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Instructions
Plan which animals you would like to trap, and the location. For example, some animals such as rabbits and muskrats often follow the same trails through forests or woods. These places are ideal to trap animals of that kind and are easiest to see in daylight.
Buy an appropriate size snare wire for the animal you are intending to capture. The size of the wire will vary according to the animal's size.
Know that the noose of the trap should be 1.5 times bigger in diameter than the animal's head. Use materials that are strong enough for your intended prey, but weak enough not to injure the animal severely.
Wrap your snare wire around your large stick, and make a small loop.
Rotate your stick so that the wire strands will wrap around it repeatedly.
Pass the free end of the wire through the loop you created.
Tie another small loop from a long piece of parachute cord. Make sure the loop begins 2 feet from the end of the snare wire. Tie the free end of the snare wire onto the parachute cord.
Bend the cord backward on itself, so it forms two large side-by-side loops, or loops that would somewhat resemble "bear ears."
Secure one end of the stick into the ground near the designated animal trail. Place the stick firmly in the ground. Bend the stick backward until it is parallel with the ground. This will make it easier for the animal to set its foot in the loop.
Stake the end of the parachute loop into the ground.
Do not stand near the trap while you are waiting for an animal to be caught. Keen sight and smell are common senses of small animals.
Once your animal passes through the parachute loop, this will trigger the trap, swinging the animal into the air.