Snares

[RemyBolt 420]

Thanks Woodga.

 

I'm pretty good at animal tracking as it is, so I think that'll be the easy part. It's more the making and pegging that I'll be lacking the most. What kind of depth to lay a peg? Does the peg need to be set at an angle or straight down? How high to set a snare for a rabbit vs a rat? Do I need braided wire or single strand? What kind of wire? Do I need locking snares? How do I make locking snares? and much more! Those are the kinds of questions I want to ask.

 

Every time I go ratting I know that the rats I see and shoot are but a fraction of the rats in the area. I want to be able to lay a handful of snares and be able to know I've bagged X number more rats. That's the main thing for me...to enhance my ratting capabilities.

[RemyBolt 420]

Just found this video.

 

 

Is this a good system to follow?

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Just get the dvd bud. It covers EVERYTHING. I bought it and was catching very soon after my snare materials turned up. It puts a lot of the old ways of thinking to bed. These big snares catch even the smallest of rabbits. Trust me.

[shropshire mole 190]

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[foxtails 272]

Woodga on here made a good film about snaring and also sells snares.

 

The film, and various snare materials are also available from fourteenacre. Google it.

 

There are also articles on snaring on the forum and various threads. Do a forum search and you'll find all the information you need.

i got in contact with woodga, i bought some snare wire holders/pegs ect from him, watched his video about 10 times, he,s spot on, and a very good snare,er, i bought the brass wire, eyelets , then just watch his video and you will almost certainly start catching rabbits, making the snare is part of it, but setting it properly and in the right place is where it comes in ect ect...... good luck to ya mate. ATB Foxtails