DO Animals takes a pipe trap into the mud
A boy and a hard-hatted helper set up an eel-catching demonstration in the channel's most-watched new upload.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
SMART idea to catch eels in the mud #bushcraft #camping #Outdoors #skillsvideo
An eel disappears into a hole, and the boy searching the muddy field calls for help. The adult who arrives on DO Animals has a yellow hard hat, a bright green shirt and, crucially, a green-and-blue pipe trap.
In "SMART idea to catch eels in the mud #bushcraft #camping #Outdoors #skillsvideo", the pair dig beside the hole, smooth out a channel and fit the funnel into place. Liquid bait goes in before they step away. It is a compact outdoor demonstration, with the preparation taking up much of its two-minute running time.
The upload drew roughly 64,000 views, making it the more watched of the channel's two new videos this week. The other, "Survival Skills: Simple But Very useful ideas in Forest #bushcraft #simple #survival #fishing", returns to the familiar survival-skills billing.
Older fishing footage remains the bigger source of momentum. September's "Survival Skills: SIMPLE and USEFUL with Fish trapping tool #survival #bushcraft #fishing" has reached about 4.2 million views and accounts for nearly half the channel's daily viewing. An older eel-trapping upload is also among its busiest videos.
DO Animals added subscribers over the week, although its current daily viewing is below its usual level. Among nearby outdoor channels, Ethan Heinrichs and Vanwives had particularly busy weeks; DO Animals also drew substantial weekly viewing, with its established fish trap doing much more of the daily work than either fresh upload.
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Where next?
The videos drawing views on DO Animals right now
- Channel
- DO Animals
- Subscribers
- 733,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,570,852
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- October 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 63,557
- Views on its first day
- 35,498
The numbers
Here is how DO Animals' audience and uploads moved over the week.
💡 Test your knowledge
What does the adult bring to the muddy field in DO Animals' eel-catching video?
He arrives carrying the green-and-blue pipe trap that the pair fit into a carved mud channel.




