just a question,but in winter time in the woods up north,when all the grass is dead would the bark of poplar trees and aspen bark attract squirrels or rabbits to the traps

     Buger,                                                                        
         A couple of weeks ago, I used a "live capture" Hava-heart trap ( a commecially manufactured "box trap," made of heavy guage steel wire ) to catch one of these damned squirrels that I've been having problems with. For bait, I used a BAGEL.     It worked like a charm!
                                                                               .......Dan

but you cant get penut butter or a bagel if youre lost,iam asking what to bait them with from the woods,did you know red squirrel are cought in traps baited with meat  up north,so i guess there omnivores

actuly find a established trail. place a self locking snare in the trail and you should be eating hare stew guite soon

dig up some tuberose roots, rabbits love them, but dont come crying for help if you catch a horse!

You may be limited to using traps without bait, ie, placing them along game trails. Pretty much any trap can be used without bait. You'll just have to set them up with the idea in mind that the animal will have to trigger it accidentally rather than tugging on something to eat. I've seen plenty of figure 4 dead falls used without bait. The trigger bar was set accross the trail or a tripline was attatched to it.