Ancient Eskimo Mouse Trap. Mousetrap Monday

In this Video We build and test out a style of mouse trap used by the Eskimo people in the arctic for generations. It is build out of a rib bone, wood, a d raw hide and worked well for catching mice.
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[@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday]

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[@kevincarr8434]

Bro I love everything about your videos. Presentation, audio quality. History/knowledge. Demonstrations and builds. This is an awesome channel. Thank you.

[@eligibbard1439]

That mouse most likely dehydrated or starved. The smaller a mammal is the faster it metabolism is so nice need to constantly eat or they will die

[@scraperindustry]

Shawn is just so professional and thorough. The fact that he found natural and legal alternatives to whale bone and stuff instead of half assing it with plastic. You don't see many KZbinrs with that kind of dedication and resourcefulness. Great guy

[@lordzeldaron3626]

I was very disappointed he didn't make a whale trap to get the needed materials

[@TheEnabledDisabled]

Even if he could it illegal in many areas

[@g2sei]

he deprived us of the most epic "Shawn Woods Goes Full Captain Ahab" story

[@hanzosensei6985]

@@TheEnabledDisabled r/whoosh

[@DelTangBrav]

He could have got the whale bone from my mother's old corsets.

[@noaccount4]

He tried, but the whale broke it with a big flip

[@joelsage5991]

“But getting body parts from a whale is difficult... and probably not legal”

[@anthonylong6333]

There is something called replying

[@stompchunkman4248]

@Ed Jack Let's give it a little flip *calmly flips a whale".

[@dapper_gent]

they sale baleen in alaska it's not hard to find.

[@RTOneZer0]

The japanese use the "for scientific purpose" loophole to catch whales. Shawn's video is good enough to fit into a scientific experiment from the archeological collection of the smithsonian museum.

[@blueraspberrylemonade32]

You could always send a request to one of the villages, pretty sure someone wouldn't mind sending some

[@ddd3240]

One of your best to date. Love the primitive traps and archery videos. Shoot an English longbow myself.

[@mickeeyyy]

I survived.

[@PookieDoll]

Mickey Mouse 😂😂😂😂

[@sparkysushi7259]

LOL

[@youngking9783]

With the help of his keyblade😂

[@moe4396]

Trolololol

[@Wyatt_Olson]

You won't survive arsenic

[@ROGER2095]

What I learned today: Even Eskimos have a mouse problem!

[@cakataarjack3966]

ROGER2095 can confirm. Source: am Eskimo

[@dawnwayfinder]

Can confirm. Source: Mouse ghost.

[@Mudpies69]

Alaskan Experience do you find the word Eskimo offensive because snowflakes seem to be and they keep saying they don’t like that use Inuit

[@Mudpies69]

Sassy TheSiamese ok thanks just wondering, also that’s pretty cool sap take care thanks

[@goodun2974]

Historically, the "mouse problem" might have been that it takes at least a dozen mice to make a decent snack for a high-energy, calorie-burning Aleut or Inuit hunter!

[@throwmeaname]

I really like Shawn’s appreciation to nature. He doesn’t use poison because it’s impact on the environment, and advocates only for clean kill traps.

[@denicefithian1328]

The amount of time and effort you put into these types of traps is so admirable Shawn. I appreciate all the work you do! You could've easily pulled out an exacto knife or scissors but NOPE, not you lol... It's awesome how you use as close to authentic materials as you can to replicate these! Great vid 👍🏼.

[@72polara]

I like seeing what is coming in for the free meal.

[@FreeAmericaChannel]

I love the combination of ancient technology and mouse traps. I started watching this channel because of the ancient tech and agriculture. Been experimenting with ancient grains as well.

[@Cmez872]

Love the addition of the “after kill” portion of the video

[@chipsdubbo4861]

I've gotta say, adding a bit that shows what happens to the bodies of the Mice/Rats is a very clever way to add more content, and hit that 10 minute mark, which is basically required to sustain an income on KZbin. Genius, really.

[@censusgary]

Whalebone was used for millennia by Alaska natives, but it then became the plastic of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for Western countries. It was famously used to make corset stays, but also for many other uses where something springy, tough, and lightweight was wanted.

[@animetheory2572]

I want to see Shawn make an Otzi the Iceman style mousetrap that’s over 5000 years old

[@NitrousDiecast]

A 5000 year old flip

[@jameslivingston8301]

Thank you Shawn! It's really cool I started you with your older videos. Kinda throw back Thursday but on a Saturday. Lol! I Especially when you built bow and arrows and hunt Blacktail Deer. I loved that!

[@iamin2pain]

bone wale and wale fat was important in oi lamps , watch oil , and oil lamps as well ! the bone was used for the watch bow body !

