- 1). Use the survival knife to make a hole through one end of the long stick. The hole should go all the way through the stick. The hole should be large enough that when you sharpen the end of the smaller stick, the sharp end will go partially into the hole. Use the knife to sharpen the other end of the long stick so you can stick it in the ground.
- 2). Force the large stick down into the ground. Use a large rock or any other blunt object you can find to get the stick deep in the ground. Make sure you push it far enough into the ground so that the stick remains sturdy when you aren't holding it. There should be 4 to 5 feet of stick left sticking out of the ground.
- 3). Pass the cord through the hole in the top of the long stick. Tie a rock (the rock shouldn't weigh much more than the bird you are trying to catch) to the end of the cord that you passed through the hole. Tie the cord in a knot (this is your stopper knot) about 6 inches away from the rock. You want the knot tied at the point in the cord where the knot can be on one side of the hole (in the stick) and the rock will be hanging out of the other hole about 6 to 20 inches.
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Sharpen one end of your smaller stick. Make the point of the stick the appropriate size to fit into (not through) the hole in the longer stick. With the cord still hanging through the hole, push the pointed end of the small stick into the hole. The knot in the cord should be on the same side as the small stick. The knot should help wedge the pointed end of the stick into the hole, with the help of the weight of the rock. This picture also shows the type of noose you'll be tying in the next step. - 5
Use the end of the cord to tie a small noose (on the end of the cord without the rock) around the cord. This will in turn make a larger noose that will easily tighten if the other end of the cord is pulled or tightened. - 6). Leave the trap to do its work. Ideally, a bird will land on the small stick protruding from the large stick. When this happens, the bird's weight should loosen the stick and allow the stop knot through, at which point the rock will pull the noose tight around the bird and hold it there until you return.
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