posted 3 years ago
A simple snare lock can be made with a penny or any piece of angled metal roughly 3/8 in on a side. Two holes one on each leg, just large enough to allow the snare wire to slide. Tension on the wire allows the wire to slide tight but for it to loosen you need to cock the lock to allow it to slide open. There is not always a convenient spring pole. A neighbor let all his rabbits loose when he got tired of managing them. I was catching 3-5 kits at the same time in one live trap, we were over run. I finally resorted to setting snares to reduce the population that was destroying the garden and new trees. Piano wire snares without locks worked well, the sliding wrap a little long worked as a lock. Snaring is a good skill to learn, with any trapping you need to be responsible and maintain the line. Harvesting animals this way is not for everyone.
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