neil cooney 10,415 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Normally on the odd occasion when I do have to set wires for a problem fox I get him after a while. It's myself who's suffering from a rouge fox at the moment and I set a few and yesterday morning one snare was fully pulled but empty. A bit of fur proved it was a fox but the surrounding undergrowth proved he got out of it quickly. Those of you snare plenty is there anything I could do apart from remove the stop and is this common ? It might have been a small vixen that was in it but the one I'm after is a large dog and the cheeky b*****d left a scat beside it last night. Quote Link to post
bunny tickler 875 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 youve been outfoxed 1 Quote Link to post
EDDIE B 3,119 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Probably hit it with his leg rather than his neck! Snare might be set too low! Quote Link to post
1888andybhoy 7 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I set my snnares high with a big loop 10inches off the ground and a loop of between 8-10 inches catching foxes regularly that way. Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,415 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 No, I was using a run through some nettles that formed a bit of a natural arch and the bottom of the loop was around 9 or 10 inches high. Quote Link to post
FENN 24 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Are the snares loaded ?if not get some loaded snares they will be around the fox neck befor it can back out 2 Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,415 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 What do you mean by loaded Fenn ? Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Tension the wire so that it fires at the slightest touch. I use a screwdriver, but some use a six inch nail. The tension imparted will hold the loop at the desired angle and will only fire once the bottom loop is touched. That's what loaded is. 1 Quote Link to post
FENN 24 Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Loading the snare isnt the easiest thing to do without damaging the wire if you havent done it befor .Pull the wire too tight and the wire twists and become useless . Have a look on you tube at some of the guys in the USA building loaded snares this will give you the right idea . Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,415 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I understand now lads, thanks. They're shop bought snares I use but I've always used them with no problems. But when it's a fox that's taking my own it's war, LOL. Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,415 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 He was in it this morning, funny enough the same snare too. 2 Quote Link to post
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