Snare length coyote and fox?

[Hardcase]

I've been making mine 36" long swileled. I see some folks maing them up to 5 feet. What do you all use, and why?

[Steve Gappa]

I've often wondered how someone gets it set what they like. I know Marty Senniker likes long, continous snares without any extensions- so he uses 10 foot snares. Others like shorter snares and then extension cables.

Last year our first year snaring, we used a lot of different types and styles. Have to say, I do like the single piece long snare- cause an extension gets just as beat up- so you are still using up the same amount of cable with less work in making it.

I'm just a newbie on snaring- so would look forward to others opinions...

[SteveCraig]

There was a time when I snared everything with 5 ft. snares. As the years have gone by, I have found myself using longer and longer snares.
I too use all 10 and 13 ft snares. No swivels. Just one long snare. That means, one 10 ft piece of cable, one stop button, one double ferral, and one lock. Depending on the lock, I have less than 40 cents per snare. With a cam lock, I have around 60 cents a snare, but can reuse that cam over several times , so it become
s cheaper in the long run.
The longer snares just speed up my snaring, and that is what i want, as time is money.
I dont like the extension cables as I dislike using S-hooks, quick links,split rings etc., etc.
The beauty of snaring is the simplicity....period.
Wrap or stake the cable, set the loop, and go. Pure and simple.
No dicking around with other junk.
The only other snare length I use is 3 ft cables on coon kill poles, because you want a short cable for the coon to wrap, and again, it becomes speed and efficentcy thing. Covering lots of locations fast with little effort.
But when setting coon trails away from the roads, I still use the 10 footers! Hang him high and dry.

[trappnman]

damn- I like it when two experts- you and Marty- come to the same conclusiuons...saves a lot of steps for the novice.THanks!

[TomHayden]

I started out five years ago with Snare Shop coyote snares .5 ft. swiveled.Then I bought their Bargain parts kit and built my own ,same way.I gave up on stakes so use tree trunks for anchoring,so I was always needing extensions.Now I make one long snare 8-10 ft. no swivel just a loop on the end.Wrap around tree ,run snare loop through end loop ,pull snare to desired spot ,hook whammy on #9 wire.They're there when you get there.No boiling or soda or wax.Make'em,hang'em catch'em.

[irnhdmike]

Am liking longer snares more all the time. 10 ft. seems to be about right for me. One piece with a loop on the end . Also carry a few 5 FT. extensions in case I need more length to attach solid.

[frenchman]

Bush snaring only for me, so 36 inch fox and coyote (5\64 7x7), and 40 inch for coyote (5\64 1x19).

I use tie wire, and entangle everything as much as I can. All kill snares here. Both snares hold incidental coon and fisher.

[trapperjoemo]

You guys that can legally use entanglement are lucky! In Mo. it`s cable restraints ONLY. Mine are custom made and I`m waiting on some right now.
5 feet long, 1X19- 3/32 cable. Slim lock, s-hook break-away, and plastic support collar. These restraints are required to have an anchor swivel too. Wish I only had .40-.60 in each one........ try $2.00 each ! If I start using a lot I`ll have to learn to load and manufacture my own, re-using locks and swivels as much as possible. They must be staked too, and allow for no entanglement on "rooted woody vegitation".