Snare pegs ( hard ground )

[billbroon 9]

Hi guys, what do yous pro snaremen use for pegs in the winter. Ive been trying to peg some with snares from trapworks and the pegs keep breaking. Would steal tent pegs be any good. Thanks.

Billy

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Hi guys, what do yous pro snaremen use for pegs in the winter. Ive been trying to peg some with snares from trapworks and the pegs keep breaking. Would steal tent pegs be any good. Thanks.

Billy

 

I use 4mm wire 'staples' made from fencing wire about 6 inches long - they hold firm and go in ok in the hard ground - and they are free!

 

OTC

[eli 0]

Hi guys, what do yous pro snaremen use for pegs in the winter. Ive been trying to peg some with snares from trapworks and the pegs keep breaking. Would steal tent pegs be any good. Thanks.

Billy

i use 9 inch hazal thick as your tumb all year round nock them in wie a malet 6 inch on purse nets be makeing them for years kiln dryed wood gets britel bet they spliting down the grain cant beat hazal

[michael flatters 2]

My uncle used metal meat scewers,but i have not tried them myself.

[peeps_76 17]

similar thread going on in the ferreting section.

 

i was taught by an old family member what he called brick/stone snaring. we used old bricks/stones to hold the snares in place rather than pegs when the ground was very hard or frozen. i am sure there was a thread on hear recently that had good pictures! alawys remember that old charlie can pull much more weight than a bunny!

 

regards P

[peeps_76 17]

found it but not sure how to get the link on try this!

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/60545-snaring-on-iron-slag/page__view__findpost__p__621854__hl__%2Biron+%2Bslag__fromsearch__1

[billbroon 9]

Thanks for the replys guys. Got an endless suply of fencing wire at work so a will try your style Oldtrapcollector. Thanks

[DUCKWING 302]

YEP ....... WIRE STAPLES , A GOOD ONE OF OLD SNAREMANS IDEAS ...

 

HOWEVER THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THE GROUNDS FROZEN TO A GOOD 18 " DEEP ..... I FIND A FEW OTHER METHODS WORK A LITTLE BETTER ,

SOMETIMES I WILL USE THE GOOD OLD HOUSE BRICK METHOD .... IF THERES A SUPPLY NEAR , THOUGH MOST OF THE TIME I PREFER TO USE MY PEGGED SNARES WHICH ARE FITTED WITH SOME PEGS I MADE FROM STEEL BAR 8 INCHES LONG WITH A HOOP AT THE TOP I HAVE OVER 100 FITTED IN THIS MANNOR FOR HARD WEATHER , THESE ARE LEFT PROUD OF THE GROUND SO I CAN SLIP A HOOK UNDER TO PULL THEM OUT AS WHEN THE ICE HAS A HOLD THE BALER TWINE WILL SNAP BEFORE THE GROUND GIVES .........THOUGH I MUST ADMIT I TAILOR MY HARD WEATHER SNARING TO DIFFERENT GROUND OFTEN FENCE LINING

 

ALL THE BEST

 

 

DUCKWING

[logun 91]

Hi guys, what do yous pro snaremen use for pegs in the winter. Ive been trying to peg some with snares from trapworks and the pegs keep breaking. Would steal tent pegs be any good. Thanks.

Billy

to be honest we dont get that many frozen months in our country do we.ok ground is hard at time and more so the last few weeks,but dont see no need to carry bricks around with you.i use a pice of 15 mm re bar,8 inches lond and ground to a taperd point.easy to drive in and easy for snare pegs thereafter.im not a snare man in any way but it works for me.