Any Techniques on Supporting a Snare?

[Snareman]

Anyone have any new or different techniques on supporting a snare? I snare in frozen conditions most of the time, so I have to contend with that.

You can attach a wire to a tree, fence post or fence wire to use as a support.

You can attach a snare just big enough for a loop attached to some annealed wire that will act as the support and anchoring method.

You can use a kill pole and support from that.

You can take a piece of wood and attach support wire to that and slide next to trail.

You can weld wire to a larger spike of some kind and pound that spike in next to trail and use that.

You can pound the support wire into ground with a driver of some sort...common method.

Has anyone used anything different from what is mentioned above? I'm always looking for different methods to support a snare.

Snareman

[yota]

Geez guy,

Ya bout got it covered dont ya think ??

[JLDakota]

For mink you can attach a piece of #12 or 14 wire to a brick (the kind about 4"x8"x2.5"H with 3 holes) to be used as a support. Attach the support wire through one of the holes and bend as appropriate to support the loop. Run the snare cable through another hole and through itself to attach cable to brick and based upon how you position the brick along a bank or wall etc. you have a blocking guide, a support system and a drag once mink is snared. If near fast moving water, another wire or piece of cable can be used to tether the brick so current doesn't wash brick and catch away. Brick can be camo'd with mud or available grass etc. and its hard to beat. Jim

[Stef]

RAM ;D

[wormbobskey]

I use two strands of 14 gauge wire about 16" long. I run the stake through loop end/swivel and wrap wire around stake with about 2" of wire pointing down after I wrap wire solidly around stake. When I drive stake into the ground the extra is driven into the ground as well and helps to keep snare wire from moving. The wire above ground is loosely twisted together to help stiffen the wire. A 3 or 4 inch single strand of 14 gauge wire is used to attach to the cable behind the snare loop. To do this I just make a small cradle in the wire and crimp it to the cable behind the snare lock. This allows the lock to move, but not the cable. I used to use 11 or 9 gauge wire to hold the snare, but got a lot of refusals. I have a lot less with the smaller wire. Also, once an animal gets caught it will usually pull the wire off of the cable. Worm

[Snareman]

JLDakota,

Yeah, that's a good one for mink. I love snaring them. Learned that one from a buddy of mine, Eric in NJ. Works good and could work for coon or fox too.

Stef,

Kill Pole ;D

Worm,

Yeah, forgot to mention that one. Works good.

Buzz,

Yeah, mostly likely covered most, but asking questions always gets you answers!

Thanks Guys!

Snareman

[myst]

I genreally use the spike with a 11 guage wire welded to a spike but I also add a second wire to it also so I can add grass or a stick for added blocking in the more open sets that I make. roger

[JLDakota]

Snareman,
I've talked to Eric about it too, and told him I first saw it back in '96 on a video by Pat Carrie (sp) from England who does ADC work on foxes using snares and mouth calling to the gun. He also snares mink and that was one of his methods of a quick and efficient setup. I've got a son who lives in CT and I'm considering going to spend some time with Eric next time I'm out there. Jim

[Snareman]

JLDakota,

It would probably be worth while as information is hard to obtain when you get to a certain level and you might learn something that makes it all worth it. I have Carie's video but never watched it. Too busy I guess or just savoring it. Eric is good people.

Snareman

[Snareman]

I have often in a pinch taken a solid stick about the size of my middle finger wrapped a support wire to that and driven it along the edge of trail.

If you anchor to a trap stake, you can wrap wire around stake and run back over trail.

You can make wooden trap stakes to anchor snares to and then wrap wire onto this.

Snareman

[Snareman]

Myst,

That is one of my favorite ways to support in frozen ground in areas where there's little or no snow.

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You can also wrap support wire to drag being used and this drag sits hidden along trail.

Snareman