Sexy Friday – 20230315

TGIF! Spring has sprung! At least here in the great PNW it has. It hit 70º here today! I had the top down on my car, even. Nothing but sunshine here all weekend, hope the rest of you can enjoy the same.

Survival – Personal Edition

One of the most essential needs for survival is food. I personally rank it 2nd behind water, but nonetheless both are necessary. Today, we’re going old school and learning how to make an animal trap. This one is for critters and is called a holding trap.

• Start by finding a small stick and get yourself about 2 feet of wire. No string or twine as your prey will be able to bite through it.
• Wrap one end of the wire of the stick. Use your thumb and forefinger to hold the wire while you twist the stick. This will create a coil around the stick.
• Remove the stick from the wire by breaking it near the wire loop and sliding it out.
• Thread the other end of the wire through the loop to make the snare loop. The loop should be about 5 inches in diameter.
• Take that other end of the loop and secure it to a stake.
• So placement: This holding trap should be positioned in an animal track or near a animal hole. If possible, place two of them one behind the other to increase your odds of success.
• Once you’ve found the ideal placement area, plant the stake. The stake should be out of sight to the animal from the trap. Also make sure to mark the stake in some manner so you can find it later.
• Check the trap only once a day. Your presence too often will scare away your critters which will make the trap completely useless.

Once your trap has ensnared your prey, the rest is easy. Humanely kill that critter. They’ll still be alive but pretty exhausted by the time you find them, so this should be easy enough. Then get that fire going and enjoy some fresh meat!

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Survival – Species Edition

Time to put the sexy in Friday!

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