snaring rabbits....

[JakeR]

Ed, all your winking is scaring me!

I thought that would be the case. Perhaps it doesnt allow you to choose if you want to despatch your prey, cos if the snare is thin it will cut the prey, and probably kill it.

I just made my first snare...Measurments are...when the snare is fist width from the top od the noose to the bottom of the "tail" (if you know what i mean) is about 27cm stretched. And about ten inches. is that right? I made it with three wires. It seems sufficient, i cant imagine it cutting a bunny.

Cheers,

Jake

 

[Stuart]

you may well find that three strands is illigal!!!!!!! :shock:

the minimum number of strands in a british snare as far as i am aware is six

 

[Ed]

Perhaps it doesnt allow you to choose if you want to despatch your prey, cos if the snare is thin it will cut the prey, and probably kill it.

Recently every rabbit I've caught in an 8 braid snare was dead when I checked the snares..... only twice did they have to be dispatched it by hand

I just made my first snare...Measurments are...when the snare is fist width from the top od the noose to the bottom of the "tail" (if you know what i mean) is about 27cm stretched. And about ten inches. is that right?

As long as you can make a fist size loop/noose (about 10cm diameter) it'll catch a rabbit. I have experimented with minimul length wire ie; 10cm dia loop/noose attached straight to a cord tether, any they seem fine.

I made it with three wires. It seems sufficient, i cant imagine it cutting a bunny.

But would it cut into a deers leg? I'd stick to 6 and 8 braid to stay well within the law.

Ed
(see.... no winks)

 

[Adi007]

What do you use as a tether Ed?

 

[Ed]

What do you use as a tether Ed?

I have used... a leather thong, paracord, platted garden twine, string, nettle cordage, and probably many more..... but most of all I use wool as it is strong and has alot of stretch in it.


Ed

 

[JakeR]

Whats the tether for?

It wouldnt cut into a deer either, wouldnt 8 be too thick?

Jake

 

[Adi007]

The tether is how you attach the snare to someting so Mr Bunny doesn't just dissapear off with a nice brass necklace!

 

[bushwacker bob]

The tether is how you attach the snare to someting so Mr Bunny doesn't just dissapear off with a nice brass necklace!

I've seen that bunny! :rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao:

 

[JakeR]

Oh, but isnt the snare attached to a peg stuck firmly into the ground? Or do you then attach the tether to something else as well?

Cheers,

Jake

 

[Adi007]

The snare is attached to the tether and the tether is then attached to the peg or whatever. You can go straight from snare to peg but you use more wire that way.

 

[JakeR]

But what would hold the snare up for the bunny to put its head through? Surely if it was just a bit of nylon cord it would be flat on the ground?

oops,

Jake :-D

 

[Adi007]

Depends on how and where you site the snare (this is where I wish I could draw a diagram!!!!). You can use small twigs to hold the snare up or atacht he tether to a peg and peg it to the ground but use the free end of the wire loop to support the snare.

Here's an example:

http://www.pcoutfitters.on.ca/snaring a rabbit3.htm

 

[JakeR]

Oh! Thats pretty obvious! Cheers Adi

BTW In that photo, he must have a pretty big fist.

Cheers,

Jake

 

[Adi007]

BTW In that photo, he must have a pretty big fist.

Or small trees!

 

[JakeR]

Thats what i thought, but the snare looks about 4 inches off the ground!

 

[Adi007]

Here's a picture that makes things a little clearer ... notice the support peg at the front of the snare too.

See the run there ... this isn't real (I faked it quickly) but it gives you an idea of how you'd place the snare.

 

[JakeR]

Thanks Adi, i appreciate it!

I see what is needed then, very clear. I wont make my snares so big then, i was under the impression that the snare was attached to a peg but that makes sense!

Cheers

Jake :-D

 

[Adi007]

FYI, the snares I'm using there are 8-strand (4-strand folded over). Probably about 14 inches of wire looped.

 

[JakeR]

4-strand folded over

for that do you make two 4-strand and then join them?

 

[Adi007]

4-strand folded over

for that do you make two 4-strand and then join them?

No, they're a 28-inch of 4-strand brass wire folded over with a eyelet in the end, then twisted, giving a 14-inch or so snare.

Eyelets are like the ones here:

http://www.solwayfeeders.com/ProductsDetail1.asp?STOCK_CODE=3105

I'll try and get a picture of one later for you are a guide for making your own.