leaving snares out unused?
Here's a question for you serious trappers out there. How long do you feel is ok too leave your snares out at a set that is not being trapped? On a Rfma that I spend some time hunting I have found 4 different locations that have snares left hanging in trees. Some sets are closed, many are laying on the ground, some are still set. I know this area well and know that 2 of these locations have not been baited or used in 4 yrs now but yet the snares are all still there. I have contacted the co in the area and he just gives the trapper a warning phone call and the trapper claims he will be using them again so it goes untouched.i can understand tying them up tight so nothing can get tangled in them if a guy was too be using them again next season but 4 years too me is abuse of the line and littering.
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Tell me where this is. If it’s within reasonable driving distance I will check it out myself. If it isn’t, I will find someone to go there. If you can’t then you’re full of it.
It’s that time of year again and the crazies have been activated to spread BS. :sHa_sarcasticlol: |
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I am a trapper myself and have much respect for when it's done right but this guy needs too be shut down. |
I hope that this isn't true.
Those of us with dogs that are very dear to us count on the trappers doing their jobs by the book.
I carry cutters. |
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I have the pictures. It appears to me that the individual leaves his snares out all year unset and hanging in the trees. Support wire is attached to trees where the snares were set but they are 4 feet high without any snow. There’s a few pieces of paper and of course bones at the bait site but nothing outrageous. A couple of dead coyotes that were probably mange and couldn’t be skinned indicates to me that they had to have been disposed of fairly recently.
Originally it sounded like snares were left set but that’s not the case at all. The wire/cable in the trees looks out of place but I don’t see anything dangerous or unlawful. I guess that the individual isn’t worried about his snares getting stolen. |
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If leaving empty meat wrappers, plastic peparoni bags. You shouldn't be baiting animals with garbage. If I left that much trash at a camp site or any other crown land area and got caught I would be charged for littering why can a so called trapper get away with it? |
I leave my snares out year round. Just close the loop and hang up out of the way.
I don't trap coyotes but if I did catch a mangy wolf I wouldn't dig the snare out of its frozen neck, it would stay there and get thrown in the bait pile. |
There's no rule on length of time between snare checks, completely up to the trapper
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I think that I ought to post some of the pictures that I received in order to put things into perspective.
I'm sorry Hoyt, but that coyote has been cut out of the snare and it wasn't there for four years last April. The snares are not set and that bit of butcher paper and twine was likely still frozen to the ground this Spring. Not exactly total devastation and danger IMO. I think that you may be over reacting just a bit. :3yfm7ut: https://i.imgur.com/12tGD15.jpg https://i.imgur.com/rkN5IRo.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MmNMo51.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cHfhU3C.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ncYIDBg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4OjqITW.jpg |
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i would like for you post up some evidence of me tampering with a bait site. Of course you should have some if you have called me out on this right??? and as for mr Dave one last thing. You have misunderstood again, I never said those coyotes have been in the snares for 4 years... I said that there is still snares left hanging open and laying around at sites that have not been used for 4 years. Get it straight. |
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As for tampering. Your trolling threw someone's else's trap line bait site. Doing who knows what. It's Ok Hoyt. You are painting a great picture for everyone on here how pathetic you are. Go back to calling and leave the trapping alone. :sHa_sarcasticlol: |
back to the question
On my trap line I'm the #2 guy.. There is a head trapper who owns the line. Legally the snares have to be checked once a day. Practically, the snares are checked once every three days. Since I wanted to follow the rules the head trapper only sets the snares when I'm headed for the line over the next few consecutive days and on my last day the snares are closed.
At the end of the season the head trapper closed his snares and left them out. In the fall these snares were often rusted and brittle and useless.Last spring I removed all the snares and recycled them. At the last local trappers workshop I was able to build several dozen cables and the head trapper purchased new ones from Sask.( dam beaver, out of Rhein.)Happy trapping. |
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Read the trapping regs, it's very simple
Resident trappers must check every 24 hours for leg holds Traplines are every 48 hours for leg holds That is the only regulation for manditory checks (any killing traps connibears,snares etc, there is no check limit, only seasons they can be used) Any animal on the ground is subject to damage if left for to long from mice, voles etc, if they are suspended in the air, they can last for weeks unharmed and frozen (such as a Martin hanging from a running pole) Here is the regs that state check limits, there is no excuses to not know the regs or choosing to ignore them, it just makes all trappers look bad http://albertaregulations.ca/trappin...apping-devices |
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Dave I agree with you on this one to be very skeptical. Although I wouldn't have posted this guy's pics for him my opinion.
There is no way this story is credible. Please don't feed this troll it only ruins this forum. The pics should be shown to the fish cops they would investigate. Which would be a far better use of people's time then whinning online. Mr D "yoakam" is back.... |
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I don't think that the pictures portray this trapper in a poor light at all. On the contrary, I think that they vindicate him. Some may disagree but I think that it was the right call to post the pictures. The Junior on the line has contacted me and the OP is a stalker in his area with an ax to grind. He has been giving him grief over petty stuff for 4 years. He has to go well off the beaten path and go out of his way to even find the bait sites and let alone complain about them. The OP is not our little anti trapping friend. He honestly believes that he has a legitimate complaint and isn't just trolling. There's a reason that AEP won't take any action, because there's nothing to take action on except for a bit of twine and a few pieces of butcher paper if they want to really get anal about a littering charge. :rolleye2: |
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All the meat wrappers doesn't look that great. I'd be angry if I saw that out in the bush.
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Snares left out
The senior so called trapper spends 90% of his time on this line driveing around during huntig season following people around that actually get out of their trucks to hunt claiming that hes just hunting wolves as he drives back and forth past the hunters hes more intrested in ruining peoples hunts then properly trapping his line!!
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