In a survival situation water is obviously the number one priority, food is a very close second. Without food we cannot think properly and our energy levels drop until just sitting up can feel exhausting.
Of course you can forage and find berries, nuts, fruits and roots. But this takes up lots of time and often isn't very successful. The best way to take in the calories you need is from meat.
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There are three main ways to get meat, fishing, hunting, and trapping.
Fishing in most large bodies of water can provide you with
(surprise, surprise) fish. Fish, are full of calories and do not require a large amount of calories to get them.
Hunting is the best way to get larger animals, boar and deer are the most common. In order to hunt you need a good understanding of where the prey is, and a plan as to how you will corner and kill it.
Trapping is a waiting game and can be useless if traps are not properly made. But, if enough are set up, it can provide an almost limitless food supply.
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A Basic Snare.
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This snare is probably best used for rabbits and other small game. Also keep in mind it can be illegal to set up snares on someone else land without their permission so by all means give it a go but be careful.
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To start with you going to need some kind of string or thin rope(it need to be fairly unnoticeable) with colors that fit into it surroundings i.e green, brown.
Next, you will need two support sticks to prop up the snare, and a stake to keep it tied down.
Finally to make life a bit easier, your going to need a knife. You can do this without but it might make the snare a bit more 'hardy'.
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Step 1.
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Tie the rope in a small hoop. Make sure that is can easily be tightened and loosened.
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Step 2.
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Get your stake and sharpen the end of it. (This isn't necessary, it just make pushing it into the ground much easier if the soil is hard)
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Step 3.
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Sharpen both of the support sticks. Again this isn't necessary if you aren't easily able to.
If your support sticks don't have branches, and you do have a knife it might be worth your time to make some small notches in the tops of the sticks so that the noose won't fall off, making the snare useless.
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Step 4.
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Attach the noose with a double knot to the top of the stake.
Then stick the stake deep into the ground.
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Step 5.
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Place both of the support sticks into the ground close to the stake and open the noose as wide as it can go. Then place the top of the noose loosely on the tops of the support sticks.
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And there you have it. A quick easy snare to catch rabbits and other small game. Just make sure you remember where you placed the snares so you can collect your food and/or reset the traps.
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