Both Keith and I do not believe in loading a snare other than putting them in the box of the pickup .

As for his bobcat numbers in South Eastern Mt it was 245 bobcats in one season then 235 the following season , this was long before the bobcat season we have to deal with today here in Montana .
One can only wonder how many bobcats he would have harvested the third year because he was transfer to Roundup where he still lives to this day .

When I've got the time I normally will stop in for a visit , as for those bobcat numbers I maybe off by a few to high or low but you got the idea .

My catch numbers were never close to Keith's but I did catch 7 tom bobcats that weighted over 46 pounds over the years with a 5/64" ths 7x7 snare more normally with a wedge lock .
This was when it was a race to catch any bobcats before the quota was closed or about to close which was happening in less than 29 days which was something that Keith didn't have to deal with .

I'm glad the humor wasn't lost , then to finish the rest of the statement. Before going out to set them .

As Keith and I don't believe a person needs to manipulate " load " a snare loop to catch the target animal .

Loading snares adds about 10 seconds to making the snares, I see zero disadvantage to it. There are certainly advantages to it so I choose to load them all. That said, before I ever even heard about loading them, I caught thousands of critters in snares that were not loaded, but I know I caught a lot of them farther back ideal. I don't know why anyone wouldn't load them.

The interesting thing is I've caught a lot of target animals around the neck successfully and very few hip caught with out as the two of you like to prefer to load your snares .

Which is fine good for you , I'd rather use my extra time catching more fur or getting other projects done .

Which is why I suggest that to those who are undecided to try both so they can decide which works best for them .

As for the cable Keith used and still sells knowing him as well as I think I do he has a trailer full of it still .