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ccinso

ccinso

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do you guys boil and dye your snares? Or is it necessary?
I was reading in the state trapping manual on tips and it said
you could use pine boughs or walnut shells when boiling
traps to dye and descent. Does it work the same for snares
or is it better to use factory dips? Have any of you tried
painting your snares,or is that a bad idea? The snares I
have now are galvanized and kind of shiney. Would any of
you recommend the stealth black cable like they sell at the
snare shop? Or am I just making bigger deal out of this
than it really is?

thanks
casey
 
I dont paint or dip mine and seem to have good luck, but it rains alot here so maybe mother nature is washing them for me. good luck to you. !
 
I just boil mine no dyes just boil let dry outside then put into a zip lock bag. Never had an issue with them rusting at all. It takes the shine off them as well. I havent had a problem doing it this way for years and the yotes dont mind it neither. I dont know about painting them for one paint smell will smell for a long time. second that baby needs to slide smooth as silk down the cable with just enought pressure to keep it from falling on its own. with paint i see it getting hung up when it falls for several reason. If the coyote feels the snare or has to push you mature dogs will back out of them and will learn a leason makeing it hard to catch then.
 
Just boil mine in saniflush and water to boil the oil off and dull them. Taking the shine off makes the invisible at night. Use care with the hot lye water!
 
First off do not use sani flush on snare cable very caustic and at some point will bite you on coyotes.

Baking soda in a lighter mix is perfectly fine, don't boil them so they come out stiff 10 mins in boiling water is plenty.

You can paint them as I do many that way to match different surroundings through out a calendar year not problems at all, if your using cam locks then no worries with paint and how that snare closes.

I don't buy into this that a snare if properly cared for will get refuals from big dogs backing out. Coyotes are used to busten through brush, grass and weeds to get food and to where they need to be. A shiny snare or too small a loop is more the culprit. Wind can also play a role in scenes in the snow loop falls down and coyotes sees it walks around it, many think he backed out when in reality the loop as down upon arrival.

In windy country such as I have I want my locks at 1 or 2 O clock so it stays up due to the wind, bumping into cable is something the highest majority of coyotes could careless, provided the opening looks clear from his view.
 
AD i agree to a certin point in the wind factor and dogs walking around with small loops yea i agree. But when i first started out i do rember a few that did not slide smoothley and easy they required some pressure to slide meaning i know the wind didnt knock them down. We have 30 to 50 mphs 30 are real common in ks so i have delt with that as well. but when the loop is down and moved pretty good indication, I started useing and makeing my own that function like i wanted them to and the catch rate went up with less dry fires. I bought several factory snares last year and there still in the shop they suck they way they function. very stiff on the slide.
And yes coyotes bust threw grass and such look what happens when you try putting on a collar on a dog that hasnt had one before and that should prove my point to ya. they can feel the difference between brushing grass and something starting around there neck. My dogs at home you can take a feather just ever so slightly touch there neck and i mean slightly while there sleeping and they can feel it. They know when something is different. The younger dogs not quite as much you get an older dog you bet.
 


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