Rabbit snare set ups!
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fatbastard
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- Location
- Prince George, BC
When I was setting snares I would set them about 6 to 7 inch above the ground. Make the snare about 4inch diamiter. Find a spot that is narrow with bush around so they have to go through your snare.
Good luck
Don
Good luck
Don
- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
have snared hundreds.
I use picture wire not snare wire.
Do the loop and tie ur about 6 inches high on the path.
If the path has options just stick a fe stickas and broken twigs in the ground on the sided of the path to make it a hiway!!
I use picture wire not snare wire.
Do the loop and tie ur about 6 inches high on the path.
If the path has options just stick a fe stickas and broken twigs in the ground on the sided of the path to make it a hiway!!
- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
please remember to pull your snares or close them when you are done or not checking them.
Not sure if you know or not, But follow the tracks and locate a spot that is used alot by the rabbits. MAKE sure you dont crush their paths, for some reason they are picky about that. We did picture wire/snare wire, just make sure that where you tie it on that it is sturdy.
Brass snare wire, loop should allow your fist to pass through easily and one fist height ( 4-6") above the ground. Ive snared hundreds maybe as many as a thousand this way. also like to use flagging tape at eye level above your set so you dont miss any when checking them morning and evening.
forgot to mention if your finding them alive in the morning with a front leg through your loop is too large, alternatively if the loop is slipped with nothing in it then its too small or not high enough off the ground
forgot to mention if your finding them alive in the morning with a front leg through your loop is too large, alternatively if the loop is slipped with nothing in it then its too small or not high enough off the ground
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Find a skinny birch or aspen tree and knock the top off it. You just want the most tender branches.
Lay it on the ground, and surround it with deadfall, leaving maybe five or six openings of about 6".
Put snares in gaps.
Return in morning to find rabbits.
Eat rabbits.
Lay it on the ground, and surround it with deadfall, leaving maybe five or six openings of about 6".
Put snares in gaps.
Return in morning to find rabbits.
Eat rabbits.
From the current Ontario Hunting Regs.
"Snares cannot be used, except by the holder of a resident small
game licence, for 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."
If you set a snare South of the French/Mattawa and kill the neighbour's cat, dog or injure a kid, you'll be in for a world of grief.
"Snares cannot be used, except by the holder of a resident small
game licence, for 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."
If you set a snare South of the French/Mattawa and kill the neighbour's cat, dog or injure a kid, you'll be in for a world of grief.
