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  • Blacksmith101

    Grumpy Old Man
    Jun 22, 2012
    22,155
    Trapping small game (rabbits, groundhogs, squirrels, birds, to survive even cats and dogs) will be more productive than hunting large game (Deer). You should have some leg hold and body grip traps and snares (in some Maryland Counties even possession of snares is illegal so check the laws) and know how to make your own from scratch. Get some books on how to trap and make sets.

    Traps
    https://www.northerntrapping.com/cg...:Oneida_Victor&category=Traps+:+Oneida_Victor

    Snares
    https://www.northerntrapping.com/cgi/search.cgi?terms=Snaring_::Snares&category=Snaring_+:+Snares

    How to make Deadfalls and snares (Classic book)
    https://archive.org/details/deadfallssnaresb00harduoft/mode/2up

    You can get your own copy of the book
    https://www.furfishgame.com/store/product97.html

    Once again internet searches will provide lots of sources and information.

    Maryland Fur Trappers Inc.
    https://www.marylandtrappers.com/index.html

    Thanks to Brickman's reminder here is a link to the DNR Trapper Education Program
    https://dnr.maryland.gov/nrp/Pages/trappered.aspx

    And to the Maryland Trapper Education Manual
    https://dnr.maryland.gov/Documents/Maryland_Trapper_Education_Student_Manual.pdf

    And Maryland Trapper Education Workbook
    https://dnr.maryland.gov/Documents/Maryland_Trapper_Ed_Workbook.pdf
     
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    Brickman301

    Ultimate Member
    Mar 23, 2015
    2,530
    FREDERICK, MD
    I agree, in a total SHTF scenario, the ability to trap is a great skill set to have. Yes, you can read, study, and learn about it, but the best way to learn is to do it with your own hands.

    I haven’t trapped for a few years, but have been doing it since a very young age. Sure I’ve read and studied about it, but most things I read needed tweaking for it to work for me out in the field. Trapping definitely has a learning curve but once you find the methods that work for you, it becomes a lot easier. Start targeting animals that are easier to catch like raccoons, possums and if you’re lucky, muskrats. Learn on them, them move to the harder animals, fox, coyotes, beaver, and mink.

    Please, go out and get the DNR trapping education, and get into the hobby. If you are already a hunter I promise trapping will make you a better hunter as well. You are out every day checking traps no matter what the weather conditions are, and you will learn more about all the wildlife in that area just because you see it everyday.
     

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