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Post by Sunshine on Feb 2, 2007 22:06:48 GMT -5
any of ya'll know how far the snare should be off the ground and what size loop i should use?
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Post by woody on Feb 2, 2007 22:09:05 GMT -5
tryin to get ya a man huh ;D is snareing hogs legal in WV? I know we can't do it here in Ohio
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 2, 2007 23:07:06 GMT -5
you twerp do ya know or dont ya? ;D
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ADC
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Post by ADC on Feb 2, 2007 23:12:12 GMT -5
How much work do you want to put into it? LOL
I've heard a great way to foot (hoof) snare them.
You dig 4 holes just a hair smaller than a pie plate so 8" wide or so and a foot deep. These holes should be all around one larger deeper baited hole. Get yourself 4 pie tins cut an X in the bottom of them and lay them right side up atop each of the 4 holes (the top rim should lay flush with the top of the hole) now lay your snare in the pie tin so it is just as big around as the bottom rim of the tin. Stake it solid or attach it to a drag. now cover the tins with dry dirt and grass. The hogs approach the baited hole step in the tin it holds on their leg til the snare closes. You got them. Sour corn was the reccomened bait I was told to use.
Clear as mud?
~JPJ~
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 2, 2007 23:26:29 GMT -5
yes clear as mud..lol thank you ill reread it and see what i can mske of it..its clearly explained so it should be easy..thank you
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Post by ohflskinner on Feb 5, 2007 11:59:16 GMT -5
1/8 cable with cam lock set up. put the terminal end as high as you can reach. Loop size would be from 12 - 18" depending on conditions and estimated size of squealer.
Haven't done it personnaly but have a Buddy that is a G-man, This is the setup he recommended for me to try.
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Post by Sunshine on Feb 5, 2007 12:10:46 GMT -5
thank you very much
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Post by billfrank on Mar 10, 2007 19:51:02 GMT -5
I use 3/32 1X19 cable with a extra heavy duty lock. 66" long
I use 18" to 20" loops 6" off the ground.
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Post by coote on Apr 6, 2007 17:23:37 GMT -5
Hi. I know this is an old thread, but I'm hoping to restart the topic. The pie plate that you mentioned Jayme... was that a fairly thick sheetmetal pie plate, or were you talking about the thin aluminium foil disposable pie plates? I have experimented with this method quite a bit, but I am yet to catch something with it. I like the idea, and it shows great potential for the type of trapping I want to do. There is a similar trap designed for mountain lions described at this link: icwdm.org/handbook/carnivor/ca_c93.pdfHere are some things that I've discovered or come to believe about this method: -animals may dig the trap out of the ground without getting caught because their curiosity has been aroused by the smell of fresh digging. -it is hard to ensure that the hog sticks its foot down through the intended hole. There doesn't seem to be any point in having a plate that is much bigger than the cross (hole) that the hoof has to go through. -if the plate is too big, the animal may quickly knock it off when it stands on it with its other foot (particularly true if the plate is a fairly weak and flimsy one.) -although a high tether point for the snare has its advantages, this type of snare probably needs to be tethered close to the ground and kept short to ensure that the noose pulls tight as quickly as possible. -animals may drag their foot across the set, thus moving the noose out of position. They may then get their foot through the cross and the plate gets stuck on their leg, but the noose isn't there to do the job. Or the noose may get pushed down through the cross (hole) with their hoof. -a good understanding of laying 'step-over' sticks on the trail is required to ensure that the hoof goes where it should. I think that the basic idea is very good indeed, but I am yet to find the ideal thing to use as a plate.... and I have to have a place to set them where I can leave them for a while so the 'fresh' smell created by the digging disappears. If anybody else has some thoughts on these potentially very good snare sets, I'd love to read them. Thanks in advance... best wishes... Coote.
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Post by Sunshine on Apr 8, 2007 16:11:05 GMT -5
a guy on Tman..Nutoy...gave me some pointers and i passed em on to Jerry and he caught i nice big muddy hog in Miss. in one by using his method...
id like to snare something next season but am kinda worried bout snare rub....
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Post by huckleberry on Apr 8, 2007 20:25:56 GMT -5
your on a 24 hr check aint ya? If so ya don't ahve to worry much about snare rub.....when ya catch a critter rub the area hard and fast for a few minutes.......snare mark gone. I know ya have heard that afore, but thought I would tell ya gain.
I would give up some to get snaring legal here. I can catch more coon with snares than any fh or coni trap. And the numbers ya can run is incredible.
The pie pan set sounds good to me. I can see a few difficulties with it. But from what I have seen of wild pigs, they wholler around so much I would think at least one of the four snares would hook up. The fresh dug dirt should pull them into the set also. Anchoring high in a somewhat flemsy tree would help tighten the snare quickly I would think. I would guess the depth of the hole under the pie plate would be critical. Maybe the deeper the better.
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