Without question, man can be the most difficult animal on earth to trap. Humans are certainly more intelligent than any other creature. Except in rare instances, however, they do not possess the individual sensory keenness that other species of mammals do. Yet man’s collective senses – good sight, excellent perception of color and depth, some sense of smell, adequate hearing, and reasonable taste – provide him with an edge that is superior to species having one or, at the most, two, very well developed sensory mechanisms.

Societies that still practice mantrapping tend to live close to the earth. For them, it is natural to progress from trapping small and big game, to protecting their home territory with mantraps.