richie 1 Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) bought 30 snares recently to start to learn snaring. got a bit of advice from a warrener friend of mine on how to make them less noticable. took some bark from an oak tree and put it in a pan of boiling water for 20 minutes untill the water turned brown then put the pan to one side and left the snares in the water for 3 days. took them out today and theyve turned a black / brown colour. placed them out today and i couldnt notice them. what methods do others use ? richie Edited May 6, 2007 by richie Quote Link to post
Guest foxtrack Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 bought 30 snares recently to start to learn snaring. got a bit of advice from a warrener friend of mine on how to make them less noticable. took some bark from an oak tree and put it in a pan of boiling water for 20 minutes untill the water turned brown then put the pan to one side and left the snares in the water for 3 days. took them out today and theyve turned a black / brown colour. placed them out today and i couldnt notice them. what methods do others use ? richie nothing mate you can catch i black,brown or shiney snares fox dosent know the differance looks like any weed or grass to him Quote Link to post
richie 1 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 (edited) i disguise them so members of the public wont catch the glare and remove them. where i shoot / ferret there loads of foot paths and plenty of do gooders walking dogs. the farmer told me hes had problems in the past with snares been taken away and people complaining.. richie Edited May 6, 2007 by richie Quote Link to post
victoria vixen 0 Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I know that many have taken a shinney snare and caught some animals. Personally, I have not. The reason being is I feel they stand out way too much for animals and to humans. I have seen tracks in the snow that tell me animals can and do see snares at times. Namely foxes and coyotes. My theory is that the more the snare blends in with the surroundings, the better your chances are. I boil mine in baking soda and then let them bleach out in the summer sun. Anything that doesn't dull, I spray paint several colours of camo paint. The closer it blends in the better I feel my success rate will be. I understand that animals see in black, white and shades of grey, at least so we are told. I use colours such as tan, brown, greens, grey and almond. I streak it in no certain pattern. This has worked for me more as long as I have snared. Quote Link to post
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