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Post by foxman on Dec 8, 2011 20:09:11 GMT -6
Making the order, should be ready to set up by the end of next week! 10 dozen snares and all the fixins to go with em coming in. Next order will be 5 dozen more! woohoo! I cannot wait to set em all up! should be a blast, plan is 6 dozen first day, then 3 dozen the next. Basically...string a bunch out in one direction. Let em sit for 3 days, pick em up and run snares in another direction. Just set and go, wack n stack!! BOY I AM STOKED!! Got a 3 week window on a private property that has a series of ponds and is completely overgrown with pine trees. Corn field behind it, corn infront of it, cattle property with a set of RR tracks and a river on one side and soybean on the other. Bobcat, coon, coyote, skunk, possum, badger,fox all on game trail cams running through. They let people walk dogs on the property so thankfully they were nice enough to give me a window to trap with no worries of non targets.  -Matthew Well, after numerous "events" and "fund problems" because of those said events... i finally have atleast 6 dozen snares on there way! Should get to snare some up over christmas break and will get some more snares at a later date. I will try to keep ya guys updated and informed!! i will be asking a few questions lol as i am by no means a snare expert. |
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Post by trappnman on Dec 9, 2011 8:43:32 GMT -6
a multiple check on snares would be so very, very nice!
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Post by foxman on Dec 9, 2011 11:54:47 GMT -6
hmm, i had this problem over on tman so i wanna straighten it out here! i check every 24 hours lol. when i said sit for 3 days, i mean i will run them in that area for 3-4 days before i move to a new area, basically the plan is snare em up, and move on to new area.
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Post by musher on Dec 9, 2011 14:32:00 GMT -6
Setting 72 snares will keep you busy. Picking them up will, too.
How many locations for that many snares?
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Post by foxman on Dec 9, 2011 15:30:47 GMT -6
120 snares...10 dozen. Making pretty big circles! Not sure on exact number of stops, but i have accumulated lots of private property and been scouting, plenty of fencelines and dense trails. I tell ya what, guys over on tman seem to think they gotta tell everyone state regs! everythings gotta be negative! i enjoy it over here, supportive buncha trappers that enjoy a good pile of dead coyotes. sorry i just hadda whine a bit.
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Post by musher on Dec 9, 2011 17:50:11 GMT -6
I was talking about that first day!
Save some snares for remakes. I thought that was what the other 3 dozen are for. Your total amount of snares is going to go down as you catch fur.
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Post by foxman on Dec 9, 2011 18:37:19 GMT -6
DOIH!! i feel like a dummy!! yup, lol i forgot, i swear the more i think about this task the more confusing it gets for me! all these numbers. haha. I will be making another order of 5 dozen snares as soon as i start catching critters. Idk, i'll figure it out on my first day of pounding in and will inform everyone on the amount of snares set out and what not.
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Post by musher on Dec 10, 2011 10:12:07 GMT -6
Once you get the hang of it you'll be making your own snares. It isn't unpleasant work.
Don't forget to gang set. If the spot is good enough for one snare it's good enough for 2 or three.
Looking forward to the pix.
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Post by foxman on Dec 10, 2011 11:10:37 GMT -6
thanks for the kind words musher, man i feel like im 6 years old waiting on christmas to get here! i want my snares and i want em now! haha. I plan on beginning to make my own snares, probably over the off season so i can play around and fine tune em, snare a few summer coyotes for the feed yard until i get em just right. Gangset, you better believe i will! a fellow that goes by ADC over on tman is from iowa, his picture of 3 coon in the same picture on the same trail all in snares not far apart from each other really speaks volumes!
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Post by foxman on Dec 10, 2011 11:14:26 GMT -6
Im definitely no snare expert, i have limited knowledge and have only caught a hand full of critters in em. But i will tell you, i enjoy snaring sometimes more then setting footholds. So i will probably fill the board up with pictures and videos with rookie questions and mistakes!
