Snare sets

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

Pics of yours ? From a really good snaresmen for over here

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 26, 2022 by Wolfdog91

[shovel leaner 7,650]

I’ve a few . I sometimes used to secure them to a drag , so as not to damage the run too much , but I now use earth anchors. 
            There is nothing like seeing a problem fox bouncing around waiting for you . We have to use “ relax o lock “ type snares to just hold them , with a deer stop , and now the guidelines suggest that a break away link to avoid non target species like badgers . The one picture shows a run that foxes use to break into a poultry unit . I caught the farmers collie dog once I did tell him to keep it away, but he didn’t listen. 

Edited August 26, 2022 by shovel leaner

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

3 minutes ago, shovel leaner said:

I’ve a few . I sometimes secure them to a drag , so as not to damage the run too much , but mostly I use earth anchors. 
            There is nothing like seeing a problem fox bouncing around waiting for you . We have to use “ relax o lock “ type snares to just hold them , with a deer stop , and now the guidelines suggest that a break away link to avoid non target species like badgers . The one picture shows a run that foxes use to break into a poultry unit . I caught the farmers collie dog once I did tell him to keep it away, but he didn’t listen. 

Awsome pictures! Didn't know dragging snares was legal for you guys very interesting. I actually think what you guys have to use for snares would be considered a "cable restraint" for us. Non locking BAD's ( break aways device) deer stops.

Tell me if you don't mind , what size cable do you use ?  Do you prefer 7x7 or 1x19 twist ?

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

O and what earth anchors do you guys have access to ? 

[shovel leaner 7,650]

1 hour ago, Wolfdog91 said:

O and what earth anchors do you guys have access to ? 

Damn , you just had me going to the workshop to take a picture . 
         We use / I use 2mm diameter 7x7 aircraft cable . The earth anchors I use are for very hard stones ground that we have in my area . We drive them in with the bar shown and then pull them up to lock them in . I’ve never had one pull out. I don’t use drags anymore as I believe that it is not legal .   Is this something you guys use ?   
          With a lot of our practices, the industry tries to self regulate itself as much as possible, by introducing guidelines and “ codes of best practice. Hopefully people stick to them . Because if it goes to parliament and they get stuck into things it will probably get banned altogether which would be a disaster. As it is such a useful tool . I always say “ the snare is working while I’m in bed “ .

 

 

Edited August 26, 2022 by shovel leaner

[Wolfdog91 6,875]

2 hours ago, shovel leaner said:

Damn , you just had me going to the workshop to take a picture . 
         We use / I use 2mm diameter 7x7 aircraft cable . The earth anchors I use are for very hard stones ground that we have in my area . We drive them in with the bar shown and then pull them up to lock them in . I’ve never had one pull out. I don’t use drags anymore as I believe that it is not legal .   Is this something you guys use ?   
          With a lot of our practices, the industry tries to self regulate itself as much as possible, by introducing guidelines and “ codes of best practice. Hopefully people stick to them . Because if it goes to parliament and they get stuck into things it will probably get banned altogether which would be a disaster. As it is such a useful tool . I always say “ the snare is working while I’m in bed “ .

 

 

Nice ! Sure do ! That you have is what we call a Iowa disposable anchor. Loot gols will just go buy cheap scrap yard pipe cut it up with a grinder and with weld a nut or drill a hole for the cable. 

And I understand completely what you mean with the self regulation thing. Ha e to keep everyone in line. I know one of our state lost a lot of there trapping rights because some jack ass was setting 330 conibears (double spring 10"x10" opening ) on try land for some reason and killed a politicians dog and there was hell to pay. Think their just got the right to use non rubber jawed traps again this year

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16 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said:

Nice ! Sure do ! That you have is what we call a Iowa disposable anchor. Loot gols will just go buy cheap scrap yard pipe cut it up with a grinder and with weld a nut or drill a hole for the cable. 

And I understand completely what you mean with the self regulation thing. Ha e to keep everyone in line. I know one of our state lost a lot of there trapping rights because some jack ass was setting 330 conibears (double spring 10"x10" opening ) on try land for some reason and killed a politicians dog and there was hell to pay. Think their just got the right to use non rubber jawed traps again this year

Not into the disposable idea . I dig mine up and reuse them . But then we are tight fisted in my part of the world , even worse than a Yorkshireman , and they squeak.