[mscureman]

I've seen lots of people talking about how they have snare wire in their packs. What do you use for snare wire? Where should I look to buy it? How much do you carry, and how do you carry it?

[stairman]

Carry as much as you can. The more snares you have out the better. I also like having some orange flaging tape to help mark their location. Army surplus stores has it an narrow little spools or you can get it at Home Depot ect. and I just leave it on the spools[plastic] that it comes on. I think 20 guage is about right but I can look at it and tell if its any good. You dont want it too stiff for small game.

[Mekdad]

Ya,I would like to know this also.Before hunting season I want to try it out,and my wife says I can't cook a squirrel at home.

[TheAvatar]

I have been wondering about this as well. The stuff I see sold online as snare wire is brass 24ga wire. Is brass the type of choice? If so, why? What about other types of wire? Just a few Q's for my curiosity

[stairman]

Brass wire is easy to work with but has a low test strength. Probably fine for rabbits but if you get something like a big coon theyll probably break it. Stainless steel wire works well. Some like the fishing leader ss line aout .025 inch if Im not mistaken. I would carry 50 ft at least. At an average 24 inches per snare thats 25 snares and with an average return with decent experience of 10 %, thats 2 critters.

[mscureman]

So, is this stuff on the shelves marked as "snare wire", or is it another kind of wire that's been repurposed for snare use?

[tjwilhelm]

I doubt you'll walk into Walmart and find "Snare Wire" hangin on the rack; however, you will find picture hanging wire, and other soft steel wires that will hold whatever shape you form it into.

Get yourself a very thin twig, about toothpick girth. Take one end of the wire and wrap it snuggly aroung the twig about 3 times. Then, wrap the short-loose end of the wire around the wire itself, about three times. When you slide this tiny construction off of the twig, it should look like a well secured eyelet.

From the eyelet at the end of the wire, measure down the length of the wire a few feet and cut it off of the spool. Now, thread the newly-cut end of the wire through your homemade eyelet, and you have a snare. You can make a larger eye at the other end and attach it to a length of 550 cord, in order to anchor your snare to a tree.

[Mekdad]

Hey TJ, you got a pic of that eyelet.I am visual type guy

[CARLOS.D.JIMENEZ]

I find that a braided fishing line makes great snares. You need to work though but a good substitute. I normaly leave a trebel hook on the line near th top of th loop. just in case i set the trap to big.

[mscureman]

Thank you TJ! Once again, you're the man with the answers I need. I'm not sure what it says about your thinking process if you seem to be able to understand what it is that I'm talking about, but I'm sure glad you do! Is the picture wire usually made out of twisted/braided stainless steel, or some other metal? Isn't twisted/braided SS supposed to be the best thing for snare wire?