Comments on: Bushcraft Skills How To Make A Simple Survival Snare Trap [updated] https://www.ukpreppersguide.co.uk/bushcraft-skills-how-to-make-a-simple-survival-snare-trap/ A survival guide for UK Preppers and anyone prepping for doomsday and SHTF Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 By: thepragmaticsurvivalist https://www.ukpreppersguide.co.uk/bushcraft-skills-how-to-make-a-simple-survival-snare-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-52815 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:03:33 +0000 http://www.ukpreppersguide.co.uk/?p=15787#comment-52815 Thank you for this, it’s an informative read. I learned how to snare animals with my dad who was a gamekeeper for many years.

I have recently got into prepping for the coming climate change disaster and am a big fan of your site.

I think the most important part of snaring that must be re-iterated is to check the snares regularly. At least twice a day. Preferably just after dawn and just after dusk, this is when animals move most often.

Checking snares regularly ensures that the animal, if caught, isn’t in distress for hours on end. It also reduces the likelihood of your snared animal (a rabbit in this example) being predated by something else while you are away, such as a fox. Furthermore, never underestimate the desire of a trapped animal to escape, the longer they are left, the more likely they are to have escaped somehow.

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