(PICS ARE UP) Snares while hunting

Used to do a fair bit as a kid - always used brass. Made for some very nice winter walking/snowshoeing. I was going to start again but found out that it is not permitted in my particular area.
 
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I wished to add to this thread because while hunting these snowshoehares they displayed a pretty complacent attitude almost as if they believed themselves well camoflaged. In a few more weeks, they will be completely white. But not now.
On a more sober note I passed a covey of sharptails at the grid road I take to the highway home. They were there to wave goodbye! I displayed to the very-safe-from-me highway side covey, my best Christopher Lee vampire hiss in responce. :mad:
 
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Good job Sealhunter. Thanks for sharing the pics.

I like to set out a few snares when I go visit my parents during Christmas break. Lots of people still snaring back here in NL. When I was a kid my friends and I always had snares set on the trails behind our houses. Everyday after school we'd check them, but we didn't get many rabbits, hehe.
 
Brutus said:
Nice pictures there! Here in the Cold Lake area they are in the same color phase. Got one yesterday, but after pushing through the thick stuff for two hours my shotgun was frozen shut from the falling and overhead snow and right around zero temp's. Guess I'll have to run her dry from now on and clean her up after each trip.
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Brutus I used to see a lot of rabbit tracks in the bushes on the banks of the Beaver River. I used to go in below the range/sand pit.
 
Damn! I used to snare them as a kid living on CFB Griesbach in Edmonton in the 80s. Dad managed to procure a roll of snare wire from someone he knew in supply. Used to try and snare them in the woods near the jump tower. Got a few IIRC. Now those prairie dogs were a different story. We snared plenty of those little bastards. One time the MPs stopped us wondering what we were up to. Not a problem they said :D

Here in Ontario it is not legal to snare them unless you live in the north (north of the French and Mattawa rivers IIRC). Too bad because I know some swampy areas that are loaded with bunnies/hares but they are so thick you just can't hunt them without a hound.
 
gravyboat said:
Brutus I used to see a lot of rabbit tracks in the bushes on the banks of the Beaver River. I used to go in below the range/sand pit.
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I've hoofed it through there, carrying a bow. Nice moose and deer pasture.

Small ol' world, innit?

Out at the Rabbi's, Brutus?

Cheers
Trev
 
trevj said:
I've hoofed it through there, carrying a bow. Nice moose and deer pasture.

Small ol' world, innit?

Out at the Rabbi's, Brutus?

Cheers
Trev
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Yes, that's exactly where I was at Trevor.
Got really close to the lynx about 2 weeks ago, as it casually followed me out of the thickets and of course the camera was at home! Oh well, another thing to check for before I leave the house.This three rabbit day could have been more fruitful, but I stopped after 40 minutes of hunting to clean with natural light. The next day it was a struggle to get just one bunny. Amazing the difference one day of weather makes for hunting.
It's all good.

How's the hunting in BC friend??
 
sealhunter said:
nice bunnies Brutus! I have 75 now. When the temp diupped last week,.. i went one rabbit per snare for the first 10.
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That's a great harvest so far Sealhunter........there certainly is no shortage of them. Last year we shot 23 out this property (relatively easy hunting trips) and it appears that we most likely will get much more this year as the tracks are still as plentiful out there. Maybe even more.........:)
 
gravyboat said:
Brutus I used to see a lot of rabbit tracks in the bushes on the banks of the Beaver River. I used to go in below the range/sand pit.
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I've been down there in the past friend. It gets kind of steep walking in parts, especially just opposite the range. You would have to watch your footing in there with all the snow until you get right on the riverbank edges. Of course this would only favor the little critters from walking predators.

Something to think about for sure.

Cheers!
 
daveg01 said:
Damn! I used to snare them as a kid living on CFB Griesbach in Edmonton in the 80s. Dad managed to procure a roll of snare wire from someone he knew in supply. Used to try and snare them in the woods near the jump tower. Got a few IIRC. Now those prairie dogs were a different story. We snared plenty of those little bastards. One time the MPs stopped us wondering what we were up to. Not a problem they said :D

Here in Ontario it is not legal to snare them unless you live in the north (north of the French and Mattawa rivers IIRC). Too bad because I know some swampy areas that are loaded with bunnies/hares but they are so thick you just can't hunt them without a hound.
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I think you can snare them but only with 28 gauge brass wire. I think the logic is dogs can break the brass wire. Took the fur mangers course last year and I am almost positive on this.
 
pikesroad said:
I think you can snare them but only with 28 gauge brass wire. I think the logic is dogs can break the brass wire. Took the fur mangers course last year and I am almost positive on this.
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Pg. 24 - MNR 2012 hunting regulations summary for Ontario:
Snares
Snares cannot be used for hunting, except by the holder of a
resident small game licence taking varying hares north of the
French and Mattawa rivers with a snare constructed of copper or
brass wire between 22 and 24 gauge. The opening of the snare
wire loop must be 10 cm (4 in.) or less in diameter.
Licensed trappers may use snares under conditions specified
in the trapping regulations
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thats awesome a brace and a half and a happy young lad, i gotta know, did ya have a propper boil up tin can and all? ps thank you for showing the next generation of hunters the basics it shouldnt be lost to viedo games
 
Brutus said:
Yes, that's exactly where I was at Trevor.
Got really close to the lynx about 2 weeks ago, as it casually followed me out of the thickets and of course the camera was at home! Oh well, another thing to check for before I leave the house.This three rabbit day could have been more fruitful, but I stopped after 40 minutes of hunting to clean with natural light. The next day it was a struggle to get just one bunny. Amazing the difference one day of weather makes for hunting.
It's all good.

How's the hunting in BC friend??
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Been good. No rabbits seen, but there are supposed to be some above my place.
If it ever snows, we'll see, eh!

Reminds me. Gotta dig out the last pack or two of last years, from the depths of the freezer, and make some pie!

Mmmmm... Pie!


Cheers
Trev
 
archer2u said:
thats awesome a brace and a half and a happy young lad, i gotta know, did ya have a propper boil up tin can and all? ps thank you for showing the next generation of hunters the basics it shouldnt be lost to viedo games
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Yes, this fella certainly enjoys the outdoor hunting! A few of these rabbits are spoken for already, one to the hardest working cleaner at CFB Cold Lake and another to a friend's wife from CB who still enjoys rabbit stew every now and again. I try to get the younger generation into it, but mostly the ones I spoken too are gopher shooters only. (or maybe they are just too damn lazy to clean animals) The one other younger kid is too concerned with hockey right now. At least he's doing something decent! Oh well, thier loss not mine.....

Cheers!
 
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