Sucess rate for rabbit snares

[fielddweller 1]

Hi Guys

I am new to snaring although did a bit many years ago when i was alot younger,

I dont have alot of permisson( small wood ) and can only set about 16 -22 snares.

 

I usually set these about 1-2hours before dark and then check them about 1-2 hours after first light,on average I get one rabbit every 2-3 days.Is this a fair reward or am i doing something wrong?

When i went as a kid we set loads and i mean loads so always got a few but i never thought about a ratio.

Thanks

ATB

Fielddweller

[postiepaul 0]

first, you got to set snares earlier in the day so that scent and disturbance is lessened. second, numbers caught depends on the amount of rabbits on the ground, if theres not much then you cant expect many.

[Quixote 9]

Can't make any assumptions about whether you're doing something wrong without knowing a wee bit more about the land itself? Is it woodland leading to open pasture? Predominantly wooded areas or open grassland with fences, etc? Are you setting the snares in the fenceline,or in runs?

 

Most people new to snaring assume that if they set them in the fenceline the rabbits will naturally pass through the snare on their return to the bury.............but this just isn't always the case. So much depends on where the buries are, where the buns are feeding at any one time, and if the buries are permanent, or merely transient hides. Can't give you much help without more info' unless I bore you silly with a couple of pages, I'm afraid. And it's way too late for that

 

Doesn't sound as though you're doing anything fundamentally wrong if you're getting the odd rabbit though, it'll probably be more to do with where you're setting them. If you can give some more info that'd help

[micky 3,325]

Can't make any assumptions about whether you're doing something wrong without knowing a wee bit more about the land itself? Is it woodland leading to open pasture? Predominantly wooded areas or open grassland with fences, etc? Are you setting the snares in the fenceline,or in runs?

 

Most people new to snaring assume that if they set them in the fenceline the rabbits will naturally pass through the snare on their return to the bury.............but this just isn't always the case. So much depends on where the buries are, where the buns are feeding at any one time, and if the buries are permanent, or merely transient hides. Can't give you much help without more info' unless I bore you silly with a couple of pages,

YOU CARRY ON MATE, YOUR DOING A FINE JOB TWO MORE PAGES WONT MAKE MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE

[fielddweller 1]

Thanks for the info guys.

The wood(about 500yd x 500yd) is surrounded by 4 crop fields,of which only 1 is my permission.There are no wire fences just wooden ones,which are mostly rotten.There are some lads who ferret on the 3 fields that arent mine so i dodnt really bother with the fences.

I have tried a few snares on my fence,but most are set in runs.As for the amount of rabbits there is quite a few,plenty of scrapes and holes.

Thanks again

Fielddweller