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Traps
Introduction
Types of trap
Trap setting method and target
Use method and use
Exhibits in the collection
Reference

Use method and use

Use method and use

¡@¡@Different traps were required according to the habits of the target, different seasons and the paths taken by the animal.
¡@¡@The big tooth gravity trap was used to catch wild pig and deer while the small tooth gravity trap was used to catch mountain sheep and goat. The setting method was the same. The trap was placed in a hole on a path taken by the animal, the hole was covered with leaves, with every effort taken not to disturb the area around the trap.
¡@¡@The pincer trap was used to catch rats and rabbits etc. The trap was placed on the path taken by the animals who would be caught by the trap as they touched it. The snare was used to catch deer, wild sheep and goats, with the snare diameter adjusted to suit the size of the target animal. When the animal¡¦s head entered the snare it would be pulled up into the air.
¡@¡@The stone trap was a simple form of trap that required special skills to set. A stone slab of a suitable size for the target prey was selected, and then the sensitivity of the bait frame would be adjusted to increase the chance of success. Stone traps were mainly used to catch birds, rats and squirrels etc.Bunen people learned to set traps when they were six or seven years old, mainly they were taught by their fathers, and would soon be setting their own traps.

                 
  

                 

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