what is your favorite snare? how long? what typa lock? Reason being, i got 100 foot of 3/32 cable and some swivels now all i need it the locks and need to know how long also. any advice is appreciated!

Whatcha after?

Can't use snares for ADC work in my state unless they are 1/2 in the water.

coon, bobcat, and fox. if there is one that will catch coyotes too that would be nice but i want to get the pieces ordered and put em together this summer for next fall.

This is some good info for you just in general but focused on fox and coyote and MI regulations.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/THEBOOK12_05_144690_7.pdf

I'm sure someone has instructions on the how to, when it comes to locks people choose them based
on experience, or the type of action, or advice from someone else.

Have done quite a bit of this with coyotes and large relaxing washer locks with deer stops as shown
in the MI book. Anchored on earth anchors.

Size of loops and length of snares differ for some, but again, should be avail. online or in someones
book I'm sure.

If you are serious about it, I'd buy a good book recommended by one of the serious snare folks. Or
call FNT or snare shop and visit with some folks who sell them. They will have great advice!

Justin

Give me a call too much info to write. ADC snaring can be a different style depending on what and where you are snaring. different snares for different situations. snares, depending on the animal I am after maybe my choice as much as 80 percent here in Jersey.

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yep, much would depend on the target specie.

On coyotes for example : I run a good many off fences and 5/8 Kill Poles....but, if staked on site, I would prefer a 72" snare usually a 1x19 in either 5/64th or even 1/16th, depending on entanglement, attached to a 1/8th-18"long cable stake with a Wolffang head and a double swivel between them.

I would buy a couple dozen of the snare shop snares, get familiar with them. Catch some critters, take the swivels and locks off of them after they make a catch and re-use them on your own cable. 100' of cable will make 20-5' snares. I like the micro-locks but I can only snare beaver here in Ga. so I have never tested them on yotes or cats.

The snaring laws are different under damage control permit then reg fur trapping regs in Michigan much more liberal . If you call your local CO he could be very help full with explaining the reg and how he interprets the rules . As fare as making your own snares it's very simple once you get onto it . You can't just pound the stops on there anywhere they must be inline with the bend in the cable . Seen this hydraulic crimping tool the other day at habor frieght 29.95 looked like it would work well for smashing nuts on cable for stops . There's a swivel making jig on the market as well 29.95 and that would be good to . Lots free videos on YouTube on making snares . You really don't save a lot because snares are kinda cheap but you can custom make them your way . I would highly suggest when going after damage control coyote around houses to use relaxing snares with large cable and double swivels just incase you do happen to catch a pet they will not harm these pets and for the most part won't even catch pets or non target wild animals like coon , possum, skunks ect . They work really well at reclaiming niegborhoods from packs of crazed coyote and will not harm the coyote ether they will just be sitting waiting on ya

My ADC snares for Raccoon Fox and groundhogs will be a 27 to 30 inch snare, I like 1/16 to 5/64th 1x19 for the snare, but 7x7 is fine. center swivel and extension 24" for stake to 30 inches for a trail set for anchoring to a post or tree or put a earth anchor on it. longer extension if I am doing depredation work where I do not have people or pets around. I use washer style locks with lop end in yards and areas where a non target may get caught. in my state I can not set a killer snare so I need to have deer stops on all our snares. Animals are alive unless I use a kill pole. I never use kill pole in yards (75 % of my snare sets)

For coyote I use 42 inch snare 5/64 or 3/32 1x19 or 3/32 7x7 center swivel, with 30 earth anchors to 72 inch extensions 1/8th 7x7 again if I am in a yard setting I will use a big lock washer style. the reason for lock washers styles is more surface area around the lock, not digging in to the skin when pressure is applied. the lock setting into the cable (kink of cable at lock) will keep the lock from coming back but still will have alittle give. unless a kill stick is there. (entanglement does not mean a kill.)

I need to have all animals alive in my ADC work around yards or jobs where people can see. predator control depredation and fur trapping is a different game for me, unless there are dogs running around then I go to my populated methods.

This is my thinking not every one will agree, we all need to look at what and where we are snaring, what is the goals and what are the draw backs. lethal vs non lethal. all locks will kill if set up for it and most all locks will not kill if set up for it. spring assist, power locks and such.

Here is a grey in a tangle using a big washer lock

this red is in a non tangle washer lock



here is a slim lock set up I use

Why is the "traditional" size of loop and height from ground for ghogs?

That'd be your worst mistake...