snaring and body grip trapping

[jumby 11]

i was asked to control some rabbits on a new field a farmer had just bought

 

i used some 116 body grips and hoop snares for the job here are a few pics

 

 

 

four in a row

 

and the end result 28 rabbits which is not bad because it was a full moon and a still night

[Ricky-N.p.p 0]

Cracking result mate... the farmer will be pleased

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

nice one mate good bag and pics

[martinalan 0]

well done a lot of meat there

[Guest Bigbob]

Nice bag of clean rabbits there and any chance of more of your trapping picts [bANNED TEXT] ??

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

TeeJay; Forgive me for not having examined all ye shots, mate - only I'm on 56K here and paying through the nose by the second! - but I'd like to know how ye choose to support the 116's, please? I gather from the first pic' you set in 'natural overhangs'?

[Rabbithunter 456]

Nice one, really must get some bodygrips, never used them before, keen to have a go though

[jumby 11]

TeeJay; Forgive me for not having examined all ye shots, mate - only I'm on 56K here and paying through the nose by the second! - but I'd like to know how ye choose to support the 116's, please? I gather from the first pic' you set in 'natural overhangs'?

i will post some pics of the holders tomorrow for you

[woodga 170]

i knew that was you you novice :11: nice catch mate ill give you a ring through the week

GOOD HUNTING ALL WOODGA

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Good man! I'm becoming increasingly fasinated with these 'Coni' traps and have various American stands to choose from. But it's always good to hear what others have actually found to work well for them - as what ever you use so obviously does!

 

Now I Really must get out of here!

[DEL 5]

good going

[moley 115]

good going

thats the beauty of using traps on still nights, no squeeling to put the other bunnies off

[DEL 5]

Hi did you set a tunnel over the traps on the runs?would fenn mk6 traps work the same?

[mole catcher 1]

nice bag. only one question on the pic of the rabbit in the body grip.is it my imagination or is the spring fitted in such a way that it is putting no presure on the arms that grip the rabbit? it just looks differant to the ones that i have used over the years,thier arms grip either side of the spring

[Guest TapOrSnap]

nice bag. only one question on the pic of the rabbit in the body grip.is it my imagination or is the spring fitted in such a way that it is putting no presure on the arms that grip the rabbit? it just looks differant to the ones that i have used over the years,thier arms grip either side of the spring

 

The conibear trap works by the two square jaws pivoting around their center. So when the spring is compressed, those jaws rotate about the middle 90 degrees, and in the case of the picture they would appear to be vertical (with the spring squished up between them) if the trap were set. Once fired the spring moves outward pushing the jaws together as you see them. I guess the important thing to note is the jaws rotate about an axis going through their middle.