegal to set, they are illegal to posses and any part of a snare is illegal. I learned this one the hard way, when the Game Warden approached when I was practicing making the trigger for a snare. I got off with a warning and have only continued my evil ways in the seclusion of my own home. :D
Guys while figure 4 triggers are legitimate hunting techniques in survival situations I'd be very careful about using them outside an emergency situation. Like many techniques they are likely to be classed as poaching and inhuman and as such illegal - Spam I would check German law before trying one of there and ditto for anywhere else.
Gary is quite correct in saying about the legality of figure four traps in the UK, they come under a family of traps reffered to as deadfall traps (they work as a trigger for something large and heavy to fall on wee beasties noggin thus rendering said beastie dead), as far as I am aware all deafall traps are illegal in the UK.
Gary's advice is good advice. You may also want to check and see if making the trap, or any part of the trap, is legal or not.
Here in California, snares aren't just illegal to set, they are illegal to posses and any part of a snare is illegal. I learned this one the hard way, when the Game Warden approached when I was practicing making the trigger for a snare. I got off with a warning and have only continued my evil ways in the seclusion of my own home. :D
So technically you can be arrested for posession of string :eek:
So technically you can be arrested for posession of string :eek:
Yeah, but they can carry a pocket knife to cut it with :rolleyes:
Toddy
Yeah, but they can carry a pocket knife to cut it with :rolleyes:
Toddy
Sad but true :rolleyes: !
Bait depends on what your'e trying to catch
RovingArcher
22-04-2005, 23:42
So technically you can be arrested for posession of string :eek:
Probably so. According to the Game Warden in our area, if he finds fresh traps in a specific area and a suspicious individual in the area is carrying materials that match the materials used to make up the traps, then string or wire or even a boot print would be used as evidence against him/her to convict them.
I've also heard that poachers can loose their vehicles, home, land, etc., if they find illegally taken game, pelts, meat, etc. in those areas. I guess it can be very costly to break fish and game laws.
on second thoughs.. this is not a terribly good idea for a thread.. could someone lock it down please..?
tomtom has publicly asked for the thread to be locked so I have, I have not removed it as it has information as to the legality of using a figure 4 trap in the UK which may be of interest for anyone searching for this information at a later date :)