What type of snare?

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Hi

Was hoping for a little help .

 

Without going into details, my terrier was caught,around the neck, in a snare. It was basically a loop of wire which tightened in a noose-like fashion as he moved away from the vertical pole it was attached to. Got him out ok, no harm done.

Not knowing anything about snares, I was interested to know what such a snare is called?

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

This is a tough one mate. But, at an educated guess? I'd suggest it's one called .......... " A Snare ".

 

Seriously though; If it was made of brass coloured wire? Rabbit snare. Is the wire was silvery? Fox snare. Important thing is it was obviously what's called " Free Running ". That's why ye Dog came to no real harm. Dogs often as not sit still once they realise they're caught like that - your own presence would likely have distracted him into trying to move on though. Wire's such that it'd just go slack, once the captive stopped pulling on it. Perfectly legal and should never be tampered with. Represents someones work.

 

In the old days we had " Self Locking " snares. If he'd hit one of those ~ long since illegal ~ and started jumping about, he'd have been in big trouble. Largely why they're illegal. Tight as they went was as tight as they stayed.

 

If this happened on ye permission, best find out who's authorised to be setting them and liaze with the guy, to avoid further mishaps, for both ye sakes. If no one's authorised to be setting them there? Watch out as ye never know what they may set next. If ye Dog had strayed from a foot path? See he doesn't do it again

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Thanks Ditch.

 

I think it was a rabbit snare, it just seemed on the big side. The dog was in front of me & it seemed to "flip"him.

There were 2, set on either side of flattened long grass serving as a track into the field; hidden in plain sight. As you say it loosened off easily enough when I got to him & got him to keep still.

From their location I expect it was the farmer who'd set them. I saw him in the vicinity a day or two earlier & they weren't there before that. If not it's a worry as he's always off in the fields & bushing about, out of sight for minutes at a time.

 

Cheers

[snareman 3]

Thanks Ditch.

 

I think it was a rabbit snare, it just seemed on the big side. The dog was in front of me & it seemed to "flip"him.

There were 2, set on either side of flattened long grass serving as a track into the field; hidden in plain sight. As you say it loosened off easily enough when I got to him & got him to keep still.

From their location I expect it was the farmer who'd set them. I saw him in the vicinity a day or two earlier & they weren't there before that. If not it's a worry as he's always off in the fields & bushing about, out of sight for minutes at a time.

 

Cheers

your dog was caught in a fox wire , set on a kill pole , although the snare was free running , the fox wraps itself around the pole and expires quite quickly, your dog could have done the same if you hadn,t been with it , although some dogs have the sense to sit down and wait , this method is used i north america to kill snared coyotes .

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Thanks Ditch.

 

I think it was a rabbit snare, it just seemed on the big side. The dog was in front of me & it seemed to "flip"him.

There were 2, set on either side of flattened long grass serving as a track into the field; hidden in plain sight. As you say it loosened off easily enough when I got to him & got him to keep still.

From their location I expect it was the farmer who'd set them. I saw him in the vicinity a day or two earlier & they weren't there before that. If not it's a worry as he's always off in the fields & bushing about, out of sight for minutes at a time.

 

Cheers

your dog was caught in a fox wire , set on a kill pole , although the snare was free running , the fox wraps itself around the pole and expires quite quickly, your dog could have done the same if you hadn,t been with it , although some dogs have the sense to sit down and wait , this method is used i north america to kill snared coyotes .

 

Thanks snareman, a good thing I was there I only though rabbit snare as it's an arable farm. I don't think the dog was planning on sitting & waiting. Would the dead hare in the field be a lure, or just coincidental? (I had also found a couple of shotty carts on the nearby track).

[Guest little_lloyd]

I hope your terrier is ok Was this on a footpath or where you somewhere you shouldnt be

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I hope your terrier is ok Was this on a footpath or where you somewhere you shouldnt be

 

He's fine mate, a strong little thing. As soon as I freed him he was off bushing again.

The field was just off a farm track, not a public footpath so no probs with where he'd put them :thumbs-up:

Somewhere I shouldn't be? How very dare you

[Guest little_lloyd]

As long as you had permssion then If he knew you where out he should of removed the snares

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As long as you had permssion then If he knew you where out he should of removed the snares

 

We were just mooching about really, so he didn't realise I was over there.