Hare Snare

An update on the deadfalls. The trap that didn't collapse last time had done so now, but there was no animal there. I don't know whether the trap wasn't heavy enough to kill it outright, if the squirrel managed to dodge the trap or whether a predator has taken my quarry. If it hadn't snowed so heavily the last days I'd probably see it from the tracks, but they were all gone. I reset the trap a little higher up and with a paiute trigger instead of a figure 4.














This is staged, the noose is too small and too high up, but you get the idea. There seems to be virtually no hares in around this city. Probably due to everyone walking their dogs.

Over a hare trail, find a branch of decent thickness, break off the branches and the top.














Tie a forked stick to a standing tree, or break a suitable branch standing in a good position.














Tie the noose to the the bent down tree. Stretch it out with two small sticks.














When the hare struggles to get loose, the bent branch pops out and tightens the snare even more. If you have sufficient lenght on the bent over tree, the whole hare might become suspended. Below: The triggered snare.