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6. Gently pull on the working end, making sure that you
don’t tighten the knot all the way, and you have completed
the poacher’s knot. You have effectively tied a special type
of slip knot. The knot should easily slide on the standing
part at this point if you’ve tied it correctly. If it doesn’t,
you tightened it too tightly. The finished knot should look
like the one that you see in figure 34e.

Possible Uses:
1. As previously mentioned, this knot can be used to set
snares to catch small game. If you choose to use it for
this purpose, it’s critical that you don’t overly tighten the
knot in step 6. By leaving the knot that is tied around the
standing part loose, it will be able to quickly and smoothly
slide along the standing part so that it easily constricts
around the animal that runs through your snare. When
the animal feels this noose tighten, it will struggle in an
attempt to free itself and the knot will tighten, making it
difficult, if not impossible, for the animal to escape.
2. It can also be used as a binding knot if you alter step 6 and
actually tighten the knot around the standing part. One
possible use might be to tie a poacher’s knot in two
lengths of paracord. Then, after you roll up your sleeping
bag or pad, you can place the loop of each rope around
your bedding. When you pull on the standing end, the

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