Jordb543 9 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hi all, i saw some rabbit snares in a agricultural shop the other day and ive been researching it and it seems a fairly easy and effective way to keep rabbits at bay if done properly, my grandparents have some land which joins their garden, rabbits are always coming from it in the garden and making a right mess digging etc, if i go up there with the terrier he buggers off for hours and somtimes comes back with a rabbit, my only concern is the technique in which to kill a rabbit once you have it snared? as the only time i go rabbiting is bushing with the terrier and he has never brought a live one out, i want to get it right as i dont want to cause any suffering etc just want a as humane as possible death. also any tips regarding the set-up etc of snares would be greatly welcomed, Thanks Jord Quote Link to post
patterdalejoel 669 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 ring its neck. hold its back legs and cup its neck between your pointing finger and thumb and squeeze and pull down hard as hard as you can and you can feel the break. rabbit will kick though, its natural but it is dead Quote Link to post
woodga 170 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 On 08/02/2012 at 19:12, Jordb543 said: Hi all, i saw some rabbit snares in a agricultural shop the other day and ive been researching it and it seems a fairly easy and effective way to keep rabbits at bay also any tips regarding the set-up etc of snares would be greatly welcomed, Thanks Jord its not quite as easy as you might think .. before you even consider setting a wire you should contact john b from this forum john sells a snaring dvd covering all aspects of snaring ,from making the snares ,different types ,setting locations and how to become proficient at taking rabbits with wires i can vouch for the dvd as i made it lol im only trying to help you onto the right track lots of people have been shown the correct way to set and there catch rates have greatly improved. good luck Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Listen to Woodga . . . . he knows snares. . . . and then some. Quote Link to post
lamperman 12 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 nice to see you colin keeping the lads on the [bANNED TEXT] track mate keep up the good work bud Quote Link to post
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