Re: Snares vs Body grips
[Re: Tsouth87]
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03/22/19 09:28 AM
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I use both. I prefer both over footholds. For h20 trapping.
A lot of my spots don't have enough h20 depth for a snare to work for a 4 day check, so I use BG's more.
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Re: Snares vs Body grips
[Re: brisket]
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03/26/19 09:44 AM
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bad thing is you will have live critters waiting on you in the morning, . Not if ya run a short snare and run it down a drowning rod Kenton!...didn't I teach you that at my seminar?.........hmmm. S87, they both have places on everyone's line...since situations change from location to location. I like snares hung on standing timber, leaning pole sets, and floating logs. They are away from folks and their pets, doing jobs in HOA's especially. 330's are great in runs But like Brisket, I like footholds on drowning rods a lot, especially at dam break sets, pull outs, crossovers, and slides. The BEST money I ever spent was on Pauls video Beaver Sites and Sets. It basically launched my ADC biz and shortened my learning curve by decades. Ask for it for your Birthday or Anniversary or Mem Day gift !
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Re: Snares vs Body grips
[Re: Tsouth87]
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05/04/19 10:27 AM
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Depending on regulations and situations, there’s a time and place for all types of legal traps (or snares).
The advantages of bodygrips are well known, but I’ll give some examples of snare advantages...
Lighter. Carry more, carry em farther. Even if I’m not planning on setting snares, I still keep 1-2 coiled up and clipped onto my beaver bag—-just in case.
Cheaper = more sets for same money; less appealing to sneakums, less lost if stolen/vandalized.
Safer than BGs around people and pets
Can be made at home or even in the field without having to wait for an order of BGs to arrive.
Both BGs and snares can be used for most sets interchangeably, but there are some sets that can be made with a snare that can’t easily be made BG. (Torpedo, Beaver Snare KP, floating log, etc)
Can be set to be a restraining set, rather than only a lethal set. I’ve made lethal snare sets in water that was too shallow for reliable foothold lethal sets.
A miss with a snare tends to be a -less traumatic experience than with a BG, and that translates into getting 2nd chance vs set avoidance from a 330 firing and startling or making a poor catch that they’re able to escape from...
Less noticeable; many educated beavers all over the country have been put away by carefully placed snares. .
Snares can be made to be more or less sensitive on site by adjusting lock position.
Snares can be shaped by loading. Especially 1x19 cable.
Snares can also serve as extension cables if you’re in a pinch. The lock end becomes an adjustable loop.
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Re: Snares vs Body grips
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05/05/19 12:28 AM
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Depending on regulations and situations, there’s a time and place for all types of legal traps (or snares).
The advantages of bodygrips are well known, but I’ll give some examples of snare advantages...
Lighter. Carry more, carry em farther. Even if I’m not planning on setting snares, I still keep 1-2 coiled up and clipped onto my beaver bag—-just in case.
Cheaper = more sets for same money; less appealing to sneakums, less lost if stolen/vandalized.
Safer than BGs around people and pets
Can be made at home or even in the field without having to wait for an order of BGs to arrive.
Both BGs and snares can be used for most sets interchangeably, but there are some sets that can be made with a snare that can’t easily be made BG. (Torpedo, Beaver Snare KP, floating log, etc)
Can be set to be a restraining set, rather than only a lethal set. I’ve made lethal snare sets in water that was too shallow for reliable foothold lethal sets.
A miss with a snare tends to be a -less traumatic experience than with a BG, and that translates into getting 2nd chance vs set avoidance from a 330 firing and startling or making a poor catch that they’re able to escape from...
Less noticeable; many educated beavers all over the country have been put away by carefully placed snares. .
Snares can be made to be more or less sensitive on site by adjusting lock position.
Snares can be shaped by loading. Especially 1x19 cable.
Snares can also serve as extension cables if you’re in a pinch. The lock end becomes an adjustable loop.
You just keep adding to that list don’t you? You might throw in “easier to set species specific for certain animals in certain situations”. I can set a snare so raccoons will parade through all night long and rarely be caught, but every beaver that goes through is caught. With a 220, our largest legal size not fully submerged, I haven’t found a trigger configuration that will accomplish that as well as a properly set snare.
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Re: Snares vs Body grips
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07/28/19 02:21 PM
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I’ve made lethal snare sets in water that was too shallow for reliable foothold lethal sets.
For beaver?
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Re: Snares vs Body grips
[Re: AJE]
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07/28/19 05:31 PM
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I’ve made lethal snare sets in water that was too shallow for reliable foothold lethal sets.
For beaver? Yes Properly constructed and used snare KPs are deadly. My experience has been that a well loaded 1x19 loop, set between 1/2 and 1/3 submerged when beavers are swimming is a good way to increase the odds of neck catches. Even seatbelt catches are good. I’d rather snare a beaver than foothold them anyway.
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Re: Snares vs Body grips
[Re: Tsouth87]
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07/28/19 07:25 PM
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Yes Properly constructed and used snare KPs are deadly. [/quote]] Sounds good. If anyone cares to share such a setup with me, PM me. Thanks
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