Safety
Make sure to watch and understand the knife safety videos.
Worksheets
Project – Figure 4 Deadfall Trap
3D CAD Models
The models will also be posted on the Teams channel. There is a built-in viewer (desktop version of Teams only – not the iPhone/Android apps) that will allow you to view and rotate the objects.
Figure 4 Deadfall Trap – Upright.stl
Figure 4 Deadfall Trap – Top Piece.stl
Figure 4 Deadfall Trap – Crossbar.stl
This file is the FreeCAD model for the previous 3 objects. FreeCAD is a free computer-aided drafting program, similar to SolidWorks or AutoCAD (but much more limited in features).
Media
Various types of deadfall traps have been used throughout the world for thousands of years. In this project, we will concentrate on the figure 4 deadfall trap. It was documented in the 1907 book Deadfalls and Snares.
How to make a figure 4 deadfall trap. Deadfall Trap in action catching mice. (3:46)
The Paiute, a Native nation from what is now the Western United States, invented a deadfall trap that uses rope as well as branches.
Paiute Deadfall Trap in Action! Catching Rats and Mice (4:51)
There is also a Shoshone deadfall trap.
Shoshone Deadfall Trap (6:40)
These techniques could be scaled up to allow the hunting of bears. In Yukon Territory, there is a cultural centre called Kwaday Dan Kenji (“Long Ago People’s Place”) that demonstrates the Tlingit deadfall trap.