Arapuca Bird Trap

[PikachuSaysPika]

great vid can u make one showing how to make it love ur vid btw

[Colhane]

@PikachuSaysPika "Building and Setting the Arapuca Bird Trap" Its on my channel.

[danieluyanguren]

yuck!! they eat a bird?

[Boudalx]

I did everything right but there was a problem...I GOT A FREAKING RAT!

[hdl13]

How did you trap your underage GF did you use a trench trap and beer or an arapuca and candy?

[Colhane]

@hdl13 That's my daughter you moron.

[TheHortond]

@Colhane Good. Glad to hear it. Good video BTW. Please except my apologies for my rude comment.

[Colhane]

@TheHortond No problem. For some reason this video seems to be a lightening rod for all kinds of off the wall comments from everyone from anti-poultry activists to eco-terrorists. No harm, no fowl.

[TheHortond]

@Colhane I liked the one about using Korn as bait. I could only imagine the teenage emo kids that bait catches.

[erinmaxy]

@hdl13 Come on! That's my dad... He is a good guy! I can understand the misunderstanding though, he is a catch! ;)

[giutoniolo]

@hdl13 asshole!

[Colhane]

@Topmostpop I've wanted to give that a try. I have heard of a similar trench trap that can be dug for geese as well as an inclined ramp for turkeys. Apparently turkeys can't walk backwards. Once they walk in they can't turn around or jump. Geese and turkeys both open their wings when they jump so if you dig it right they can't get out of the hole.

[cimun11]

Hey :)

I live in Croatia.So,here,most birds are here in winter...My question is,where to set it,what is best position (I know,its complicated to say,I am coplicated guy :) ),and,Can I use a Korn for beit..thanx!

[Colhane]

@cimun11 The trap works best for birds that feed on seeds. Set it in a place out of the wind where you have observed the birds feeding. Bait it with whatever your target species likes to eat. For ducks you have to make the tarp strong and heavy. Corn will work for ducks

[cimun11]

@Colhane Thanx :) Big like for You

[saypoetue]

nice video

[vexgeek]

loved the trap caught a bird a pain in the butt to set though but still great

[XeroJaeger]

Col - first video of yours I watched. Great vid and good information. Big thumbs up on giving the parameters of the birds you were using. Some people just don't listen. anyway, I have a question - how do you go about retrieving birds from this kind of trap once it actually triggers? Thanks!

[Colhane]

@XeroJaeger In my video "Building and Setting an Arapuca Bird Trap" it shows the process. Basically since the sticks are not tied in you slide one inwards and reach in through the side to pin the bird. Once he's in hand you reach under and transfer him to the other hand.

[porkai]

murder

[Colhane]

@porkai I'll say it yet again. These were domestic quail created by and for the poultry industry. I live in a city of 5.3 million people who eat birds, get over it.

[kidikon123]

@Colhane i am from lebanon and we eat birds -.- its like eating a chicken but with very weak bones

[tobigforyou]

@porkai Where the hell do you think BicMac's come from? Burgers don't grow on trees. And this is much more humane than what the poultry industry had in store for them.

[ClackTEAM]

when you catch a bird dont cut his wings thats not good.....let it go...if you are really hungry and you must suvive ok... but now just open your friege and eat something...

[Colhane]

@ClackTEAM These were domestic quail we use here for teaching how to handle live game. These were not wild birds but were raised for human consumption. They are no different than the chicken in the fridge.

[tofloko1]

lol

[MrWoodcraft101]

alrite makes sense

[MrWoodcraft101]

dude not cool u killed those little guys dont like this vid. supposed to be used for survival situations only!

[Colhane]

@MrWoodcraft101 These were domestic quail sold (@$1) for egg production or food. When I teach wilderness survival here we, like many other survival courses, will often take live domestic birds with us to teach how to process wild game. That is the reality of survival trapping. The vast majority of my students have never processed their own meat. I never hunt or trap wild animals here as it is against the law.

