My 330s are all out for wolverine and I found a real busy otter creek. Any one ever make snare poles for otter under the ice? You just tie a fish where you usually tie the green sticks? Any pictures would be great.

ON PURPOSE???

You think they will fight that long underwater Super Wide? I figure they will die rather quickly like beaver. I got no choice going to go for it Ill use a really thick willow might get some beaver also. Plus a safety wire just in case. I may also try a leg hold but Im getting low on those also. getting traps up here is stupid expensive, snares are light and cheep.

I hope you get some either way.

Muskrat I have caught quite a few otters on snarepoles under ice,some doubles.I do not bait the snarepole,I set it in a creek and fence both sides.If it is wide,I set two snarepoles side by side.This will cover a fairly wide creek.You can also set them off points where otter will cut the corner travelling with a bit of fencing to the outside as guidesticks.Not really necessary if you are at the right spot,but helps them tangle and not freeze to the bottom of the ice.A blind set.You can also set them in deep channels around old dead beaver houses but I find 330's better for that application.There is no damage on a snared animal under water/ice.There will be a faint white line on the skin like a snared under ice beaver.Make sure you have your cable cutters.When you get a double,there will be quite a tangle.

Man if I get one I will be happy a double I would have to do a jig or something. I’m going to try it anyways. Order more 330 next pay day maybe. Lynx not paying for trap orders this year.

Boco: what type of tree do you use for the otter snare pole? I was thinking of using a green spruce tree so that the beaver would not chew it. A dry pole might break.

Bottom Edge set

Our bottom edges are either frozen down or caved in Mewt we have 3’ of snow. But there are some dry creeks. Those use to be mink glory holes when I use to trap mink.

OK then how about dry land or trails in the snow.
I'v snared plenty on dry land. SWIVELS and more SWIVELS
The first swivel is a loop stop. 6" snare loop.

Cut some dry fire killed spruce poles that are still standing Muskrat.Inch and a half diameter will never break.Nice and light too.

Man Boco your going to think I’m being difficult but I’m not. We did not have fires up here in the delta. Too wet, they have them outside the Delta.
But I am going to try to find something similar

I’ll try snares on the land Newt. There are some good trails

You cant have too many swivels

So basically make a snare loop and add an extension made entirely out of swivels? The way i've seen otter roll in footholds, the swivel extension should work. Or you could put some short sections of chain in there. They will eat the wire they can reach.

Buy more 330s. Or better still buy some 280s.
Any dead pole will work It doesn't have to be fire killed spruce.

OK then how about dry land or trails in the snow.
I'v snared plenty on dry land. SWIVELS and more SWIVELS
The first swivel is a loop stop. 6" snare loop.

I’ll have to buy more 330 shipping is so expensive for them. More than the traps to get them from North Bay. Snares will be great if they work for me.

Newt, do you get much fur damage on otter snared on land? Just curious. I own your otter trapping book (plus your other snaring book and a bunch of DVDs) but it has been a long time since I read it. I wished I lived where we could snare other than beaver.

Heard a good report on your trapping and snaring school from a friend that went.

Mac

Sorry to say .Yes on dry land,not too bad tho. But the snare is all I got in New Jersey(dry land)

I do try to snare'm near water .put in a tangle stake.Or a drowner.Then little to no damage