missing snares

[adam1 2]

I went out this morning to check my snares as normal only to find two missing, tealers, pegs, the full monty, after a couple of minutes the penny dropped, when I had set them the ground was dry as a bone and as hard as concrete and i'd brayed the pegs in as far as possible, trust me they were solid, however we had a torrential downpour since that has substantialy softened the ground and allowed the rabbits to pull the pegs free, the land is surrounded by stocknetting and i've found one as the tealer string and peg had snagged in the fencing but god knows whats happened to the other, i've been round with the mallet and brayed the other pegs in fully now but just thought i'd let you lot know, it might just stop the same happening to you if you happen to have the same oversight as myself about setting pegs in solid ground.

The one I found in the fence had been part eaten by something, the eyes were gone (carrion I suspect) but it was notable how something had gone in through the back of the neck leaving the lower skull and upper spine showing, what would eat from this area specificly?

Cheers for any pointers.

Adam

[tullfan 0]

as for the pegs being pulled out i would say do the the same as you would when ferreting,point the pegs in the ground towards the direction of the pull. hope this helps

[Guest RN-Rabbit-Control]

as for the pegs being pulled out i would say do the the same as you would when ferreting,point the pegs in the ground towards the direction of the pull. hope this helps

 

How do you ascertain which direction a rabbit will pull when caught in a peg snare?

[stealthy1 3,964]

Corvids are problaly the reason the eyes have dissapeared, the neck sounds like a stoat or weasle trying to carry it off

[tullfan 0]

as for the pegs being pulled out i would say do the the same as you would when ferreting,point the pegs in the ground towards the direction of the pull. hope this helps

 

How do you ascertain which direction a rabbit will pull when caught in a peg snare?

 

MOST runs be they through/under a fence or in open ground only run in one direction hence the peg should be pointed in the direction the rabbit is expected to be traveling in

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

I don't get what you mean about only run in one direction?Surely if the rabbit runs out from a hedge or fence,going in one direction so when they run back in they will be coming from a differant direction??So how can you face the peg the way the rabbit is traveling in??Just out of curiosity have you ever set any snares?not having a go at you just wondered.

Edited October 8, 2009 by MR TEA POT

[tullfan 0]

I don't get what you mean about only run in one direction?Surely if the rabbit runs out from a hedge or fence,going in one direction so when they run back in they will be coming from a differant direction??So how can you face the peg the way the rabbit is traveling in??Just out of curiosity have you ever set any snares?not having a go at you just wondered.

 

in my experience rabbits very seldom go back the way they came, hence some snares set facing towards and some away from burrows. having set many snares for (just a few )years (honest ) ive found if you check the direction the front foot is facing thats the way the rabbit will be traveling

dont get me wrong with a dog up its arse its a different story, they try to take the fastest escape route back but this thread was about pegs coming out the ground and thats why i replied to it

 

i hope that makes sense

 

ps didnt think you were having a go MR teapot