Cable Restraint Traps -- Be Prepared!!

[Ken Hill]

Garry,

Glad to hear everything worked out ok for Rill. I haven’t run into any traps on WIHAs in KS, but always worry about them.

Ken

[mobirdhunter]

Here's what I carry. Smaller, but it worked just fine. Elaine has one a bit larger, just in case.

[chris dawe]

I had a few request for info so I'll just post here for sake of ease , they're like 16 bucks canadian, hopefully the link works
https://www.princessauto.com/en/wire...UaAhQXEALw_wcB

[Dean Weber]

Originally Posted by chris dawe

I had a few request for info so I'll just post here for sake of ease , thyre like 16 bucks canadian, hopefully the link works
https://www.princessauto.com/en/wire...UaAhQXEALw_wcB

This tool Chris Dawe shows is a Felco C7. It weighs 9.5 oz and will cut any cable snare I have seen. This is a great awareness thread! Thanks Garry, I am glad Rill is OK.

[Bob Brown]

Thanks for the link, Chris. That Felco C7 is much more compact and lighter than what I was carrying.

[Harold Pickens]

I had a similar incident as Garry about 15 years ago. It was late grouse season in WV and about 6 inches of fresh snow. Was hunting Betty, the setter in my avatar on a public wildlife area where my RGS committee and I had done some small clear-cuts years before. Fresh snow, no tracks when Betty started whirling and biting--she was in a snare around her neck. Hard to control a panicked dog, couldn't get the snare off her neck. It was fence stapled to a tree, so I shot the cable off at the tree and was able to wrestle the cable off her neck.
That night I was attending a conservation banquet and told the story to my buddy. The gentleman across the table from me introduced.himself as the conservation officer for that county. He took a lot of info from me and said he was going to check out the area. He found more unmarked snares that hadn't been checked in days.
He called me, said he found out the person involved and ticketed him.
I didn't start carrying cable cutters however until several articles in Gun Dog, PDJ, etc wrote on the dangers of these new non relaxing snares popular out west.

[Harold Pickens]

The Felco c7 cutters run about $50.

[Mark Britton]

Because of this thread Iv'e ordered a pair of the Felco C7 cutters. Never thought about snare traps,but my turkey dog has been caught twice in a leg hold steel trap set for coyotes. Luckily for me both times the trapper used padded rubber jaws an my dog started barking like crazy when caught. I got him out quick and no harm done. My THANKS to everyone for your posts.

[SXS OHIO]

I bought a set of cable cutters from Amazon 15.00 that cut 3/16 steel cable. Repurposed a Lether sheath and carry it on my 2 1/2 HD work belt with all my other safety/med gear. That belt comes in at 16lbs when I carry my 5" Ruger 1911 10MM. That is heavy rig and I am looking for ways to spread out the load. I want all the items with me when 2 miles in or more. No one will get to you very fast

[mobirdhunter]

I've attached a very informative manual used by our Missouri Department of Conservation to train trappers in the use of cable restraints. It is very informative and might help you understand the cable restraint better.

In case you don't want to read the information, let me give you the not-so-surprising conclusion as to how to release an animal caught in one of these restraints (which are intended to not injure/kill an animal when set correctly): Cut the cable to release the animal alive.

https://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/fil...tionManual.pdf