[@clognog8049]

I used a cat to catch a mouse that was living under my pigeon roof, the cat worked really well. He ate that mouse good. (:

[@clognog8049]

The cat was a young cat and he was very happy to eat that mouse, I set him on the coop and lifted the pannel and when he saw it he went right after it. When the cat was a kitten it's mom got hit by a car, the mom was 5 or 6 years old.

[@clognog8049]

When i saw the mom cat it must have just got hit a little bit ago because she was still warm and movable. She had 5 kittens

[@ashqelon7267]

In todays episode of: Rats. mice, squirrels, voles, moles & gophers, Shawn is visited by the local "Raccoon"

[@davidvallllovera]

mouse: *dies of broken leg and tail* me: *FEMUR BREAKER INTENSIFIES*

[@scottcarlon6318]

One of your best videos Shaun, well done my friend.

[@BrakeCoach]

I like how every single mouse trap has almost the same algorithm: -mouse goes into hole for bait -cuts the string which triggers the noose to come up

[@brocktechnology]

For me there's a large hanging question here, the nearest trees are at least 300 km from St. Lawrence Island. As far as pereod Craft goes it's a Driftwood only environment. So this is much like making a mousetrap out of sterling silver.

[@bowmaster619letschug6]

I remember learning cursive in school as well but that is really difficult to read so props to you for being able to understand as much as you did

[@t3jj3t]

I much prefer longer videos like this than the 2-3 minute ones. Good vid as always

[@sheep1ewe]

Those old videos was the original reason i started to follow Your channel, i love the mousetrap videos too of course, but i miss those reconstruction videos a bit. :)

[@sunfish2]

I saw a couple of ads- glad to see they’re coming back. Good work on this latest video!

[@MaineAviationCessna]

PLEASE keep doing the wild animal buffet

[@charlesnorris3449]

Loving the longer vlogs. Congratulations 1 Million subs Shawn! You've earned it.

[@brett4264]

Not sure what it is, but I find the trigger mechanisms fascinating. I'm jealous of the original investor's ingenuity. I suppose hunger and need are great motivators

[@tyleryoung5478]

Love the old style “primitive” videos. Really enjoying the motion camera of the animals that eat the mice too. Hopefully KZbin doesn’t decide they have an issue with it.

[@jcarachure111]

For a 10 minute vid, it sure is high in quality!!!

[@edwardstagner1021]

Canadian jam knot would be good for that lashing.

[@JusBidniss]

I find it fascinating that this Eskimo trap so closely resembles the Tilong bamboo rat trap of Indonesia. It just goes to show, some primitive ideas are universal.

[@AdminFrank]

Shawn, I absolutely love your Video thumbnails with the mice balancing somehow on the trap, keep it up!

[@MikePuorro]

Shawn getting back to his roots, good to see.

[@worldtraveler930]

Soooooo, the Entire trap is something that mice and rats will want to eat?

[@OceanHedgehog]

Anyone got any ideas why catching the mouse on its foot and tail would kill it?

[@PJ_Grateful]

Thanks!👍Thumbs way up sir. I love it when you recreate these ancient traps. Cheers Bart 👍😀👊

[@frankkelly2245]

Loving the dead mouse buffets!

[@Anomalous-Plant]

I watched you since the start just for the primitive stuff. Glad you still do it.

[@ΓεώργιοςΑράπογλου-λ2ξ]

With this handwriting, dr Moore is definitely a doctor

[@nunyubiznezz]

That is hands down the coolest mousetrap I've ever seen!!!

[@mauriziocanale1669]

Amazing episode! Number one ancient trap like Egyptian one! Bravo

[@Radwagon4Channel]

Shawn, I love your videos. I'm not sure anyone else has pointed this out, but the term eskimo has always been incorrect. They are Inuit. Not too late to change the thumb!

[@korbetthein3072]

That's not actually correct. Eskimo refers to a broad group of northern indigenous peoples including the Yupik, Yup'ik, Cup'ik, and Inupiat among others.

[@ecologicaladam7262]

I love your channel, it's a testament to the ingenuity of peoples all over the world!

[@stevenharris9941]

Shawn. 1. Great Thumbnail. You are really getting good at it. I know it will increase your clicks. 2. Great subject and great mouse trap. It reminds of of what Chip and Agnes Hailstone would do on Life Below Zero TV show. 3. The addition of the scavengers taking the mice at the end of the video is GREAT. Keeps us watching to the end and we all know what that does to revenue. My only suggestion: Get more cameras. Not just 1 or 2 cameras on a subject but 2 or 3 or more.

[@brujero13]

Were they using this trap as a food harvesting tool? I have read accounts of mice being eaten in these cold regions

[@ccorday]

I love seeing the animals that come to eat it! Maybe use a mouse as bait for the rat?

[@dkafsky]

Some river cane ( bamboo ) would work very well.

