Snare placement and rabbit beats

[john b 38]

I was looking through book on animal tracks last night and came across this illustration of how a rabbit runs which I thought might help other novice snarers visualise Snaremans instructions on snare placement and height.

 

You can clearly see how the head and neck extend as the backlegs strike and push off.

 

 

 

 

 

[ I've moved the yellow line in as per Snareman's post JB]

Edited March 20, 2007 by john b

[robsharpe 1]

this is where me 2 1/2 " loop bulls eyes would work , i think not

 

a good guide that john hopefully it will give them a better understanding of the quarry they are after cheers rob

[mole trapper 1,694]

oooooh kaaay then john, we are now snaring to music, think i see where you are coming from.

[john b 38]

The 'notes' had me confused for a bit - I think it's just to show where the footfalls are.

 

 

 

I knew I was asking for trouble putting this up

[mole trapper 1,694]

You got that right mate.

[Mitch 0]

How come fellas? I think its a good pic, it shows the rabbit running he has is Ears up its a good pic. Next best thing to a real bunny

[OldTrapCollector 377]

  Mitch said:

How come fellas? I think its a good pic, it shows the rabbit running he has is Ears up its a good pic. Next best thing to a real bunny

 

It looks more like a hare to me - rabbits don't run with their ears up - but it illustrates the point well enough

 

OTC

[Coneytrappr 30]

I've seen plenty of rabbits run with their ears up.

[DUCKWING 302]

  OldTrapCollector said:

  Mitch said:

How come fellas? I think its a good pic, it shows the rabbit running he has is Ears up its a good pic. Next best thing to a real bunny

 

It looks more like a hare to me - rabbits don't run with their ears up - but it illustrates the point well enough

 

OTC

 

 

FECKIN HELL ,

 

I MIGHT BE ON TO SOMETHING NOW ............ LOTS OF RABBITS RUN WITH THEIR EARS UP IN THIS NECK OF THE WOODS ........... MAYBE THATS WHY MY BLEEDIN JUKEL CANNOT CATCH

 

ALL THE BEST LADS

 

DUCKWING

[sean 0]

John b

 

you try to do a good thing and they take the p*ss

 

looks like black note front and white rear.

 

Anyway got the kid to play it on the recorder does not sound to bad

 

 

sean

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

FECKIN HELL ,

 

I MIGHT BE ON TO SOMETHING NOW ............ LOTS OF RABBITS RUN WITH THEIR EARS UP IN THIS NECK OF THE WOODS ........... MAYBE THATS WHY MY BLEEDIN JUKEL CANNOT CATCH

 

ALL THE BEST LADS

 

DUCKWING

 

Yeah,..tell me about it.....

Edited March 18, 2007 by CHALKWARREN

[snareman 3]

  OldTrapCollector said:

It looks more like a hare to me - rabbits don't run with their ears up - but it illustrates the point well enough

OTCim afraid rabbits do run with their ears up .

[OldTrapCollector 377]

  snareman said:

OTCim afraid rabbits do run with their ears up .

 

I meant that they don't have that posture really - like that of a hare, but maybe it was a stylised drawing anyway. There are sufficient pics on this forum of rabbits running with ears up for me not to mean that, perhaps I didn't explain it too well

 

OTC

[snareman 3]

the yellow line should be in front of the first rabbit , as its front feet are landing on the first half of the beat , thats why the snare loop is set directly over the middle of a small beat , as rabbit,s back feet come down along side the front ones his feet are under the loop and his head is in it and caught as he leaps to next beat , ive seen it happen on numerous occasions , the rabbit is caught so fast it happens in a fraction of a second . hope this helps.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Accurate advice from Snareman

 

Keep 'em UP....

Edited March 27, 2007 by CHALKWARREN