Bear Trap: Genre Undetermined

The bear trap snapped shut around his leg just as he was crossing the small gulch, within sight of his goal. He snarled, barely suppressing a curse that would have carried through the quiet autumn air. He was so close. He could see the smoke from their chimneys. But now he was trapped, and he could only hope that the bear trap was new enough that he wouldn't get lockjaw or find himself with the jaws rusted shut around his leg. He sat carefully down with the trap in front of him. He could still wiggle his toes, and he took encouragement from that. The trap looked new and unrusted. He placed his hands on the springs at either side and--

Inspiration: My survival day calendar - "How To Free Your Leg From A Bear Trap"
Story Potential: Medium.
Notes: And...before he can escape and carry out his mission, he's rescued by the people he was there to Do Something Bad to, and so is bound to not Do Something Bad. Etc.