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Old 11-06-2013, 08:57 PM
raven65lunatic raven65lunatic is offline
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Default humane?

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Originally Posted by Young Eldon View Post
The only sure way to save a larger dog caught in a properly designed and set wolf snare would be to use cable cutting pliers quickly, as mentioned by Bushmaster. Good snare cable is very hard to cut with ordinary pliers or a Leatherman. If the dog has pulled hard enough on the snare, it will begin choking immediately and the dog will be dead in a minut or two. That's why these snares are considered humane!
Most Crown land outside of Provincial and Federal Parks is covered by traplines and hiking trails have little to do with it. Think multiple use.
Who considers these snares humane? I thought they still hadn't been tested.