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Josh Helcel: Wild pigs are an invasive species that threatenagricultural production, water quality, nativespecies, and habitat. In Texas, legal methodsfor controlling expanding wild pig populationsinclude the use of snares, and these relativelysimple devices can be used effectively incertain situations to capture wild pigs. Tracksin a trail or path, muddy rub marks on trees,hair caught in a fence where wild pigs crawlunder, and wallows near watering holes areexamples of locations for setting snares. A snare consists of a wire loop with a lockingdevice that tightens around the animal’sbody as it passes…

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How to Build a Figure-C Feral Hog Trap

September 13, 2020September 7, 2020 TaathHow to Build a Figure-C Feral Hog Trap0 comment

This is a figure c trap that we actually builttodayAs you can see it has an inner C and an outerCThis outer C kind of serves as a drift fenceSo what happens is the pigs will end up circlingthe trap whenever they see baitAnd they’ll start circling and they will catchone of these drift fencesyou can see there’s one right here by me andthere is another one that’s on the other sideover there. So what happens is they’ll catch one of theseand they’ll start walking in and what we haveis…

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Primitive Technology: Simple rabbit trap in the forest and bake it in an aboriginal way

September 13, 2020September 7, 2020 TaathPrimitive Technology: Simple rabbit trap in the forest and bake it in an aboriginal way0 comment

Primitive Technology: Rabbit trap in the forest and bake it in an aboriginal way

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PRIMITIVE SKILLS and TRAPS in the WILD | Animal Traps and Snaring | ASMR (Silent)

September 11, 2020September 7, 2020 TaathPRIMITIVE SKILLS and TRAPS in the WILD0 comment

Fresh snow really hides these snowshoe hare See if you can spot the live hare!You should be able to spot it now!They rely on their camouflage to protect them from danger. Look for the black eye of the animal!See it yet?Right there!Try to sneak up and catch it!Gone!I’m setting up a traditional snare made from thin wire. The small stick helps direct it’s head through the loop. The loop will tighten around it’s head and cut off blood flow. It’s important to set these perfectly. Setting multiple snares increases chances…

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How to effectively trap wild boars | Life Wild

September 9, 2020September 7, 2020 TaathHow to effectively trap wild boars0 comment

in search of more food in the junggle will have tubers under legumesthis root is high in starch and water need more food sources this area is near the water sourcewild animal printsmake a trap in the path of animals to drink waterdig a deep holecover the hole with a tree branchcover the crater when the animal passes by tomorrowthe leaves have been rapositionedan animal has been trappeda wild boarhow to trap rudimentary animals effectively

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Primitive Technology Tools – Stone Axe

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 TaathPrimitive Technology Tools - Stone Axe0 comment

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How to Make Stone Tools in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED

August 30, 2020August 26, 2020 TaathHow to Make Stone Tools in a Survival Situation0 comment

– And right there in lessthan a second, I have createda tool that allows me to overcome allof my physical limitations. My name is Bill Schindler. I’m an experimental archaeologistand primitive technologistand a professor ofarcheology and anthropologyat Washington College. If you’re in the wildernessand you have nothing,the most important thing that you need isa sharp, durable edge. Humans are one of the weakestspecies on the planet. Our nails are almost useless. Our teeth are almost useless. We’re not that strong. We can’t run very fast. We can’t dig into the…

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Primitive Technology: Stone Axe (celt)

August 28, 2020August 26, 2020 TaathPrimitive Technology: Stone Axe (celt)0 comment

Making a stone axe from scratchSelecting a piece of basalt from the creek bedBreaking smaller pieces off the main stoneA large piece flaked offShaping the cutting edge using a pecking techniqueWetting a grind stone and grinding the axe head into shapeFiner grade of grind stoneGrinding the very edge with a progressively finer grades of stoneCharcoal is used last for final finishMaking a stone chisel from mudstoneGrinding chisel edgeCutting tree with mallet and chiselCarving mortise to haft stone headA hot coal is used to burn out the mortise, fire hardening it…

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Primitive Technology: Bow and Arrow

August 23, 2020August 19, 2020 TaathPrimitive Technology: Bow and Arrow0 comment

Northern Olive Cutting wood with stone hatchet from an earlier videoSplitting log with a stone chiselNotice that the wood twistsSplitting off wood from one side of one endTurn bow around and remove wood from the opposite side at the other endNow the wood is straightTapering the width of the bow to the tipsTappering the depth of the bow to the tipsNarrowing the handle width slightly. The depth of the handle is left alone it is to keep it stiff. String notches. Finished staveUnknown tree with fibrous barkStripping barkThis type of…

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Making a QUICK Primitive Bow and Arrow for Survival with only a knife

August 21, 2020August 19, 2020 TaathMaking a QUICK Primitive Bow and Arrow for Survival with only a knife0 comment

oak leaveswhite oak tree 3-4 finger widthselecting best way to split for 2 stavesuse a wood baton to split with knifeshaping side taper wide to narrowshaping thicknesschecking limb flexfine shavings nowshaping handletesting limbs for equal power and bendcutting grooves for stringcutting rawhide stripstwisting up soaked strips into bowstringhanging to dry and stretchcutting arrow shaftsremoving bark and high spotsheat straighteningcarving v notch for stringfire hardened pointshaping featherssinew bindingstep through method to string bowscraping a stiff spot