Its a TRAP!

[Tofu]

hehe, sorry Star Wars Family Guy was on last night.

Saw this at Northern Tool yesterday:


It got me to thinking about easy ways to bring some meat protein into an emergency/survival diet.

[Lowdown3]

These work, but then you have a tee'd off little animal to deal with. Still have to shoot or... otherwise.

Another good use for a live catch trap like this would be to get breeding stock of something like wild rabbits.

I'd sure rather go with our domesticated rabbits, but if worse came to worse, I'd trap some wild ones and try to domesticate them.

[crossbow]

These work, but then you have a tee'd off little animal to deal with. Still have to shoot or... otherwise.

Another good use for a live catch trap like this would be to get breeding stock of something like wild rabbits.

I'd sure rather go with our domesticated rabbits, but if worse came to worse, I'd trap some wild ones and try to domesticate them.

I've had live wild rabbits many time in the past 60 yr and they just don't make it in captivity, even last summer the GS was mowing hay and found a nest, brought home 5 and tried to raise them even after i told him about our experience, they died within a week.Racoons will live great in captivity.

[slingshot]

If you ever get a skunk in one of those cages (like my boy did,) the only thing you can do is get a long pole to carry cage & skunk to a pond, and see how long it can hold it's breath!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I have 2 of those kind in 2 different sizes. They work great with peanut butter on the underside of the trip plate!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

If you ever get a skunk in one of those cages (like my boy did,) the only thing you can do is get a long pole to carry cage & skunk to a pond, and see how long it can hold it's breath!

I just busted mine with a 22cb. It clipped the wire but casued no major damage with just one wire and brained him before he could go off.
Hey is what you did baitin a hole with stinkbait?:) LOL sorry couldn't resist

[slingshot]

I just busted mine with a 22cb. It clipped the wire but casued no major damage with just one wire and brained him before he could go off.
Hey is what you did baitin a hole with stinkbait?:) LOL sorry couldn't resist

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Thanks, I needed a good laugh!

[LizardKing]

We used to use these to catch rats. Put the cage in a puddle, lay the neg cable in the water, hook the pos cable to the cage and when the rat goes in after the peanut butter, TURN ON THE WELDER. FWIW - rats can hold their breath for 2 minutes and a sand chicken (seagull) can catch one if you toss it in the air.

[Klayton]

I used mine to catch wild rabbits and squirrels for baggy training my birds. The trap works great!

I have heard of people having some good luck trying to bring wild rabbits (not hares) from one part of the state to their location. but I have also heard of the animals dying very shortly after capture too, so would need more 411 on using it for this scenario.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

It got me to thinking about easy ways to bring some meat protein into an emergency/survival diet.

It can be but it is like any other skill, it takes practice. The good news is with these live traps you showed, even in the city, you can practice on you neighb.. oops I meant your cat and release them unharmed:) On some you need bait, on all you need quantities of proper sized game and areas of travel.
Make sure you check the game and local laws before embarking on this pre-SHTF venture so that it doesn't become an expensive buying spree that will be confiscated. I would also look for local trapping organizations in your area. I have found most of the people in them to be great and willing resources for sharing knowledge.
This is my my food collection stash I use and some of them are good to cover "dead zones" in my fields of fire around the homestead where zombies enjoy hiding. Great Thought and Post!
2 live cages, perch trap, gopher trap, small jaw trap and #3 jaw traps