(B) Student Practice for the Simple Snare

[Velius]

My attempt at a simple snare.









(Above)
I remember learning from watching someone (I thibk it was Woniya on Alone) talk about leaving a piece of wire to act as a hook that snags the animal's hair, and spooks the animal which helps set the snare. I left a piece long in the center.


I set up the snare outside just to get the feel for it. If you look you can see the long piece hanging down.


Thank you

-V

 

[Penn_Bushcraft]

A very simple snare

Wire and a leatherman, not much more you need

One loop

2 loops and back on itself

Sample set. Not many game animals in my house

Leatherman can at least play the part.

 

[Craig Morris]

Simple snare from 26 guage wire...
Approximately 3' of wire

Twisting in the loop

Twisted the loop, folded over the top of bottom loop, fed loose end through

Going to set this aside for a future outing.

 

[Plogger]

Ended up doing two: First one was with some old electrical wires that I stripped and twisted the strands together. Second was with some solid copper wire I remembered I had laying around for fly tying.

 

[Foxie]

Single strand, 0.7mm brass wire (22ga).

 

[LogCabin]

18 ga brass (If this disqualifies I will purchase other wirel
I had one previous attempt broke so I annealed the brass for the next attempt.

 

[BasketSoup]

Really enjoyed this one, I’ve wanted to learn how to make snares for a long time. Twisting the wire for the rabbit snare was a great bonus lesson. 24 ga galvanized wire:

 

[Raintree]

Three new snares. Itching to set them in the backyard.

 

[ctluzier]

For the simple snare lesson I used 26 ga craft wire. Since the wire is thin, I did a double strand for the rabbit snare here. Plus this gave me the extra practice of doing it both ways. Here’s the spool of wire and the twisted loop.



I used the landscaping pegs as my sticks for twisting the double strand. I slid one peg through the twisted loop.



I put that peg on the floor and held it with my feet as I sat on a chair.



I put the other peg through the other end of the wire that’s doubled over on itself. I began to twist with one hand and hold the wire with the other hand.



The hardest part about this lesson was knowing whether I had twisted enough. I stopped once I thought enough was enough, and it did twist backwards a bit like it did in Terry’s video. Here’s a close up of the twists.



Then I made the figure eight shape on the twisted loop from the first step.



Then I folded the top of the eight down over the bottom to form a small hole.



Finally, I threaded the other end of the wire through the small hole and tightened just enough to fit my fist through the snare loop with a little room to grow. The rabbit snare.



Here’s a squirrel snare that I made prior to making the double strand rabbit snare.



Here are both snares together. Each of them have enough wire on the opposite end to be handy in placing the snare. It may even be enough to cut after placement and make another snare or two. Thanks for viewing.

 

[Emjay]

For the simple snare lesson I used 26 ga craft wire. Since the wire is thin, I did a double strand for the rabbit snare here. Plus this gave me the extra practice of doing it both ways. Here’s the spool of wire and the twisted loop.

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I used the landscaping pegs as my sticks for twisting the double strand. I slid one peg through the twisted loop.

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I put that peg on the floor and held it with my feet as I sat on a chair.

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I put the other peg through the other end of the wire that’s doubled over on itself. I began to twist with one hand and hold the wire with the other hand.

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The hardest part about this lesson was knowing whether I had twisted enough. I stopped once I thought enough was enough, and it did twist backwards a bit like it did in Terry’s video. Here’s a close up of the twists.

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Then I made the figure eight shape on the twisted loop from the first step.

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Then I folded the top of the eight down over the bottom to form a small hole.

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Finally, I threaded the other end of the wire through the small hole and tightened just enough to fit my fist through the snare loop with a little room to grow. The rabbit snare.

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Here’s a squirrel snare that I made prior to making the double strand rabbit snare.

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Here are both snares together. Each of them have enough wire on the opposite end to be handy in placing the snare. It may even be enough to cut after placement and make another snare or two. Thanks for viewing.

