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In medieval fortification, a trou de loup (French for "wolf hole"; plural trous de loup, also commonly referred to as a tiger pit in the East) was a type of booby trap or defensive obstacle. Each trou de loup consisted of a conical pit about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) deep and 1.2 to 2 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ft 7 in) wide at the top.
The pit itself would have been covered by branches and baited with carrion such as a dead cow. The wolf would be attracted by the smell, fall in the pit and be unable to scale the steep sides; it could then be killed. [3] The military application of this was the trou de loup (wolf hole).
Deadfalls and Snares is one of Harding's Pleasure & Profit Books.First published in 1907, is an instructional book for trappers on the art of building deadfalls from logs, boards and rocks, and making snares and toss poles, for catching all types of furbearers, such as skunk, opossum, raccoon, mink, marten and bear, and coop traps for catching wild turkey and quail.
Wile E. builds a Burmese tiger trap according to ACME instructions. The coyote hides behind a rock and, hearing something, dives in but instead gets a Burmese tiger. Wile E. has now constructed a massive pop-up grate in the middle of the road. It fails to block the Road Runner. He resumes the chase but is stopped at a railroad crossing.
A dollar store delight leprechaun trap. Liz, who goes by @themrsrodgers on TikTok, pulled together an outstanding, easy-to-make leprechaun trap with just a few supplies from a dollar store. With ...
Make a Homemade Fly Trap: Soda Bottle. Once you finish a soda, turn the bottle into an effective fly trap. The goal: Flies smell the bait and fly into the bottle to get to it. Once inside, they ...
The trap features a chain with a swivel snap at one end and a ring at the other; the spikes on its jaws point inward. Traps of this kind were commonly used for black bear trapping and were set with clamps (these types are not used any more) Setting and triggering a "gin" or foothold trap, demonstrated at the Black Country Living Museum
The tiger quickly moves its jaws toward her, forcing her to swiftly remove her hand and step away. She then stops and poses, as if someone else is taking a photograph, before back climbing over ...