[@JoeStuffz]

While it may not be authentic, finding alternate materials if the original ones aren't onhand does represent what you would do on the frontier

[@LV_427]

We need more traditional traps like this.

[@Snyper1188]

It's been a while since you've posted a primitive trap! These are my favorite!

[@fredlaroche6969]

I'm in awe, speechless.

[@ostrichcum9369]

love the silence while trap in action...

[@20alphabet]

Silent but deadly.

[@ostrichcum9369]

@@20alphabet TR000

[@Dakotaidk]

Moment of silence for the talent

[@greatwhitenorthlife2327]

Your primitive videos are my favorite, whether its traps or otherwise.

[@haroldcallahan4887]

Have you tested which baits are most effective ? peanut butter vs cheese etc ?

[@theultimatejack3360]

Mice apparently use health bar logic since the trap hitting its tail and foot killed it.

[@dubsydabster]

You should look into how legal it is for you to sell some of these neat traps in a kit. I can see hunters buying something like this for their kid to put together

[@thatdude5104]

I love these kinds of videos, if you do more of these primitive traps / arrows videos on your website, please let us know!

[@nomadsurvival4952]

I like the more primitive stuff like this thanks for showing us how it all comes together and works...

[@Ed19601]

Wouldn't the spring put too much tension on the trigger for the mouse to pull it out?

[@bren106]

*The only time Shawn can show some beaver on a video and the KZbin censors can't restrict it.*

[@vissionsprophecyinministry2312]

Shawn How do you plug up a mouse hole that is in between your carpet and your baseboard?? You know what I mean??

[@20alphabet]

Eskimo mousetrap? *COOL!*

[@ronsout]

Great video Shawn.

[@mapleyt1126]

great video Shawn. just one thing though, I'm pretty sure they prefer being called inuit

[@yannit67]

You are so good at what you are doing. Keep up the good work.

[@SSmith-fm9kg]

Nice work on the mouse trap. However, I'm trying to envision a mouse in an igloo...and how the hell did it get there...

[@christopherch7307]

Thank you! Awesome video..... SC USA

[@jakiesan4803]

1,000,000 congrats I have been up all night

[@GrumpyIan]

Got an ad for Pest Defender for this video. Can you try that out?

[@WhatAboutTheBee]

Shawn has totally debunked Ultrasonic rodent deterrents. Pest Defender is simply another re-incarnation of the ultrasonic idea. They simply do not work.

[@indiopeltier9758]

This is Awesome,I am Native American so this one really hits home ,Thank You !!!

[@georgioocean7629]

You can get well material and lipstick

[@jesuiscequejesuis2267]

As Lesley Nielsen would say, "Nice beaver."

[@dummkopf6693]

I have a question what mice would be living with the eskimos

[@imakesushinotsushit]

for Christmas pls record all your traps live at once plsss

[@goodun2974]

2:25 to 2:45 ; the notion of human progress is an illusion ---- it's darn near impossible nowadays to find a utility knife / razor blade as sharp as that obsidian blade!

[@DougPalumbo]

Great videos and excellent information!

[@MrJeepinZeke]

Very cool history lesson!

[@mZStarCraft]

"Currently I'm posting 3 mousetrap videos a week. On monday, monday and monday."

[@Siviks309]

I checked ur channel u haven't upload in a year just like me

[@subswithnovideos-nf1ub]

Everyday is a Monday

[@purplealice]

Now the mice might chew through that twisted thong and disable the trap.

[@zoojersey22]

"The dead mouse buffet" lol

[@1goodwish]

It just hit me that there are mice in Alaska!

[@harrelltruckandtractor9641]

I enjoyed showing the video to my cat

[@mensb1936]

such a great video thx Shawn

[@hammrhed6861]

how many mice are running around up in the frozen Artic ?

[@timoglock07]

What happened to the uncensored video link ?

[@6root91]

Love the additional footage of the rodents being eaten.

[@fruitypebbles9363]

Is that an Alaskan mousetrap?

[@johngate4715]

can you make a mouse trap that shoots small arrows at the mice?

[@RattataPrincess2007]

You Are A Great KZbinr

[@ibrahimcoskun5602]

Big mouse gets the little one. Like the fish, isn't it? :)

[@MikePuorro]

Way to demonstrate the circle of life.

[@yveskc1]

Cool trap!

[@JollywoodJoel]

"but for some reason it killed the mouse" ah uh... like ur freezer?

[@geckosgotgames3283]

It kinda looks like what kids would use as like an imaginary cross bow

[@ElysetheEevee]

Lol that damn hair in the whole beginning of the video.

[@malcolmandrews4942]

"probably not legal"-- that made me laugh. Plastic straws are illegal in some cities. Love your videos.

[@zenmaster24]

string = spring in the hand writing