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To: nw_arizona_granny

I buy most of my seeds from Fedco. It is a local coop and they buy locally in bulk. Seeds are much less expensive than Burpees, Parks or the more well-known cos. I plant lots of beets. Hate plain beets but pickle enough to last all year. They really add a lot to any bland meal. Beet seeds at Fedco are less than half the price of other companies.
Haven’t seen any mention of snares or box traps. When and if ammo runs out, anyone proficient in setting snares or box traps can bag small game indefinitely with little or no expense. My husband caught rabbits and partridges for years before both items became illegal here. He would spread grain, set a snare and then wait patiently behind a tree until a partridge would step inside the circle of string, then pull the string quickly catching the bird by its legs. Box traps are good for wild rabbits. Rabbit pie, fried rabbit and rabbit stew are delicious. I realize that you need to be in the wilds to utilize these items, but thought it was something some people could consider. A bow and arrow can provide food but you must be skilled in the art. Hubby brings food to the table in this manner also. These items would surely be among our survival items.


739 posted on 03/29/2008 6:53:26 AM PDT by upcountry miss
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To: upcountry miss

Yes, you are correct.

I do not recall how my dad trapped the rabbits and prairie hens, in Texas.

I used Mary box wire traps for moveable chicken coops, for small ones, that I might want protected.

It was an 18” high, 2 x3’ chicken wire box, with an open end.

So I can’t help with the subject, other than to agree with yo.

http://www.google.com/search?q=snares+or+box+traps&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://www.google.com/search?q=setting+snares&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://www.google.com/search?q=pattern+for+snares+or+box+traps&btnG=Search&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=z7w

http://www.google.com/search?q=pattern+to+build+snares+or+box+traps&btnG=Search&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial

http://www.google.com/search?q=patterns+for+building+survival+tools&btnG=Search&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=XnH


740 posted on 03/29/2008 8:02:25 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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