[usermax56]

nice trap but plz use it for suvival only or catch the bird and let it go cause thats harming them.

[Colhane]

@usermax56

The trap itself doesn't harm the birds so it is one of the few traps you can practice with and not hurt anything.

[mrjoecookies]

Great video

What's the best way to kill them quickly / humanely in a survival situation? Thanks =)

[Colhane]

Remove the head with a sharp knife, it's very quick.

[urealysuck]

nice vid. But if i trim the feathers will they grow back?

[Colhane]

Yes they do eventually grow back. Birds get new feathers on a constant basis.

[yahmmar]

I wanna trap a woman, mwouhahahaha

[isofaster]

@yahmmar

if you have a house they will do their best to trap you lol

[pinchegreg13]

this is awesome

i wanna trap one :D

but...im not sure about the eating, does it taste good?

[gmn93]

dove and quail do!

[jmpatinhas15]

poor birds

:(

[Colhane]

These birds were raised as common poultry and are sold in every corner market in central Brazil.  I live in a city of 5.3 million people. Do the math, how many domestically produced birds are killed each day to feed a population of 5.3 million people? They were raised for food and treated as such.

[jmpatinhas15]

so they kill that birds like you and eat them?

[Colhane]

Do you eat chicken

[jmpatinhas15]

im vegeterian

but thT

[Colhane]

Good for you. Then why bother watching a video on how to live trap birds and keep them alive in the bush until dinner time?

If you are a vegetarian like you say that is a personal choice and I respect that. I, like most humans, eat meat. These (domestic) birds were killed quickly and cleanly and all edible parts of them were eaten.

This trap and these techniques have been used by people to survive in the bush in South America since the stone age.

[jntroisi]

Nice to see fathers teaching thier children to appreciate where their meals actually come from. Thanks for the video.

James

[evilmonkey1911]

What would you use as bait?

[Colhane]

Bait depends on the target species. Try birdseed.

It also helps to examine the contents of the crop of a wild bird to see what they are eating.

[giutoniolo]

I´d like to see u trying to survive in the boonies, but battlefield vietnam is probabily the closest you´ve got to the wilderness! Grow up boy!

[giutoniolo]

tonylakers I feel sorry for you! Grow up boy! You got no business here talking this excellent vid down! You put on a stupid vid on the vidgames you play and got the guts to come talk crap here? Who wants to see a 26y-old boy playing stupid games?

[Colhane]

G,

Don't feed the trolls...

[tonylakers]

these are domestic quails that..................we ugh brought with us ...LOL

[Colhane]

Do you have a point or are you just here to make inane comments?

Trapping in that area is not legal. I teach the traps, I teach the handling of live game that the traps produce. No laws are broken.

[tonylakers]

right.. this video was pointless. urs is just fancy.. and those quails were ..................ummm brought by us LOL.. yea.. those r wild. all birds are wild. domesticated or not.. there wild birds..

[Colhane]

whatever

[tonylakers]

its the same thing as a box,stick,and string.. yours is just fancy ...LOL

[Colhane]

The box and string set-up requires you to be there. It is typical for a hunter to run a trapline of 10 to 20 of these traps and check them morning and evening while they spend their day doing other things. Trapping is the original multi-tasking.

[thefamilynerd09]

hahahahhah the bird is like what the hell you doing to ma wings!?!?!?!?

[yobro680]

make your "Y" stick a little longer so your "struts" sit a little lower so the bird doesnt go under it...PEACE OUT!!!!

(420)MARIJUANA(420)

[466267]

lol i hope u killed them quick =/

[aleksandarLOL]

what do u usualy use as a bait?...

[Colhane]

You use whatever the target species eats. That could be anything from berries, birdseed or bananas.

[fantasyrage]

did you do this in pennsylvania?

[Colhane]

No, this was in Brazil. No laws were broken to make this video. Quail are commonly sold in Brazil as many people raise them for eggs and meat. I often use live domestic quail for teaching how to handle meat in the bush.

