From a trapping perspective, what all tools and supplies do you consider adequate to feed a family of four in your location for 5+ years without resupply? On a meat- and fat-heavy diet. What quantity of supplies would you need to guarantee good results for survival for your region?

Yes, "As many as you can afford." What's the minimum you consider adequate for you?

This can include fish traps and tackle like yo-yos, crab traps, and trot lines.

For example, a dozen 110s, a .22 LR rifle with 5000 rounds, twenty pounds of trap dye, two dozen yo-yo fish traps, etc.

Not thinking in terms of furs, just meat and fat.

No consideration about weight; I'm not building a BoB here.

I’m asking for myself in north Florida but tell me from your location and I’ll extrapolate. I’ll also be bumping your numbers way up in my head to compensate for my lack of experience and also because in a long-term crisis more people will be hunting and trapping.

In a survival/meat situation only - deer & hog are easy to snare.

Fair point, so in keeping with the request for numbers, how many feet of cable of what diameter would you have, how many spare snare parts, anything else, for five years?

1st thing you better do is prepare to protect your stuff from the hoardes of people that are dang sure gonna try and steal what you've saved up...and they'll kill you and your family to do it.

Yes, true, so how many of each would you have for yourself?

Bullets...lots of bullets...and shotgun ammo...

They commercially sell hog & wolf snares. Those will hold deer also. Can buy as many as ya like!
Off hand i don't think snaring deer is legal in any state, BUT if needed.........

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Gentlemen, I am very familiar with prepping principles. I am well aware that people will try to steal my stuff and that I want lots of bullets.

What I’m not as aware is how many traps of what types? This should be an easy answer since I’m in a trapping forum.

So how many would you have for yourself?

in your situation, I'd be most concerned about how you're going to deal with the mosquitos and heat (no A/C).

Got that covered.

How many traps of what kinds would you consider the minimum to feed a family, meat-heavy?

Traps aren’t what you want to feed you family unless you have some way to keep meat from rotting in your climate. And your climate is like mine. You better have lots of salt.

SB I like your thread. It helps broaden peoples thinking. But your questions have too many variables. It would basically depend on your area & ANIMAL POPULATIONS.
Besides, if a scenario as you state were to exist EVERYONE would be doing it & that would affect it all.
Your thread is interesting though!

Yes, I am quite familiar with prepping principles. Question is how many traps at minimum. If you don't know, that's fine. Neither do I.

As to OP's question............at least 2 well made standard coon sized cage traps, a dozen 1.5 coil springs, and a dozen each 110 and 160 body grips. And a pant load of several sizes of fish hooks and braided fishing line to tie them to cane pole type poles, tree limbs, etc. And a good supply of knives and a way to keep them sharp.

I'd also want at least 2 each of 10" and 12" cast iron dutch ovens. You can cook just about anything in a dutch oven over a wood fire. Fry it or bake it. And more salt that you think you need.

You can catch a lot of good sized birds in a 1.5 coil spring or even 1.5 long spring if you know how.

I'd also want a good variety of garden seeds. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, garlic, pumpkins, melons and several others that you can propagate yourself from seed.

Option B is 1 bullet. Just go ahead and get it over with.

Thank you, I was beginning to wonder if this was a trapping forum

You'd consider 26 traps to be adequate for a family of four for your location?

This "should be easy" as you say because your in a trapping forum. Which it is not. So many variables and all individuals are different.
Your original post mentions "can include illegal items" which to me should not be mentioned, as this can be used as fodder for the antis.

I'd asked you for your amounts for your location, and I'll adjust for variables that apply to me. Surely this thought must have crossed some of your minds at some point yes?




Good point, I will remove that from the original post.

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