Paiute Deadfall

My favorite deadfall trap due to it's ease of construction and sensitive trigger mechanism. Instead of just a figure four with a Paiute trigger, this is to the best of my knowledge the traditional method of constructing this trap. It can be made even more sensitive by setting the toggle and bait stick "tip to tip".

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Paiute
• deadfall
• bushcraft
• wilderness
• survival
• traps
• bcnw

[TheDylanMetz]

what kind ostuff is the cordage is that i didnt understand it sounded like metal or meadow and if it is meadow wat is tht........???!?

[BCNW1]

@TheDylanMetz The cordage was made out of Nettle...as in Stinging Nettles. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for watching. ML

[icychap]

Great natural cordage preparation. Do you recommend the deadfall over a squirrel snare (which requires no bait)?

[BCNW1]

Hello and thanks for the kind words. To answer your question, a good deal depends on what you have with you, the terrain and habitat, what you're attempting to trap, etc. Of course if you can, set both up and see what works. I'll be doing a snare video shortly which will hopefully provide a more complete answer. Take care, ML

[desmobob]

"...with trapping being illegal, for the most part..."

Where is trapping illegal?

[BCNW1]

Sorry, my apologies for not being very clear. I should have said certain methods of trapping are illegal (such as spring snares in my home state of WA). I just want people to check their local and state laws regarding trapping before they go out and set traps...this avoids problems for them and me. Thanks for pointing this out and I hope you enjoyed the rest of my video. Happy trapping, ML

[8137272424]

its not illegal unless you own your own land, 42 acres right here son, all the free food nature provides.

[sindude300]

lol i shoot the rats in my house with my blowgun

[MysteryMan159]

you could prolly use a Y stick instead of indenting the stick tip, i have seen a variation of this trap where the Y stick part is actually stuck into the ground and does not fall when the trap triggers, it's just placed enough out of the way. nice vid !

[Nomadbushman]

i was just trying to make this trap with a knife. being an idiot and cutting towards me. stick broke, knife wint into my wrist, was a millimeter away from having to get arterial surgery and have to go see about getting surgery in the next couple of days. So be careful everyone. i hate learning stuff the hard way

[allout218]

great video,

I posted a paiute deadfall knot variation on channel.

[soul0luos]

Great tutorial. Now I want to make some yucca cordage when I go out to look for bow drill materials... Thanks!

[flamedrag18]

@jimmyk1love you could use either the paiute or the figure 4, but the paiute would be recommendation of the two for simplicity of setting and making. but the arapuca trigger is the best for the trap, it's the most sensitive and simple trigger for this, I might even try the arapuca trigger for a deadfall soon.

[flamedrag18]

wouldn't a forked stick work better for the vertical stick instead of needing to make a notch in top stick? would seem simpler and stronger.

[jimmyk1love]

What one could do is to substitute the deadfall for an arapuca cage. I know the arapuca has its own trigger mechanism but I prefer this one. Just a thought.

[NinjaHempKnight]

@sindude300

so do i