[Colhane]

Pennsylvania

[SUPERSAYENNICK]

what did you use for bait?

[XxxConquerxxX]

where are you now? in brazil or pensylbania

[H1tMaster]

can you make a video "from you get it till you eat it" the entire prosess

[Colhane]

That's funny, we did eat those birds but I figured the gutting and food prep would be a little much for the video. Preparing quail is fairly straightforward. I do have my students keep the hear and liver. We normally stew the birds as this gives the maximum food value. There ain't much on one quail.

[H1tMaster]

well next time then;)

[aleksandarLOL]

what do u usualy use as a bait?...

[outdoorsaaron]

cool vid i thought it was interesting but dose the bird feel pain when you cut its wing :)

[Colhane]

No they don't but it's like cutting a fingernail. If you cut too close it will bleed and they will feel it. You only cut the hard part out away from the wing.

[IceColdKilla66]

wow, thats really awesome. good video man 5 / 5 :D

[Analbumcoverr]

ITS SO CUTE I CANT KILL ONE

[Agito422]

nice knife is it a victorinox super tinker ?

[Colhane]

That is my Vic Huntsman. It is the knife I give the upgrade to in my Huntsman Plus video.

[sylvioxilo]

i an brasilian my granpa teach me the arapuca and more if you want ,i teach you another things sorry for my english (TARZAN) MAS FICO MUITO FELIZ DE VC TER DADO O NOME ORIGINAL DA ARMADILHA E A REFERENCIA AO BRASIL GOOD LIFE FOR YOU!

[Colhane]

Infelizmente muitas coisa dos antigos estao sendo perdido [por falta de ensino. Estou sempre interessado . Faz alguns videos!

[HangingWithDipers]

cool thanks! but how do i make one im only 12 and have not a dime of money!

[HangingWithDipers]

whats that

[Colhane]

It's like a little cage, the door drops down once the animal is inside. A dog won't fit in the opening.

[HangingWithDipers]

do you know how to make a rabbit trap that wont catch a dog. not the arappuca though. I'm doing a science project and i need to fin a way on the web how to trap a rabbit.

[Colhane]

Sounds like you should make some form of box trap like a hav-a-heart.

[imfromhellas]

do u know any kind of traps for what is called wild ferret or stoat or weasel or whatever it is called?It is killing my grandmother's chickens.if u know sth plzz that will help me catch it inform me.

[Colhane]

I seriously doubt this trap would stop a weasel. Mice and rats will drop them and climb out. Squirrels and rabbits will drop the trap and force their way out typically. Horses, cattle, and goats will totally destroy the trap and eat the bait. This is a bird trap.

[imfromhellas]

that weasel is catasrophical.every two days kills one chicken.can u suggest me a way to catch it?

[Colhane]

Sounds to me like you need a killing rather than a catching. I would try a steel trap of some type. I know as a kid we would often help local orchards with raccoon problems and we didn't try to bushcraft them to death, we just set out the steel and got the job done.

[imfromhellas]

it may sound crazy but i dont really want to kill it.i want to catch it alive with a trap that i will make.but i dont know how weasel traps are,thats why i asked suggestions.Nevermind,thanks for being patient.

[Colhane]

If that's the case then you need some sort of box trap like a hav-a-heart. Weasels can get out of just about anything.

[Colhane]

You should probably have a look at my other arapuca video "Making and Setting the Arapuca Live Bird Trap". It gives a better description of the trigger.

The trigger struts are best made from some kind of light but stiff weed that you can break to fit after all the other trap parts are made. They should be as long as from the back corner to the center of the opposite side and then break or trim them as needed to fit.

[castingcrownsROCK]

how long do the trigger struts have to be?

[castingcrownsROCK]

how fast did you catch the bird?

[Colhane]

It is illegal to set trap in the wild in Brazil, this was done with domestic quail for demonstration purposes. I have caught birds in anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours... or not at all depending on the birds.

