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I'm sorry to break it to you, but very few people (here at least, I live in rightest country btw) ever carry knives with them, especially the people who tend to get lost. So say if you make a sharp stick with a knife you got lost with, how will that puncture an animals that falls into the trap? For smaller animals I don't think there is a good chance they would directly land on the stick, nor would the force of gravity actually be enough to puncture the animal since it doesn't have much mass. Secondly, if you are trying to trap a larger animal (eg. deer) how can you dig out such a big space with only your hands or sticks?
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I'm not talking a walk to your local park, but I'm hoping you can find your way home in your own environment. I'm talking a situation in which you are likely to get lost, hiking/camping trip, etc. in a place you're likely to get lost, you should always have some basic tools for survival. I'm not aiming for squirrels with a burmese tiger pit, I'd probably use a different form of trap or an adapted one. Time, If I'm lost and have the resources to build traps in the first place, would usually give me the ability to dig a pretty deep pit. (this trap, by the way, was just an example of how simple one can be, It's not the best, for reasons you and Anmon have stated)