Thinking of Snaring........?

[Rolfe 2]

The standard rabbit run is quite obvious.......even to the beginner..........when they are as distinct as the one in the picture going out on to pasture land. The ones to take a good look at before setting any wires are the ones that pass under or through a fence. Two similar pictures but with a subtle difference that would make all the difference when setting a fence wire.

The picture of the fence WITHOUT the post in shot.........shows where the rabbits are jumping through the netting at TWO different points........the second AND third square up from the bottom. (Note the mud from the rabbits feet on both sets of wires)

In the picture showing the fence post........The rabbits are only jumping through the second square up. So the snares want setting accordingly..........(this is where snipping and bending back the fence wires can help enormously).

 

I hope i am not coming across as trying to be clever.........just thought it might help some of the new guys to snaring to be more observant as to where they actually place the snares when setting them along a fence line.

[whippeter94 0]

no wonder

 

Thanks mate thats answered a few questions

Edited September 21, 2008 by whippeter94

[00taz11 39]

cheers mate thats helped me alot ive just started snaring set 30 snares at my permission only one rabbit though

[mole trapper 1,693]

Informative stuff Rolfe, your mentor is teaching you well, a lot of people seem to have problems when it comes to fence snaring.

Maybe caused by misinformation put out by sudo experts with their bulls eye snares. . Talking of which, i heard from some friends tonight that when they went to the midland yesterday there were pikeys selling catapults at £100, wonder where that idea came from.

Regards MT.

[Holdaway 2]

Great post as always Rolfe.

 

H

[IanB 0]

Them are excellent signs a rabbit is using that particular run, but the signs are not always as obvious as the ones shown....

Also look for claw marks in mud, or scratches on wood/branches/brick, were a wet muddy belly has rubbed a fence or branch, flecks of fur on passing objects..

The runs don't have to be as pronounced as them shown above for rabbits to be using them.. but they are good for people to see what to look for

 

If you want to increase the killing area of the loop stretch the pig mesh up using foot and hand to increase height, this prevents having to snip any mesh if you don't have permission to, also if you do snip the mesh snip at the side as when its put back to it normal position its less obvious than a centre cut...

[Tiny 7 1,694]

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

thanks pictures and writing that helped cheers r.t

[DUCKWING 302]

WELL ROLFE ,

 

SEEMS YOU " HAVE " BEEN LISTENING TO OLD SNAREMAN ,

 

ITS SURPRISEING HOW MANY TRAPPERS LOOK AT THINGS A DIFFERENT WAY WHEN THEY HAVE LISTENED TO HIS WISE WORDS .......

 

ANIMALS......... LIKE.......... HUMANS WILL PICK THE EASIEST ROUTES TO TRAVEL

 

I KNOW ONE THING .............. IF OLD SNAREMAN EVER GETS ROUND TO FINISHING HIS RABBIT SNAREING BOOK .......THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR ANOTHER TO BE WRITTEN !

 

ALL THE BEST

 

 

DUCKWING

[ianrob 2]

WELL ROLFE ,

 

SEEMS YOU " HAVE " BEEN LISTENING TO OLD SNAREMAN ,

 

ITS SURPRISEING HOW MANY TRAPPERS LOOK AT THINGS A DIFFERENT WAY WHEN THEY HAVE LISTENED TO HIS WISE WORDS .......

 

ANIMALS......... LIKE.......... HUMANS WILL PICK THE EASIEST ROUTES TO TRAVEL

 

I KNOW ONE THING .............. IF OLD SNAREMAN EVER GETS ROUND TO FINISHING HIS RABBIT SNAREING BOOK .......THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR ANOTHER TO BE WRITTEN !

 

ALL THE BEST

 

 

DUCKWING

Amen to that DUCKWING, good post as ever ROLFE>

[Rolfe 2]

Thanks Guys for the kind responses............you never stop learning at this game.......thats why it is good to learn from others experiences.....! If Mixy hadn't hit us so hard here........i would have had had several big snaring sessions under the belt by now........but it's going to have to wait for a while.

 

Kind Regards

 

Rolfe.

[fireman 10,861]

Good man Mr Rolfe,very good tips there.