As a logger we used to use this same method on a much larger scale to stabilize the trees our blocks and lines were tied into from the yarder.. This was a two man job to install and uninstall, and both men had to be careful each time to not slip a grip and get killed when that line is tight... Good times!

Excellent information! Looks simple to set up then tweak until it works properly.

You can never know too much.........unless you're Al Capone's accountant lol Great bit of info. Primitive traps take practice but they are so important in medium/long term sustainability in the bush. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing !

Good to know. Thanks.

This is great. Thank you.

Good variant , Thanks!

Great idea. Also if you temper the tip of the spike to make it harder it would have a better chance of not breaking the tip off when it strikes the animal.

Going to have to try this, I'm impressed how fast it is

Good lesson. Thanks!

Very good demo,and yes those are great for small game.

Thank you very much for sharing.

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

I think this and the Mojave Scissor trap are wicked cool. Definitely going to practice them.

very well done. A wonderful primitive type trap and a very good show of it. Congrats.

I need more practice. Thank you for the video, Matt

Thanks, very useful good ideas in good detail.

very well done sir i will try this out ...safe journeys

always good to practice , didn't see dave do it .but i did see a friend build one in a tree once .. i believe it was will myers good video billy joe

Thanks Matt, another good video!!

Excellent.

Great video Matt! I remember that EXACT video from Dave Canterbury. I think this is probably one of the simplest traps to make and set. This also qualifies as one of the most effective killing traps as well. Great demonstration of the skill, great video start to stop. Thank for sharing!

Great job Matt. Neat trap.

I love these traps! This one could also be used for fishing, keep it low to the ground as not to draw attention like a spring pole

Good video, thanks

That is a neat little trap

Awesome !! thanks for your time uploading and sharing 👍🇺🇸

Another good Thumbs Up Video my friend.

I love stuff like this.Neat😀

Solid skill well done

Nice improvements!

Great video

Matt this is a new one on me but seems to be very evective and it's so simple its silly but thank you for giving me another tool to add to the box thanks

Great, great job. Your videos are so much clearer and more concise than most of the other bush-craft channels. This looks like the simplest and most effective of these primitive types of traps I have seen. Do you think cordage made from green tree bark would provide enough KE? I don't see a reason as to why not.

good video, great trap

I know this comment is a little late. But just wanted to remind folks that wood can be hardened by heat and fire, this making that spike better.

It most defiantly will do what it's designed to do. You just have to make sure that the kill is quick with no suffering.

Awesome set....I really like the traps your demonstrating...could make for a good series on some less popular traps.....keep'em coming brother

You just can't emphasize practice enough, whatever the skill someone is working on. Thanks for the video.

crank it down....!! Love it...!!

Gonna have to change the name to Black Toboggan Bushcraft. lol It's been a cold wet winter. Love the videos, and thanks for sharing

Very nice and simple set up. I am not a trap expert. From simple observation What if the animal comes from the side? You might try adding a couple of more spikes on either side of your primary spike. To add width to your killing area. Also you mentioned that it might kill by simply knocking the animal out. Would adding a small amount of weight like a small stone to the top of the spike make it more like a hammer driving a nail?

Matt Would you recommend this trap for getting rid of skunks

Do you I think you would have better results if you used multiple prongs or a forked barb? If three or four prongs don't impale the animal to kill it, I would think that it would at least pin it to the ground. With the windlass turned a few more times, it would have a whole bunch of stored up latent energy still that would make it very hard for any animal pinned to get out.

This thing looks like an upside down catapult. Thanks for sharing.

Cool trap. Gonna practice setting it at night for the rats coming to raid my bird feeder in the back yard 👍.

I was going to do that trap you beat me to it lol.

Will you be putting out a video on how to skin and cook the banana?

Outstanding video. Your tweaks make it deadly. Looks fairly easy to make. Even a caveman can do it. LOL Like me!

Thank you for sharing the knowledge.. already know my tweak. ,, another use for the 20d nails I always carry !!

Hey nice jacket amigo

Back yard trapping is great ( just keep YOUR pets up ... the Neighbors cat tastes like chicken... don't ask how I know )

Windlass trap....

I don't think this trap work as well as those spring-loaded twitch snares or a Mojave Scissor Trap because the spike has to hit the animal perfectly in order to make a kill. You could hit an animal on its shoulder, part of its back, a leg, etc and not make a kill, but end up injuring an animal for life for no reason. I like a snare-type trap or a Mojave Scissor Trap a lot better because the areas in which an animal could be caught and killed are much bigger. Plus, once they are caught you know they are going to die and not merely injured.

Hey brother, I’ve just been watching your videos lately, and I really enjoy your videos and the way you explain what you do is great! Also, would you mind taking a look at my channel, I need someone to Critique my videos, so maybe I can get better at making them... God bless man

This trap is worthless in my opinion.