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Sure! Stick your head in that noose, then start running. Your face will turn blue in 90 seconds.
Actually, it was only about 1/4 mile from the home place. It was far from his camp.
I don't know German. It was not in Greenwood Forest. It was just northeast of the home place.
On Friday, Yvonne (infinite sameness) were hiking through the woods of Stockton College and happened across a recently dead coyote pup who had become ensnared. He managed to snap the wire but evidently died sometime later.
Trapping season runs from 11-15-07 - 3-15-08. As long as the snare has the hunters id tag on it it's legal, unless they are trespassing or placed it in a no hunting/trapping zone.......Mike
I am a licensed trapper and have only recently begun experimenting with snares.
Just because it is legal to trap in an area, doesn't make it a good place to trap.
One really needs to excecise some good judgement in snare palcement as far as proximity to people and likelihood of snaring domestic animals.
I have been travelling 4-5 miles into the woods and into places rarely frequented by people or pets to set my snares.
Bob,
I am far from an expert but from the picture it looks like the guy made no attempt to hide his set and it looks like a pretty wide path to set without some attempt at funnelling. His snare is dyed and appears to be well anchored to the tree.
If you have a chance to visit it again, check the snare for a tag. If there is no tag it could be someone dabbling illegally with snaring.
Trappers have a choice to have their name on the tag or just a number that is registered with Fish and Wildlife. Most guys, as did I, opt for the plain number.
If the snare is in an obviously dangerous location with regard to risk to the public or pets, you could call F&W and have them contact the trapper about the set.
Scott
Just because it is legal to trap in an area, doesn't make it a good place to trap.
One really needs to excecise some good judgement in snare palcement as far as proximity to people and likelihood of snaring domestic animals.
I have been travelling 4-5 miles into the woods and into places rarely frequented by people or pets to set my snares.
Bob,
I am far from an expert but from the picture it looks like the guy made no attempt to hide his set and it looks like a pretty wide path to set without some attempt at funnelling. His snare is dyed and appears to be well anchored to the tree.
If you have a chance to visit it again, check the snare for a tag. If there is no tag it could be someone dabbling illegally with snaring.
Trappers have a choice to have their name on the tag or just a number that is registered with Fish and Wildlife. Most guys, as did I, opt for the plain number.
If the snare is in an obviously dangerous location with regard to risk to the public or pets, you could call F&W and have them contact the trapper about the set.
Scott
He put it in a fire trail or old wood road, a fairly wide one. He piled brush up on the other half of the trail, to create a funnel. I'll check the ID next time out that way if its still there.
PS: I called Buddy through it twice. Both times he narrowly missed it to the right. The guy should have funneled it better.
It's also illegal to bait the snare, which is what happened with mine. There were a number of carcasses around the snare that attracted my dog. I got to her in the nick of time.
The same feeling feeling goes out to you about getting there before your dog, i just wonder about the owners that get there after their dog.
Jim