Special thanks to Elder Charlie Joseph and Linguist Bill Poser for demonstration of snare creation and trapping and language support
| Spring Pole Snare Pictures | English | Lheidli Dakelh (you 1) |
 | Find a rabbit trail | Gohti nahoon'ai. |
 | Find a flexible pole and take off the branches | Duchunya soo untujus-i nain'aih. 'uzooschum 'ilh'en. |
 | Test the pole to see if it is suitable for a snare | Duchun oolhdzih. Gombilh ba soo 'tit'elh. |
.jpg) | Tie the string to the pole and to the trigger stick | Tl'oolh duchun bedinges 'ink'e gombilh chun bulh. |
 | Measure the snare wire | Gombilh bunaoolhdzih. |
.jpg) | Tie the snare wire to the trigger stick | Gombilh, gombilhchun bedinges. |
.jpg) | Hook the trigger stick to the stake that is in the ground
(The trap would normally be set into the
ground but if the ground is too
frozen, a counterweight log could be used instead.) | Gombilhchun be 'anilt'o-i beilhts'o. |
.jpg) | Set the snare | Gombilh 'inleh. |
.jpg) | Adjust the snare to the correct height and size (about 6 inches in diameter). | Bulooh soo dunilcho ilhtsi 'ink'ez soo yoodoya. |
.jpg) | Wait for a rabbit to hit the snare | Goh bailh'i |
.jpg) | The rabbit trips the snare | Goh yuntelhkat. |
.jpg) | The rabbit gets suspended in the air away from predators | Goh ndoh whe dinti ts'ant'i ch'a. |