Shiny Snares?

[JackWard 0]

Does the shining of a brand new snare lower the chances of catching?

[Teesdale-rabbiter 15]

no not at all

 

atb T-R

[georgegml 0]

never made a difference to me whether its shiny or not mate

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Not at all.

 

These where caught over night with snares made the day before

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Not at all.

 

These where caught over night with snares made the day before

[IanB 0]

I'd say yes especially on "fence snares" , I've seen rabbits avoid them numerous times also pegandgun has footage of rabbits running up to snares and avoiding them, as they can blatantly see them... I snared one hedge and had over 100 rabbits purely from unused new fence snares, I also witnessed rabbits avoiding them, and using other runs.... This time of year I'd say its even more of an advantage to have dulled snares with the rabbits very active during daylight hours, winter time, its not going to affect you much as rabbits are less active, darker mornings/nights so I'd use whatever... Personal preference, it doesn't take long to dull snares down though or any effort, get them nice and dark.....

 

So as I said, its not necessary you WILL still catch rabbits, but it WILL also help you catch the ones that may visually see and avoid a snare when travelling during the daylight hours....

I do it now just through experience of actually watching them avoid a snare, pegandgun and woodga also do it, it involves no work, bright shiny visible or dull black virtually invisible, what blends in better ?? Whats there to lose ??

[Catcher 1 639]

Not at all.

 

These where caught over night with snares made the day before

 

 

Thats a bag and a half.Well done mate.atb. Catcher 1

[Guest rodsmith]

i personally think its the human scent on the wires.i always wera the same pair of gloves to set fox snares.

[poacher3161 1,766]

Shiny snares that reflect of moonlight will imo be seen and avoided we used to dip them in a solution of pottasium permangate.atb

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

As you guys know,..nothing is written in stone,.and some times you can get away with things,.and other times,.you cannot

 

I've caught most critters in the UK,..sometimes with new traps,.old traps,.fresh out of the packet traps, and obviously the same applies to wires, for fox and rabbit,..but,.as a rule, I have found that unless the target animal is in good numbers and working freely on his travel ways without a care in the world,..there are occasions where a rabbit will certainly avoid a snare on the run,..I've got rabbits on film,.that have stopped and 'gone round' a wire,.. either due to too much human scent,.or because the noose was maybe a tad too small,.and in their face,...I've also watched foxes 'notice' a wire,..and once again,..I do believe that they don't like facing a noose that is too small...

 

Just a few observations,...I'm certainly no trapper or snarer....

 

All the best,.CHALKWARREN...

 

 

[Rolfe 2]

I agree with Ian on this one.......many many times i have seen rabbits shy away from bright new snares set both in a fence line and as peg snares out in the open. That said.........i have also caught 100's of rabbits in bright brand new wires.

I think weather conditions play a big part.......dark windy nights in rough grass and even the brightest wire will become invisible..........On still nights with a bright moon.........or summer nights when it stays light late......they become far more visible. I tend to hang my wires outside to dull down a bit before use........it can't do any harm as it removes scent as well but everyone has a different opinion on it. So........bright or dull........they will all catch in the right conditions provided the setting is correct.

[JackWard 0]

Not at all.

 

These where caught over night with snares made the day before

 

do you use tealers or just pegs?

[woodga 170]

those rabbits were caught in peg snares complete with tealers i beleive we caught 67 rabbits that night only last season ratcherman had his first outing on the snares and on that occasion we snared 86 rabbits in under 24 hours using NEW SHINEY snares

[micky 3,325]

Does the shining of a brand new snare lower the chances of catching?

I think its scent,Ted Brown worked as a rabbit catcher for the ministry of ag during the war, and my grandpa,said he was as good as they come. In the50s when i was growing up Ted used to say ,a rabbit sees more with its nose,than its eyes,if you ever set traps,try to cover your hands in a does piss,now i dont no if this is true ,but Ted thought so ,and he caught a lot of rabbits in his life,surely,if rabbits react to a snare ,a lot more would turn around at a purse net,back to trapping ,when my eldest lad and me set fen traps,i allways seem to catch more,we do it exactly the same,iset the traps out ,he spades a few holes,then we set the traps ,when i pick up ,i allways seem to do better,now i have wondered about this for years ,and the only thing i can come up with ,is my lad ,is never without a gob full chewing gum?

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

What you guys don't know is,....Woodga is a snaring fanatic,...and he is so proud of his canny creations that he 'polishes' all his hand -made wires so that they glow like a Sheriff's badge

 

Seriously,...if you get the snares/traps down with the least amount of 'foreign ' odours on them,..you are certainly increasing your odds of any rejection by the prey species..

In my opinion,...The 'shine' is not all that important...

 

 

BUT,...sometimes,..you can get away with sheer murder,...you can do the stupidest of things

 

and STILL a target will simply go about its business no matter what it is faced with. :wacko:

 

But,.as a rule,.it pays to award your quarry with the utmost respect,..and act accordingly..

 

All the best,.CHALKWARREN...