snaring non target's

[peeps_76 17]

hi all,

 

anyone got or know of any tircks or advice how to stop catching non target species in snares.

i have been doing a job (amature no fee's taken) on a farm owned by my family which is/was heaving with rabbits. i am getting on top of them now with a combo of snaring, shooting shotguns and lamping at night with the .22 lr . had good results so far but am catching several phesants (some of which have been released unharmed) at one section of fence where the rabbits and birds are crossing from the neighbours land which has been fully sprayed with round up (no permission on there land). and am also getting brown hares in peg'd snares at another section leading to the heather moor. i know that snares are indescriminate but is there any tricks to stop or limit this.

 

thanks

Edited July 14, 2009 by peeps_76

[springspan 0]

Fitting a stop would probably eliminate the pheasant problem, dunno about the hares.

[IanB 0]

Try other methods apart from snaring or stick to the peg snares and place them on the runs 30yds out into the fields...

Show us the area your snaring and you will get better suggestions no doubt... If you have any doubt about catching the wrong animal, don't snare in that area/location.