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Post by TrapperRon on Dec 10, 2011 13:34:49 GMT -6
You may find on purchased snares that you will have some fine tuning to do. Depending on who manufactured them.
#1 make sure they hang well. Sometimes the loop holding the lock will be twisted to one side or the other which will bind your lock and not slide well. Hold the wire below the ferrule with a pliers, grasp the ferrule and twist a bit to align the loop square to the lock.
#2 Boil your new snares in baking soda, then rinse well to take the shine off.
# 3 Equip your snares with whammies if they do not have them. Plastic tubing cut in half inch lengths then cut spirally length ways are easy to install. This will save you a lot of time holding the snare in position with #14 or #12 wire.
#4 Optional dye or paint. Coil your snares up and lightly spray paint with flat black or brown. When uncoiled they will have a camo effect.
Some trappers up here like to dip in formula 1, again coiled dipped quickly, then they also will have a camo effect when uncoiled.
Good luck with your snaring. Looking forward to your pictures. Yes it is far more inexpensive to make your own and better quality control as you make them.
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Post by foxman on Dec 10, 2011 14:29:01 GMT -6
Thanks ron, i ordered these from the snareshop in iowa. I should have called up rally hess, he made the snares i used last year and i really liked them.
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Post by foxman on Dec 10, 2011 14:33:49 GMT -6
You guys further up north do an awful lot of snaring dont ya?? As i get older it seems to be the best most efficient option with all the snow and the freeze thaw conditions.
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Post by TrapperRon on Dec 10, 2011 16:40:35 GMT -6
One other tip I pass on is to keep good notes or gps your sets. Last thing you want to do is leave a forgotten snare. The property owners do not take kindly to finding those.
Yes we do a lot of snaring. It is the only way for me for harvesting lynx.
The biggest drawback is freezing rain, snow then thaw and freeze. For snare cubbies it is best to find a big limby tree and set under that. Also we set a lot of perimeter snares for those cats that just like to circle the cubby. For me ... no bait just scent.
Hopefully after much lobbying for the past 5 years we are going to get a wolf season back in our region. They have reached epidemic proportions now on both of our trapping areas.
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Post by foxman on Dec 10, 2011 18:36:59 GMT -6
Good luck on the wolf season, i know in some areas they need to bring it back. I had planned on keeping a "trappers diary"
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Post by trappnman on Dec 11, 2011 7:06:08 GMT -6
a tip I was given, was always set the same number of snares.
have a "small setup" and a big set up"
make those anything you want- say 6 in small set up. 12 in big, or whatever.
the point was you always knew exactly how many snares were set at each location. when a guy adds snares and takes successful ones down, it can get confusing. but with a set number, you never forget any.
Ron- on your tip concerning boiling snares- Rally is adamant to never boil snares, that it removes necessary internal oil.
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Post by RdFx on Dec 11, 2011 7:18:49 GMT -6
ditto on Rallys non boiling snares.....used to boil years back....dont anymore and it doesnt hurt my catch with avoidance......
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Post by TrapperRon on Dec 11, 2011 9:19:13 GMT -6
a tip I was given, was always set the same number of snares. have a "small setup" and a big set up" make those anything you want- say 6 in small set up. 12 in big, or whatever. the point was you always knew exactly how many snares were set at each location. when a guy adds snares and takes successful ones down, it can get confusing. but with a set number, you never forget any. Ron- on your tip concerning boiling snares- Rally is adamant to never boil snares, that it removes necessary internal oil. Very good point on number of snares at one location. If you vary from your set numbers you can staple a tag to a try and write the number on it with a felt pen also. I am going to check some of my snares that were boiled years ago and see the condition of the internal wires. I read not to boil them for the first time just this year. Almost every trapper here boils there snares and have never heard of any problems. |
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Post by foxman on Dec 11, 2011 16:13:40 GMT -6
Could this package take any longer to get here!! should be here...thursday? at the latest.
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Post by foxman on Dec 20, 2011 18:51:14 GMT -6
ttt
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