snare trap for hogs

[MOSSYOAK_NINJA]

anyone ever made one, or used one. If so do any of yall have a how to or know where i can look to find a way to build one. reason is the path i want to put this on there is no way i can get a large pen type trap. and im just lazy.

thanks for all your help

[MarlinMears]

I was in David's Outdoors this weekend in Weatherford. I noticed some heavy cables hanging on the wall and the tag said hog snares. Might check them out if you just want to buy some pre-made.

[D12]

My buddy told me about a time they did this with snares. They stopped after they caught a huge boar that pulled down about 600 yards of fence.

[MarlinMears]

My buddy told me about a time they did this with snares. They stopped after they caught a huge boar that pulled down about 600 yards of fence.

That'll make you think!

[MOSSYOAK_NINJA]

snares

I was in David's Outdoors this weekend in Weatherford. I noticed some heavy cables hanging on the wall and the tag said hog snares. Might check them out if you just want to buy some pre-made.

will definately try it out

[TexbowJ]

Most country feed stores will have them. I have used them, but be careful as you can catch fawns as well (low to the ground) Sometimes I open a hole into my pens and it'll catch 'em every time. As mentioned above............be sure and anchor to the ground. A big hog will pull your pen down.

You also might install a HEAVY spring to the end of the snare then attach the spring to your anchor.

[maglite]

I used to place them on some OLD telephone poles that were abandoned on the ranch that the hogs rubbed alot. I would place a screw in eyelet on the pole to hold it away from the ploe and use really fine wire with just a half twist to hold the snare to the pole and the hogs would rub anound the pole and get snared. I started doing this AFTER I had a 300lber tear up a couple hundred yards of fence!

[Reaper]

prosnares dot com; sells a few types, I have often thought of getting some, and they say they have a 'deer stop' on them so deer aren't caught but i haven't seen this in action and am not sure how effective it is. Has anyone used a snare with a deer stop?

[maglite]

prosnares dot com; sells a few types, I have often thought of getting some, and they say they have a 'deer stop' on them so deer aren't caught but i haven't seen this in action and am not sure how effective it is. Has anyone used a snare with a deer stop?

I havent ever used a deer stop and Im not sure I would trust them anyway. I ALWAYS take down all of my snares from MAY to SEPT. due to the fawns anyway. If your carefull you can set snares in places that deer arent crossing but you have to pay close attention to the location and the crossing where the snare is going. Id like to know if the deer stop does work though!!

[glen]

I use snares all the time. I build a tunnel out of brush on a hog trail and put the snare in the tunnel. I use spoiled corn and the deer dont like going into a tunnel and they are not attracted to the diesel or spoiled corn. They are successful and I anchor to big oak trees. I just went to Home Depot and bought the supplies and made my own. Good luck.

[wilded]

http://boarmasters.mywowbb.com/forum8/287-1.html

http://www.snareshop.com/

[badger16]

Deer stops are intended to keep the loop from closing smaller than the diameter of a deers leg. Any deer with it's head down can still get it's head in the loop.

[APEX127]

This bunch of guys wish they didn't got caught last December with deer in their traps!!!



Five of the men were arrested yesterday, including William Kornegay, 42, of Eden in Concho County; James Johnson, 60, of Florence in Williamson County; and Jeff Arbogust, 48, of Austin in Travis County, Chris Sharp, 33, of Marble Falls in Burnet County; and Ronald Rogers, 39, of San Saba in San Saba County. The sixth suspect, Lance Clawson, 40, of Regency in Mills County, turned himself in this morning.

All six are alleged to have trapped, purchased or sold wild native whitetail deer. In addition, Rogers, Clawson and Kornegay are involved with permitted deer breeding facilities and are believed to have laundered wild deer into the permitted facilities. Kornegay serves as an agent for multiple licensed deer breeders. In one case, Clawson, a permitted deer breeding facility operator, allegedly darted wild deer and put them illegally into his facility.

Deer breeding is a legal and growing business in Texas, estimated by one breeder organization to be worth about $650 million per year for the state economy. It is illegal to capture or obtain wild deer and place them into breeding facilities. Breeders must obtain captive, pen-raised deer from other permitted breeders. There are currently 1,099 permitted deer breeders in Texas, holding 86,989 deer in 1,161 facilities. The vast majority of these are whitetail deer, and the rest are mule deer, the two native species in Texas.

"Money is driving the illegal trade in wild native deer," said Capt. Greg Williford with TPWD Law Enforcement Division’s Special Operations Unit. "A captive-raised breeder buck can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. So, catching deer in the wild seems a lot less expensive, until you get caught."

TPWD regulates deer breeding, issuing permits and conducting periodic facility inspections as warranted. A particular concern is monitoring breeding facilities for diseases such as Chronic Wasting Disease. CWD has not been detected in Texas, but it has cost tens of millions of dollars in other states. Texas borders essentially remain closed to the importation of whitetail and mule deer because of disease concerns.

Clawson and Rogers were previously apprehended Oct. 16 by Texas game wardens and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents for smuggling eight deer into Texas from Oklahoma. Such interstate smuggling is not only illegal but also poses a disease threat to native whitetail deer.

Numerous Class B misdemeanors (fines up to $2,000 and up to 180 days confinement) have been filed on all six men for violating state Trap, Transport, and Transplant regulations relating to whitetail deer. As the investigation continues, additional charges and arrests are anticipated, including possible felony charges of tampering with a government document, and possible illegal possession of tranquilizer drugs, also a felony.

Based on where the alleged offenses occurred, county attorneys in Mills, Bell, Lampasas and Concho Counties will be prosecuting the misdemeanor charges.

Anyone who observes illegal deer trapping, sale or purchase in Texas should call Operation Game Thief toll-free at (800) 792-GAME. OGT is Texas’ privately funded wildlife crime stoppers hotline, operating 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. Rewards of up to $1,000 may be paid to callers (who may remain anonymous). Game wardens recommend making the call immediately when illegal activity is observed, and say it is helpful to have a description of the activity, location of the violation, physical descriptions of alleged violators, description of any vehicles and the direction of travel.

TH 2008-12-12



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