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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: huntnfmly on November 29, 2022, 12:37:55 PM

Title: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: huntnfmly on November 29, 2022, 12:37:55 PM: 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
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: KFhunter on November 29, 2022, 01:46:45 PM: found an old one

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,106688.msg1394112.html#msg1394112
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: KFhunter on November 29, 2022, 01:51:21 PM: https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/high-leverage-cable-cutters/high-leverage-compact-cable-cutter
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: huntnfmly on November 30, 2022, 12:52:23 PM: Thank you
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: Ridgeratt on November 30, 2022, 03:00:12 PM: 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. :dunno: My trapline cables are 3/16 stainless.

For a reason!
Most people don't carry good pliers.
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: KFhunter on November 30, 2022, 03:22:24 PM: Did I link the wrong cutters?
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: huntnfmly on November 30, 2022, 03:23:40 PM: Thanks guys I watched a couple videos was very informative and read a couple posts from a few years ago
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: MR5x5 on December 01, 2022, 07:54:16 AM: Handy tips from IDFG.

https://idfg.idaho.gov/media/video#PLt-O2UCcvHHE12isdCC4fmtvQK78ok_B4
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: follow maggie on December 01, 2022, 08:14:48 AM: 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
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: huntnfmly on December 01, 2022, 03:18:59 PM: 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
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: huntnfmly on May 21, 2023, 04:26:57 PM: Attn moderators @jackelope
If there’s interest should we make this a sticky for easy access for others
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: follow maggie on May 21, 2023, 05:42:16 PM: :yeah:
Quote from: huntnfmly on May 21, 2023, 04:26:57 PM
Attn moderators @jackelope
If there’s interest should we make this a sticky for easy access for others
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: Knocker of rocks on May 22, 2023, 07:49:45 AM: Quote from: KFhunter on November 30, 2022, 03:22:24 PM
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.
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: Knocker of rocks on May 22, 2023, 08:11:50 AM: And these are likely among the toughest diagonal cutters on the market
Title: Re: Bird dogs and snares
Post by: huntnfmly on May 22, 2023, 10:33:55 AM: 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.