Bit off snareing now much now sett 10 snares

[earth-thrower 493]

On 15/08/2022 at 15:22, mackem said:

Never snared a hare, but have had loads of rabbits. 

a watched them first mate,...seen where they were entering/exit , the field , etc,.....thats why I was successful, I think (cause I was new too it, I never believed I would catch anything !,  same with the rabbits I managed to catch ! ) , but with the right snares, tealers, etc, & wee bit of field craft,.....well it was the Woodga/Waters gear too ! ,....& instruction from the book ,...lol,....my old man's neighbour asked me if I could get him one or two, for the pot, so a thought I would try,.....he made a great hare stew,..very tender the meat was too, he managed,...I thought it would have been tougher 

Edited August 16, 2022 by earth-thrower

[terryd 8,624]

5 minutes ago, earth-thrower said:

a watched them first mate,...seen where they were entering/exit , the field , etc,.....thats why I was successful, (cause I was new too it, I never believed I would catch anything !,  same with the rabbits I managed to catch ! ) , but with the right snares, tealers, etc, & wee bit of field craft,.....well it was the Woodga/Waters gear too ! ,....& instruction from the book ,...lol,....my old man's neighbour asked me if I could get him one or two, for the pot, so a thought I would try,.....he made a great hare stew,..very tender the meat was too !

They are very tasty got to agree What height for a hare ?

[earth-thrower 493]

4 minutes ago, terryd said:

They are very tasty got to agree What height for a hare ?

A caught  at,  9 1/2 inch, I remember & it was rabbit snares & tealers,....so tealer not quite long enough, but learned a trick , again , from Glen's book to get the height

[earth-thrower 493]

1 hour ago, earth-thrower said:

A caught  at,  9 1/2 inch, I remember & it was rabbit snares & tealers,....so tealer not quite long enough, but learned a trick , again , from Glen's book to get the height

I wouldn't try & snare any type of hare here, often,..just occasional,...but I do remember the keeper actually got my mate a bit of paid work for hares once (at least 20 year ago now,....), he was a ferret , & dog man,..& the landowner sold this ground to the regional park, to be planted up with trees , & public access, etc Anyway, they were obviously too tight for proper fencing,..& I remember he was to snare the whole boundary, cause when the saplings got planted, the hares where going in & nipping them off, etc (no guards on them, & a can't actually remember if there was even any deer fence !  , cause certainly wasn't any chicken wire , along the bottom) So he got £10 a hare, setting runs on fence & on top of stone dykes. 

Edited August 16, 2022 by earth-thrower

[earth-thrower 493]

2 minutes ago, earth-thrower said:

I wouldn't try & snare any type of hare here, often,..just occasional,...but I do remember the keeper actually got my mate a bit of paid work for hares once (20 year ago now,....), he was a ferret , & dog man,..& the landowner sold this ground to the regional park, to be planted up with trees , & public access, etc Anyway, they were obviously too tight for proper fencing,..& I remember he was to snare the whole boundary, cause when the saplings got planted, the hares where going in & nipping them off, etc (no guards on them, & a can't actually remember if there was even any deer fence !  , cause certainly wasn't any chicken wire , along the bottom) So he got £10 a hare, setting runs on fence & on top of stone dykes. 

Thing is now though, with this new snaring legislation, in Scotland..that wouldn't be allowed, anymore ! ,...you CANNOT set a snare (on any good run) running under or  through a fence line, now ????, indeed, you can't hang one ANYWHERE where there's even the slightest risk of entanglement, etc , to the target animal

[Ferretman65 2,271]

Got three heads and a half a rabbit one that Mr fox didn't get lol  

[Daniel cain 46,150]

Reading this thread has got me wanting to do abit myself,snared hundreds of fox over the yrs,but not set anything for rabbits since a teenager ...few left out to 'weather',will have a go next weekend and set a few...quick question,what's the best height to set them when on a tealer, on a run out in the open?

[Daniel cain 46,150]

7 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

Fcuk weathering them get em out

 what height Don?

[Ferretman65 2,271]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

Reading this thread has got me wanting to do abit myself,snared hundreds of fox over the yrs,but not set anything for rabbits since a teenager ...few left out to 'weather',will have a go next weekend and set a few...quick question,what's the best height to set them when on a tealer, on a run out in the open?

6 1/2 inches sometimes 7 inches if grass is higher keep us posted how you get on all the best  

[micky 3,325]

6 1/2  inchs  is the standard for shortish Grass

[Ferretman65 2,271]

59 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

Depends how long grass is just now mate, I have to be honest I prefer the hoop set up or a nice long fence line this time a year, but get on em, an set an inch higher than you think if grass is long, should be a doddle now the grass is up to pick out runs an beats, might even dig some out myself once these moles gee me a break

Like a Bit off hoop snareing myself 

[Ferretman65 2,271]

1 minute ago, W. Katchum said:

I just find it a tad easier mate, pure laziness if I’m honest haha an there again I always start my looking for a well used fence an use it as a natural choke point

Iam the same I like fence snareing mate too 

[micky 3,325]

[Daniel cain 46,150]

1 hour ago, Ferretman65 said:

6 1/2 inches sometimes 7 inches if grass is higher keep us posted how you get on all the best  

cheers pal

[Daniel cain 46,150]

put out 3 on tealers and 5 on the fence runs at 1 pm....back this evening to see if I get any