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Post by predator145 on Jul 2, 2007 21:55:29 GMT -5
How would you do it? Put the snare in a trail and bait both sides?? Ive heard of it but Im the only trapper I know in a hundred miles here and no one to ask.
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Post by powerhouse on Jul 3, 2007 8:25:57 GMT -5
the only times I use bait at snares is when there is an old carcass,trash pile, etc. where the foxes, coyotes have ben visiting on a regular basis. Then, I would hang snares in the trails leading to it. Everyone I have ever talked to said u don't want the animal to stop and investigate the smells, u want em to keep travellling in a normal fashion. By placing a lure near the snare u may have em circling the snare being cautious. I'm sure there will be diferent opinions on this; but, this is what I do and what I've heard at various demonstrations!
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Post by predator145 on Jul 3, 2007 10:06:47 GMT -5
everything you said makes sense. Thank you!
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Post by glen on Jul 3, 2007 20:25:20 GMT -5
Put you up a 20x20 woven wire fence and bait it. Cut holes in the fence for fox and 'yote's to come in and snare the holes;)
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Post by Sunshine on Jul 5, 2007 22:13:25 GMT -5
i never even heard of baiting snares..thought the whole point was to put them in the path of the animal? If ya got the right location you shouldnt need bait to draw them through your snare, right? you just put it in there travelway, right? course you have to be able to read sign im sure so you know you have the right location in the first place.......
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Post by Earl8656 on Jul 5, 2007 22:29:18 GMT -5
sunshine yu're right, it is the point to put em in the path..........but if there is an obvious draw ir will mak the path more pronounced!
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Post by Sunshine on Jul 7, 2007 12:02:39 GMT -5
is it legal in all sates to use bait for snares? or is ok just so long as its a certain distance away from the snare, or are there no guidelines at all?
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Post by ADC on Jul 7, 2007 13:28:43 GMT -5
It's legal here as long as you are far enough away from the bait.
The thing is with snares IMO is you want the critters traveling along as if there is nothing unusual until its too late. I try not to leave any scent or things out of place around the area that will put them on alert. So when you use bait stations I think its best to let them at it for a few days before you snare the trails leading to it and set away from the bait 30 yards or so if you can.
~ADC~
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Post by mink1574 on Jul 7, 2007 13:31:33 GMT -5
what do yall use for bait? and where do you find enough in quanity to runlonglines of snares?
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Post by Sunshine on Jul 7, 2007 13:42:04 GMT -5
It's legal here as long as you are far enough away from the bait. The thing is with snares IMO is you want the critters traveling along as if there is nothing unusual until its too late. I try not to leave any scent or things out of place around the area that will put them on alert. So when you use bait stations I think its best to let them at it for a few days before you snare the trails leading to it and set away from the bait 30 yards or so if you can. ~ADC~ ok thats hwat i was kinda wondering, wouldnt the animals sense a chaneg? if you hvae a well traveled trail you dont even need bait, correct? and besides fences wheres a good place to set snares? i have never done it but have heard its very effective and want to try some this season.
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Post by ADC on Jul 7, 2007 13:43:38 GMT -5
road killed deer here are popular, beaver carcusses are a popular choice too in areas where they are abundant. Personally I don't use very many bait stations at all. I just find where they are going naturally and get them there. I have plenty of land to trap. If I were to have only a small location by all means I'd try and draw them in there.
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Post by mink1574 on Jul 7, 2007 13:55:12 GMT -5
thanks ADC... think it maybe a good idea to dra into cover where there traveling an edge.
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Post by ADC on Jul 7, 2007 15:27:21 GMT -5
That sounds like a good idea to me Mink!
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Post by cajunbill2 on Jul 9, 2007 15:32:52 GMT -5
let me clear some things up if i can....bait and lure helps the snares just like a trap set...lets say you put out a bait station and it snows then you can locate which trails are used more and also the animal is used to the free food will travel the trails sooner ..for a example they may not come threw the area say every three days with a bait station the will come threw quicker for the free food.....when setting up a bait station you put the bait at the center of fields and set snares on all the trails leading in to the field not right at the bait station...
now lets talk about lures and a snare...when you put like a LDC call on a limb the animal will travel up and down the trails trying to locate the source of smell and thats what you want.the more he travels up and down the trails the more of a chance to connect.
do you need them.. NO... if the trails are not in a lot of numbers in a area then the snares will catch fur just may take a lttle longer.....i run lots of snares and at times i don't use any bait or lure but after a week of no catch... i use the lure to get them working the trails
for the beginner i would say set with out bait or lures that way they don't get the smell on the snares which is a no no...ifthey need to wait till all the snares are out and then place a lure that way you don't get the smell of lure on the snare.
WARNING....bait is not legal in every state nor is prebaiting and thats the way they see bait stations
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Post by cajunbill2 on Jul 9, 2007 15:38:32 GMT -5
mink......dead deer,cattle,trash cans full of carp or any thing from a processing plant will work..i have even used a qt of fish oil with skunk in it when i was running low....remember that all you really need is the smell , bones and scales
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Post by mink1574 on Jul 9, 2007 16:46:31 GMT -5
thanks Bill
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