Trap pit
Trap-pits are commonly used to hunt big deer such as elks and reindeer. A shovel is needed to dig a pit which can then be covered. This is the most simple form of a trap-pit. It's also possible to place sharp wooden stakes at the bottom of the pit, which makes it an improved and more lethal form of a trap-pit. In case of trap-pits, fences are commonly used to guide the prey more efficiently into the trap-pits. Fence constructions can be rather long, having an opening with a trap pit here and there. An animal following along the side of the fence will drop into the pit when trying to go through the opening.
- Crafting
- First, dig a pit with a shovel or wooden shovel.
- Slender trunk * 3
- Branches * 10
- Spruce twigs * 10
- Strategy tips
- Trap-pits are the trap of choice for trap-fence lines. Armed with stakes, they're also quite popular for home defense.
- Animals this trap is known to catch
- Bear
- Boar
- Elk
- Forest reindeer
- Grey seal -- if the trap is within a few steps of the coast
- Sow
- Stag
- Wolf -- with stag cut as a bait
- (Please list other animals that you have personally caught with this trap.)
URW Game Encyclopedia description
The official URW in-game encyclopedia (accessed by the F1 key) describes the trap pit thusly:
Trap-pits are commonly used to hunt big deer such as elks and reindeers. A shovel is needed to dig a pit which can then be covered. This is the most simple form of a trap-pit. It's also possible place sharp wooden stakes at the bottom of the pit, which makes it an improved and more lethal form of a trap-pit.
In case of trap-pits, fences are commonly used to guide the prey more efficiently into the trap-pits. Fence constructions can be rather long, having an opening with a trap-pit here and there. An animal following along the side of the fence will drop into the pit when trying to go trough the opening.
