Here is a photo of double break-away snare. this should meet your state requirements. 1. there is a "s" hook at the lock. this will usefully straighten out when there is a lot of force pulling on it. 2. i also put in a 1/8" double cable sleeve at about 6". This is so if a moose is caught by the foot/leg, the lock will push the sleeve from the cable and thus open the loop.

Slick Pan, most all wolf snares do the job. Every ones prefaces about what snare to use, have there merits and faults. One key for a good wolf snare is the cable. You should use 1x19 and not 7x7 cable. 7x7 will still work but, it is a limper cable and a little more difficult to set in the field. Slide locks are general cheap and work in most conditions. Cam lock can be faster but, in freezing rain areas the ice freezes the lock. Kill springs are optional, personally i don't use them. I think it is must to have a 3' or more if needed, attached number 9 annelid wire to your snare. Lastly cable size is a personal preface. 3/32, 7/64, or 1/8, all work well. If you use anything long enough and it works well, eventual it will fail. I like things simple. A inexpensive slide lock, 3/32 1x19 cable and a 3' piece of number 9 wire.

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No kill spring. The more hardware you hang out there the harder it is to hide it.

I too prefer things simple.

3/32 1x19 cable. Just enough cable to form a loop. Attached to 5 feet of #9 wire.
Thompson locks. I hate cam locks they are just an exercise in frustration in windy or frosty conditions.

No kill spring. The more hardware you hang out there the harder it is to hide it.

For a BAD I use a hack saw and cut between the two openings on the lock. A moose will open the lock but a wolf will not

I learned a lot from everyone. So much I would have never known or though about. I thank you very much. KEEP IT SIMPLE.

I too prefer things simple.

3/32 1x19 cable. Just enough cable to form a loop. Attached to 5 feet of #9 wire.
Thompson locks. I hate cam locks they are just an exercise in frustration in windy or frosty conditions.

No kill spring. The more hardware you hang out there the harder it is to hide it.

For a BAD I use a hack saw and cut between the two openings on the lock. A moose will open the lock but a wolf will not

The number one wolf snare I sell the most of is 72" 7/64 1x19 cable loaded with toothed cam lock with 75# kill spring attached to 5" of #9 wire second most sold is same snare with 3/32 1x19 cable. I don't sell them without kill springs anymore there is no comparison when it comes to dispatch without them. I have converted a lot of trappers that were reluctant to try them and now swear by them.

A wolf alive in a snare can wreck itself.

Any critter in a snare can "wreck itself."

That is of course the utter absurdity of the "cable restraint" nonsense foisted off onto trappers in some L-48 states!

Pete

Personally, I have never seen the need for a swivel. You can get that same type of action from the #9 wire extension depending on how the connection is made

Slick Pan, most all wolf snares do the job. Every ones prefaces about what snare to use, have there merits and faults. One key for a good wolf snare is the cable. You should use 1x19 and not 7x7 cable. 7x7 will still work but, it is a limper cable and a little more difficult to set in the field. Slide locks are general cheap and work in most conditions. Cam lock can be faster but, in freezing rain areas the ice freezes the lock. Kill springs are optional, personally i don't use them. I think it is must to have a 3' or more if needed, attached number 9 annelid wire to your snare. Lastly cable size is a personal preface. 3/32, 7/64, or 1/8, all work well. If you use anything long enough and it works well, eventual it will fail. I like things simple. A inexpensive slide lock, 3/32 1x19 cable and a 3' piece of number 9 wire.

JR (Howler) makes a jig for the pig tails. if you decide to go that route hit him up. Rule of thumb for pigtails and 9 wire is 5-7 wraps for fox and yote and 7-9 for wolf.

Caught one in a yote snare using 11 gauge wire and you can see I got lucky Fortunately it was only a 76 lbs female.

I used to use the Thompson wolf lock with 7/64th 1x19 on 5' of #9 wire however I wasn't always happy with the results.

white I have seen 9 wire pig tails come undone twice by big mature moose other then that never.

slickpan I assume these are the tree loc's your talking about? Something to consider is if you need to attach a extension cable how will you do it?



When it comes to the pigtails IMO they serve two purposes. One when you hang the snare the snare automatically falls straight up and down and you have to do minimal adjustment to the configuration of the snare. The pigtail also serves as a swivel allowing the snare to spin as a critter rolls, helps preserve the integrity of the cable.

As far as having nine wire attached directly to the snare it helps minimize the time your at the set location and gear you have to carry in with you. I can walk right up to a tree unroll my wire and snare adjust the wire to the length I want tie of set snare and turn around and back out.
Using straight cable alot more IMO comes into play. cutting your support wire the right length prior to you walking in or are you carrying the wire and cutters with you? How are you going to do the support wire? Tie off / drill a hole? Are you going to need a long or short extension to secure the snare? Now dont get me wrong there are people that will do all that because that is what they are comfortable with and their system produces for them. There is no wrong way, just the way that works for you.



Here is 5ft of cable attached to 5ft of nine wire. Pretty much my set up for everything these days with a few exceptions. I double up on aluminum ferrels for wolves use a 625 lb BAd from Sneddeckers (every snare I hang fox lynx yote wolf has a BAd 625 for wolves 285 for everything else) and a toothed cam loc or a BMI loc. Cam loc's are worthless in the open where I am at with the hore frost but shine in the spruce thickets. When I set this I have to mess around a little to get the snare straight up and down but it only takes me a few seconds.



This pic should be close to what your talking about as a set up minus the loc, kill spring, and deer stop?



Personally I am not a fan of kill springs. I tried every brand / method. Some love them I don't.

Some really good advice from serious wolfers in the comments above. Over the years I have learned alot from them. I hope you figure out what works best for you and that you connect with a few

Why?

slickpan I assume these are the tree loc's your talking about? Something to consider is if you need to attach a extension cable how will you do it?

I was thinking possibly wrapping the tree lock end around a log for a drag if I could not find a tree.

A snare on a drag is not a good set up.
You want to anchor to something solid and higher up to set the snare good on the neck.

Attaching the other end of the wire to a tree? drag? do you wrap it around and twist it to what ever you are anchoring to?