Study and observe animal s characteristics and pursue them with simple effective trapping strategies. Its not about fun or profit gained at natures expense, its training for American military personnel so that they may deliver themselves out of harms way. The following are some basic rules to operate by when developing trapping skills. Break this rule and it will come back to get you in the real world. Translation, your traps will be full when you re practicing, but they will be empty when it counts.
Many animals go to water in the evening as the sun is going down and just as it is coming up.
Many are there throughout the night gathering food. If possible expose your boot soles and hands to the smoke of an open fire. If you can great, if you can't just deal with the hand dealt you. It is a very good measure. It is like camoing your face when going into the bush.