[cutefruits]

cool can you make a vid to show us how to make one

[Colhane]

Personally I think this trigger is much easier than carving a figure four. The first time I saw this trap made the man used no tools, only a rock from the ground to rub down the notch in the "Y". The people who trap birds professionally for resale use elaborate cage traps, some with double sided lids and a storage area underneath for their catch. The arapuca is more of an expedient trap for catching dinner. It is often also used by children to catch pets.

[dickenz07]

good technique...what about using a trigger device like that of the figure 4 dead fall..of course still using a basket, or box of some kindto keep them fresh

[GoldenBrickRoad]

those birds look so small. I prefer to eat a larger bird such as a pigeon

[Colhane]

Those are domestic quail. In Brazil people raise them for eggs and meat. They are small, but cheap and easy to manage.

[0utdoors4life]

What is best as bait?

[Colhane]

It depends on the type of bird you are going for. In the wild try to use whatever they naturally eat. Most birds are attracted to birdseed, chicken feed, or ground corn.

[Colhane]

If you cut the feathers too close to the wing they will bleed, kind of like your fingernails. On most birds you can see where the feathers turn thin and stiff and don't have a blood supply, just trim a little beyond that point. Sorry I don't know the name of the spot.

As for larger birds, yes the trap works but it has to be made heavier and stronger so the birds won't force their way out.

[specialsushi]

Do the wing feather grow back?

[Colhane]

Yes, they do if you don`t eat the bird first!

[Paitro202]

ok...........this is unbelievably great, but can this trap be used for all birds, like crows and pigeons, ofcourse the box would have to be bigger.And since you cut the birds wings you most know the anatomy of a bird well, so how far do you cut back, is there a name for the place?

[Shadowrom]

Use snares in groups it work better. Use it on freshly cut grass and simple bait. Try it out. You ll know what i mean.

[xox4xox]

ya thx I'll hunt so many now

[i8yomama]

what would u use as bait for quail? do u know?

[sofalicker]

do there feather grow back?

[747400landing]

he ate them so why does he need the feathers back?

[Colhane]

The feathers you cut don't grow back but they do eventually get replaced. If you raise birds in pens you have to recut their wing feathers every so often or they will get their ability to fly back.

[sofalicker]

thanks.

[rezzoro]

unless you guys are total vegetarians that never ate any meat in your lives, fuck off and leave these people alone. I think if you kill for survival or to eat is okay to do, I just dont like when the bear hunters kill bears for just trophy purpose.

Good video u got here.

[misterincome]

I hope you two go on a river trip, a gator catches you and..both of you will be dinner!

[Colhane]

A river trip sounds like fun. Are you part of some anti-poultry lobby or do you just love well fed gators?

[gerjanplate]

why did he catch your sweetbaby budgy and can't u stop crying?

[Ellusi0nistRevealed]

misterincome, whats your problem, why are you so mean to them, i know you eat meat too

[sloopsapkokstokhok]

you always have these kind of people posting these kind of pointless comments on animal trap videos. Are you from greenpeace or what? and why do you watch this video in the first place if you dont like this?

[Colhane]

Sometimes I just kind of scratch my head. These were domestic birds, not wild ones. Here in Brazil people raise these mainly for the eggs but they are good eating as well. They stay fresh as long as you treat them nice. It's not a raw deal for the quail. These birds at least got to go camping...

[runescaperftwlol]

rofl "These birds at least got to go camping..."

[Colhane]

Thats great. Another guy wrote to tell me the pidgeons on his roof in NYC are tired of getting "arapucaed".

[lschroder]

awesome

[clarence0]

thank you good video!

[Colhane]

Thanks for the positive feedback.

I'm planning to make a video of how to construct and set this trap sometime soon. The great thing about the arapuca is that it can be built without any tools or resources other than what you have in your head and the bush.

The guy who taught me how to build them used a sharp rock off the ground to grind the notch on the Y shaped support stick. A bit of cordage and dry sticks that you can break to size are all it takes. Mac