Reducing Foul Catches.....

[heritage 202]

Not foul catches as such .....but,

I've been snaring a few rabbits of late and I've been taking them perfectly using a figure 4 set at 7" high....the ground is grazed and the rabbits are moving reasonably ....

On checking the wires I've been getting a few were the rabbit is caught perfectly around the neck but its also managed to get the wire wrapped around one of its back legs....

 

Has anyone got any ideas on how I can stop this happening ?

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

It's when a rabbit as got caught in a snare and starts dancing round it becomes tangled up in the wire,there isn't anything you can do to stop it,it's like a rabbit caught on a fence they dance around and tangle and wrap themselves up around the fence

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Like this you mean? This one was neck snared but got wrapped up in the wire

[micky 3,325]

most rabbits that are killed in peg snares will have taken the wire around the leg or through the toes and around the foot, I don't think that there is a legal or practical way of avoiding this, a non legal way would be to use locking snares ,I think that this type of snare would reduce your problem but not eliminate it another method that may work would be to use a rig that lifted the rabbit off of the ground like a bender set for rats this would not be practical and may not be legal, there may be other ways of avoiding this problem but I don't know them and the fairest way of doing things is to check your wires at first light. How are you keeping Richard ?hope you are well and we all miss your input on the other Forum .

[heritage 202]

Your right about the wire type and method Micky..,

I've been using stops for the last few months and with the rabbit being alive in the snare and free to run around it stands a chance I'm going to get more tangles...., I tried to put a photo up to illustrate this but couldn't ..

Don't get me wrong, its another rabbit in the bag but I'd rather it didn't happen and thought there may of been a simple trick to reduce the chances if it happening again.....

I'm not keeping too bad Micky, few problems to contend with at the moment but such is life...

Thankyou both for your input

[IanB 0]

Heritage, when fence snaring keep the loop as small as possible but big enough to ensure a catch, and make sure the point it is attached is as close to the loop as possible, with little excess wire , like keeping something on a tight rein, this does reduce the chance of it getting entangled itself, although it's hard to totally prevent..

[J Darcy 5,871]

Heritage, when fence snaring keep the loop as small as possible but big enough to ensure a catch, and make sure the point it is attached is as close to the loop as possible, with little excess wire , like keeping something on a tight rein, this does reduce the chance of it getting entangled itself, although it's hard to totally prevent..

careful you don't catch your nose in a snare IanB :laugh:

[IanB 0]

 

Heritage, when fence snaring keep the loop as small as possible but big enough to ensure a catch, and make sure the point it is attached is as close to the loop as possible, with little excess wire , like keeping something on a tight rein, this does reduce the chance of it getting entangled itself, although it's hard to totally prevent..

 

careful you don't catch your nose in a snare IanB :laugh:

Ha ha, no I'm planning on heading to Yorkshire to catch a large nosed, ginger pygmy rat for my collection... If I hang around it's known frequented locations I should be in with a chance, I.e school grounds, moth collection clubs, etc