Paiute Deadfall

The Paiute Deadfall is an Indian trap used for catching or killing small game.

Please don't abuse this knowledge, don't be an idiot and kill without reason.

you can use this type of trap with a box or crate instead of a deadfall and simply catch the animal.

this trap is better than the figure 4 deadfall because is is easier to set, has a more sensative trigger, and your hands are safer when setting it.

Step 1 Gather Materials

You will need few materials for this trap.

Materials
-a small length of cordage
-two sticks equal in diameter (about) one stick about 8 inches, and one stick about 6.5
-a long skinny trigger stick
-and a 3 inch toggle, a little fatter than your trigger stick
-a deadfall or box
-(extra weight if necessary i.e. bricks etc.)
Tools
-good sized sharp knife

Comments

[heathbar64]

I've never tried a deadfall yet, so was wondering, doesn't the falling weight start falling kinda slowly? Seems to me like a quick animal would dart away before it fell on them.

[etw]

as bait I would advise peanutbutter, or some bacom

[clzfishing]

i made somthing like this trap but i could not find a proper bait to use to trap the rabbit what do you suggest ?

[XOIIO]

LOL just like peter griffin did with that one guy.

[mikaelthemycologist]

Very cool! I once saw Les Stroud (survivorman) smash his fingers multiple times in a row trying to set a figure four dedfall trap!

[schmidtty]

ya i like Les. Survivorman is pretty good. ive seen like every single episode

[mistdemon123]

same here. i have also seen a survival video that had this trap, but i thought it was a weird figure 4

[fat max]

 Great instructable , well presented , and thanks for the diagrams . But what's with the spelling ??? 

[superhubbardman]

Very proffesional and well done. It had clear instructions and i understood what you were talking about immediately. Great idea too

5* :)
Thank you

[lepercan]

Use a "Y" fork for the upright, it's more stable.

[schmidtty]

thanks for the tip, nice idea....never thought of that DUH! : P

[mikaelthemycologist]

Cool! it worked very well! I made a few modifications though I used a forked stick for the upright, and I carved a notch in the support stick to better hold the string. Thanks

[eranox]

Great job! That trigger mechanism is genius. I didn't have much faith in deadfalls before due to them being hard to set off, but you've definitely solved that problem!

[bubba j]

ya but in general the harder it is to set up the more sensitive it is but the piute dead fall is faster than the figer four but easer to set up

[haclil]

There's a similar deadfall where the trigger mechanism has 3 solid (stiff) parts. It's called--in English--something like "the figure-four trap". Anyone out there know about that one?

[bowhunterhall]

look it up on youtube, this method is better though

[MasterMind1776]

Good job, Definitely couldn't have done it better myself. :)

[scafool]

Nicely done.