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Does anyone know any good methods which which to capture large animals, like bears or wolves or even the more mythical of beasts? Obviously cage traps are a necessity but any strategies as to their use?

[Phantom]

Animals seem to stay in an area of the map for some time, scatter the traps in that area.

[Jim Groovester]

Build a twenty four tile long wall as close as you can to the map edge, smack dab in the center of the 48x48 embark tile. Put cage traps at the ends of the walls. In picture form:

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The length is obviously reduced, but I used this and successfully captured several creatures, including a dragon, with absolutely no trouble.

[Magog]

I was just thinking about the same thing, that sounds like a possible strategy.

[KaziArmada]

That looks like a good plan which i will definatly try...but I was thinking a slight modification, since one row of traps might not work..

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And sort of a mini-hallway like that filled with traps...

[tomas1297]

Hm there will always be animals on your map no matter the size.A 2x2 fortress with walls and cages on each edge should be effective.

Hm how about zombie,skeleton catching? >=D

Also you can catch large water animals fairly easily by embarking near the end of a river and continuing the river by a channel with traps.Youd need to get rid of the water after that tho.

[Duuvian]

I've caught a giant eagle before by building a tower in the shape of a hammer with a gap in the wall on either side they can fly in and get caught by cage traps.

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The  layer above was similar except the gaps were east/west.

[KaziArmada]

I've caught a giant eagle before by building a tower in the shape of a hammer with a gap in the wall on either side they can fly in and get caught by cage traps.

level one of the hammer's head

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The  layer above was similar except the gaps were east/west.

You just gave me an idea for what to do to getrid of that giant eagle that I was worried about

[Beanchubbs]

You just gave me an idea for what to do to getrid of that giant eagle that I was worried about

I don't know where it's at but someone developed an eagle capture/breeding/taming tower. The idea was to build a large tower then put 2 sphere type things at the top of it. When one flies into an opening in the first sphere, you'd close a floodgate built there. Then you'd open a door to the second sphere and wait for the eagle to go into it. Repeat until you have 1 male and 1 female eagle. At the bottom of the sphere you'd have traps built so that when the babies are born and fall to the ground, they'd be captured. I don't remember how to get them down from there though.