I put this on 24 Hour and thought somebody might be interested in it here as well.

Most of you guys that have trapped or snared for awhile will already know this, so I am posting this for those who will be snaring for the first time this fall.

One of the tools that you might want to consider for your snare line is a good battery powered weed wacker. I have used the gas ones with good success in the past when I trapped, but the battery powered ones that are available today look like they would be very good to use and no smell from gas either.

Most people would be surprised to learn how much predators use old dirt roads when nobody is around driving on them.

What I like to do is drive down old dirt roads or field roads that have a lot of tall grass growing next to them. But it doesn't have to be just old dirt roads. it can be anywhere there is a predator travel area, such as between two fields, along a creek, along a fence line, etc.

What you want to do is weed wack a short trail into the tall grass. Maybe about 7-10 inches wide and maybe 10 to 15 feet long depending where you are and what type of grass you are working with. At the end of that trail you need to place your lure or bait. I like a liquid type lure/bait made out of sun rendered fish oil mixed with a few other ingredients such as beaver castor and/or a little mink musk. As it gets quite a bit colder I like the same stuff with a drop or two of skunk essence per pint of bait. You can put it on a piece of sheeps wool if you have some, or it you don't you can just go to the local drug store or grocery store and purchase a bag or two of cotton balls. Don't be stingy with this lure. And try to put it up in the air a bit, like maybe on a stick you push into the ground.

On the way out of the trail you just made you hang a noose about half way in. You need to stake them. I like 7 x7 cable 3/32 with a kill type lock. I like to support them with # 9 black wire. Make sure and check your regulations to see whether all of this is legal in your area. For example, where I snare there are rules about how large the snare loop can be, as well as how high off the ground it can be.

What is great about these sets is that even if it rains hard or even if it snows they will be out there working for you. they are easy to check. and they only need to be relured about once a week. Fox and coyotes will walk in to investigate the smell on those trails you make with the weed wacker. They are just like people in that they will take the easiest path to where they want to go.

So give them a path where you want them to go, and hang a little something for them while they are there.

Be patient. I have caught animals in snares that have been hanging up to 4 weeks before they caught something, although of course you need to be hanging these snares where there are actually animals to catch or you will not catch anything no matter how long they have been there.

Good luck.

Thanks for the info. I am just starting to learn how to snare and that sounds like a winner to me!