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Post by Sunshine on Sept 3, 2007 17:36:31 GMT -5
i have never used a snare before but am planning on trying a few this season.
My question is this..are they really worth it?
i know that you can catch alot of animals fast, using snares but once you deduct for snare rub, do you really come out ahead in your bottomline using them?
or would you do just as well catching less animals in footholds since you dont have to deduct for rub?
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Post by wheelers on Sept 3, 2007 18:27:31 GMT -5
I've never used them before either but plan on trying them this year.
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Post by Newt on Sept 3, 2007 20:18:29 GMT -5
aint we do'n this on T-Man?
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Post by cattrax on Sept 6, 2007 9:40:37 GMT -5
If you catch the animals where you want to catch them (around the neck) you will have 0 damage to the fur, I have caught coon, fox, and coyotes around the hips and have never been docked for fur damage, maybe I have been lucky so far.
Snares are cheap, especially if you build them your self, your looking at maybe a couple of bucks a piece even if you buy them, figure out what you make off of every snare, I would gladly trade a 2 dollar snare for a 300 dollar cat any day, plus they don't freeze down and stay working even in the worst conditions, I have caught two domestic dogs in snares before and both of them were there waiting for me to turn them loose, never harmed one of them. If your state allows them there are a great tool, but I will NEVER use them around livestock!!
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Post by cajunbill2 on Sept 9, 2007 13:37:45 GMT -5
cattrax i agree with the live stock.....but when i am forced to deal with them i use a break away devise at the lock but not on the cable
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Post by hawkeye on Sept 13, 2007 11:57:22 GMT -5
One of the major problems I see with snares, and I adressed this on a different thread, is that because they are so cheap people might put out more than they should. Rather than make a few good sets they scatter sets all over. Kind of like the diffence between putting the target in the crosshairs of a rifle or blasting away with a shotgun. Then they end up with more fur than they can handle, so they end up throwing the lower grade stuff a way.
I've also heard people say a snare can be used anywhere a coni can. Not true. A snare has to be set up to tighten by the animals pulling on it. A snare at the entrance of a bucket will not fire like a coni will.
Snares have their place, and I plan on using more of them, but each situation calls for a different kind of trap. A snare or a coni is no substitute for a leghold at a scent post or a dirthole, but is the best choice for a blind set in a trail.
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Post by cajunbill2 on Sept 17, 2007 11:43:19 GMT -5
hawkeye ...i have to agree with you because i was in that boat once and i got lucky because i never lost any fur but if dee had not been there it would have turned out real bad...real quick...what bothers me is not only are they cheap but a beginner could do more harm then good with them .like putting out to many and for getting were they put them.
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