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Very nicely documented! Cheers.

 

[ctluzier]

Very nicely documented! Cheers.

Thank you!

 

[Buck Fynn]

For the simple snare lesson I used 26 ga craft wire. Since the wire is thin, I did a double strand for the rabbit snare here. Plus this gave me the extra practice of doing it both ways. Here’s the spool of wire and the twisted loop.

View attachment 2084663

I used the landscaping pegs as my sticks for twisting the double strand. I slid one peg through the twisted loop.

View attachment 2084664

I put that peg on the floor and held it with my feet as I sat on a chair.

View attachment 2084665

I put the other peg through the other end of the wire that’s doubled over on itself. I began to twist with one hand and hold the wire with the other hand.

View attachment 2084666

The hardest part about this lesson was knowing whether I had twisted enough. I stopped once I thought enough was enough, and it did twist backwards a bit like it did in Terry’s video. Here’s a close up of the twists.

View attachment 2084667

Then I made the figure eight shape on the twisted loop from the first step.

View attachment 2084668

Then I folded the top of the eight down over the bottom to form a small hole.

View attachment 2084669

Finally, I threaded the other end of the wire through the small hole and tightened just enough to fit my fist through the snare loop with a little room to grow. The rabbit snare.

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Here’s a squirrel snare that I made prior to making the double strand rabbit snare.

View attachment 2084671

Here are both snares together. Each of them have enough wire on the opposite end to be handy in placing the snare. It may even be enough to cut after placement and make another snare or two. Thanks for viewing.

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I agree with @Emjay, excellent documentation and presentation of your lesson. :dblthumb:

 

[ctluzier]

I agree with @Emjay, excellent documentation and presentation of your lesson. :dblthumb:

Thank you, buckfynn. I appreciate that.

 

[Ette68]

Not sure what gage wire I used when I go to town I will get 20 gauge and try to make some better ones

 

[Ette68]

Not sure what gage wire I used when I go to town I will get 20 gauge and try to make some better ones

I wasn’t happy with the first snare had to go to town and get some wire gave it a second try

 

[ManOfTheWest]

I used some 26 ga gardening wire.

Not sure how true this is, but I had heard a long time ago in a trapping forum that when you buy traps and snares you need to boil them in water with baking soda to remove the smell of the machine oil that will spook animals. So I started with doing that.

Then just followed the lesson instructions except where I made the entire snare a double twist for strength.

 

[Alaska Mike]

Working on he PSK project. This seemed like a good time to put this lesson in the books.

The loop and twist


The snare

 

[Uncle Timbo]

Can a rabbit actually break single strand 26 ga wire?

 

[Tom B]

24 gauge stainless steel.

 

[HillbillyHiker]

I made a couple.

One with thicker wire. I referenced a youtube video by Donny Dust’s Paleo Tracks. His instructions say to wrap wire around stick, break stick and there’s your loop. He also leaves a bit of wire as a fur grabber.

The second one I made sort of by accident. I was looking in my desk for some wire and noticed the guitar strings I use for rebuilding stove generators. Since guitar strings have “built in” loops. There ain’t much to making a snare with one. Plus several could be carried right in their store bought packages.

 

[DavidJAFO]

Can a rabbit actually break single strand 26 ga wire?

hello,
@Uncle Timbo a rabbit could potentially break a 26 gauge snare wire depending on the size of the rabbit. The risk of the wire breaking increases with the rabbit's struggles & the type of wire used, steel is highly recommended.
Regards
David

 

[Uncle Timbo]

Thank you, @DavidJAFO!

 

[Yohawk]

First attempts at a snare! I always have a small spool of 24 awg (.020) stainless wire in my kit, but thought I’d add some brass to see if there was any difference. Both snares are just over 36” and the brass one has been bench tested!

 

[MN_Condor]

Simple snare:

Twisting the wire to form a loop



Making the Figure 8



Twisting the top loop over the bottom



Feeding the free end through the loop



Snare set!