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what wire; to make some snares
Topic Started: 18th May 2008 - 09:21 PM (712 Views)
fergie
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what wire would i need to make some rabbit snares ?
would pike trace wire work?

never mind i just bought some of here http://www.euroguns.co.uk/acatalog/Purse_nets___pegs.html
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badgeroy
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How many strands are you making your snares ? i usually make mine 6 and use wire tealers I'll try and post some pics if anyones interested. Try and get hold of vids/ dvd's of a chap called Glen Walters, snare making, trapping and longnetting.
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Roy
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badgeroy
May 31 2008, 12:59 PM
How many strands are you making your snares ? i usually make mine 6 and use wire tealers I'll try and post some pics if anyones interested. Try and get hold of vids/ dvd's of a chap called Glen Walters, snare making, trapping and longnetting.

Sensible reply that badgeroy **bravo**
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badgeroy
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Cannot get the pics to fit so i will post after this post.
As you can see i use a wire tealer that i buy in, the snare wire i make up myself (6 strand) and the pegs are cut from Chestnut fencing. The knot on the end of the wire is wrapped around the tealer and when the rabbit is snared pulls up to the loop in the tealer and acts as a swivel instead of the wire twisting and breaking. The knot in the baleing string half way up is so you can put your mallet into it and pull the peg out. Obviously the peg has to be hammered into the ground. I set the snare in the middle of the worn patch (beat) where the rabbit will land, not in between the beats and not on the longish ones with rabbit pellets on. The other pic shows how to set a snare on sheep wire netting or any other wire fencing thats the right height, its fixed with two half hitches and if a rabbit is caught the half hitches will tighten up. All this info was given me by Glen Walters.
If a politician told me he was lying i would'nt believe him.

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Roy
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If a politician told me he was lying i would'nt believe him.

Cheers
Roy
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badgeroy
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Cannot get the pics to fit so i will post after this post.
As you can see i use a wire tealer that i buy in, the snare wire i make up myself (6 strand) and the pegs are cut from Chestnut fencing. The wire is run through the twisted wire loop on top of the tealer and then knotted. The knot on the end of the wire is wrapped around the tealer and when the rabbit is snared pulls up to the loop in the tealer and acts as a swivel instead of the wire twisting and breaking. The knot in the baleing string half way up is so you can put your mallet into it and pull the peg out. Obviously the peg has to be hammered into the ground. I set the snare in the middle of the worn patch (beat) where the rabbit will land, not in between the beats and not on the longish ones with rabbit pellets on. The other pic shows how to set a snare on sheep wire netting or any other wire fencing thats the right height, its fixed with two half hitches and if a rabbit is caught the half hitches will tighten up. All this info was given me by Glen Walters.

Just realised i had missed this bit out, doh.
If a politician told me he was lying i would'nt believe him.

Cheers
Roy
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