Bird dogs and snares

[huntnfmly]

Hey All
  I thought I seen a thread earlier about tips on getting your dogs out of snares if they are ever unlucky enough to get caught
But I couldn’t find it

[KFhunter]

found an old one

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,106688.msg1394112.html#msg1394112

[KFhunter]

https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/high-leverage-cable-cutters/high-leverage-compact-cable-cutter

[huntnfmly]

Thank you

[Ridgeratt]

There is a caveat to using them.

 WARNINGS
Do NOT use to cut steel or ACSR.

This will leave wonderful little notches in the cutters.  My trapline cables are 3/16 stainless.

For a reason!
Most people don't carry good pliers.

[KFhunter]

Did I link the wrong cutters?

[huntnfmly]

Thanks guys I watched a couple videos was very informative and read a couple posts from a few years ago

[MR5x5]

Handy tips from IDFG.

https://idfg.idaho.gov/media/video#PLt-O2UCcvHHE12isdCC4fmtvQK78ok_B4

[follow maggie]

Not a snare, but North Dakota puts one out for removing body grip traps from a dog.

https://gf.nd.gov/sites/default/files/publications/lowres-releasing-dog-bodygrip-trap.pdf

[huntnfmly]

Thank you all
I’ve read a couple nightmare stories of hunters dogs being killed so I wanted to be prepared if it ever happened

[huntnfmly]

Attn moderators  @jackelope
If there’s interest should we make this a sticky for easy access for others

[follow maggie]

 

Attn moderators  @jackelope
If there’s interest should we make this a sticky for easy access for others

[Knocker of rocks]

Did I link the wrong cutters?

Yea, you linked conductor cutters. It’s not that cutting snare wire may ruin them (it is an emergency) but they just plain may not cut steel.

Compound action wire cutters is what you want, they are dikes with extra leverage. We used them to cut the high strength number seven energized hanger wires in precipitators.

[Knocker of rocks]

And these are likely among the toughest diagonal cutters on the market

[huntnfmly]

Thank you for the info on cutters
I have a question in your opinion do you think the ones with the heads that come to more of a point or the kliens that are flatter in the end?
Is it the leverage that is important on these?
I see they have some compact and then different lengths.