Hey Tim back almost 50 years ago when I first started trapping I was taught to take my traps to the edge of the cypress swamp and bury them under the wet leaves that were black it put a blued like finish on my traps similar gun blueing and it worked just about as long as today's dyes talk about tight the old timers didn't spend a dime on anything that wasn't absolutely necessary no smell no rust and no cost sounds like winner to me LOL
I totally agree with you on getting the shine off before you use your snares. But I found the easiest for me is to use flat Rustolium spray paint. I get Redish Brown, and Forest Green paint, lay my snares on cardboard and use a cross motion almost like striping them. Starting with one color then using the other, for a camo like effect, 3 wide stripes on both sides, hang them to dry, and you're done. It's quick and dries within an hour. If I build my snares in the evening, and paint them at night, they're ready to use on beaver the next morning, I guess for land animals, it would take a day or so of curing to get the smell out, but I like beaver a lot more. On steel traps I blend grey with brown canned Rustolium to make a neutral color that works in the water, and I thin the paint as you have instructed. In the woods it doesn't matter the color because you bury the traps, but in the water where you don't bury them black or white shows up to much. As for the best made snares, Southern Snares does have the very best snares, if you don't have the time to build your own, quick shipping as well. As for the trapping instructors go, you're the best there is to take a novis like I was, and make a meat trapper out of them quickly and give them success the very first time out.
Back in the early '40's I learned from the 0l' Timer's to make up some Walnut Hull Water and we would soak out traps in that. The longer you'd leave 'em the darker they got to a point. Plus you could eat the walnut's when you would make this stuff.....
Thanks Tim, Did you decide that flat brown rustoleum and acetone was unsatisfactory? I realize you wouldn't want the smell of acetone in your garage. Just curious how that experiment worked.
I can officially say that im first. I know im 33 but i dont care. Real question is why am i awake at 1225 am. Thanks for your videos. I hope to start trapping next season here i pa
Nate Minor we here at the national sleep institute are very concerned you are awake so late at night. As you might imagine, meattrapper hes some enemies and in order for him to air his video, he post his videos at 12:30 at night
@@Meattrapper I've had coons destroy my snares, but I've caught several smaller hogs using the same snare, and they're still in good shape with no kinks perfect circles. They're camlock snares I purchased from southern snares. Just curious what height from the ground, and loop dimension do you use for hogs ?
Hey Tim back almost 50 years ago when I first started trapping I was taught to take my traps to the edge of the cypress swamp and bury them
under the wet leaves that were black
it put a blued like finish on my traps similar gun blueing and it worked just about as long as today's dyes
talk about tight the old timers didn't spend a dime on anything that wasn't absolutely necessary
no smell no rust and no cost sounds like winner to me LOL
I totally agree with you on getting the shine off before you use your snares. But I found the easiest for me is to use flat Rustolium spray paint. I get Redish Brown, and Forest Green paint, lay my snares on cardboard and use a cross motion almost like striping them. Starting with one color then using the other, for a camo like effect, 3 wide stripes on both sides, hang them to dry, and you're done. It's quick and dries within an hour.
If I build my snares in the evening, and paint them at night, they're ready to use on beaver the next morning, I guess for land animals, it would take a day or so of curing to get the smell out, but I like beaver a lot more.
On steel traps I blend grey with brown canned Rustolium to make a neutral color that works in the water, and I thin the paint as you have instructed. In the woods it doesn't matter the color because you bury the traps, but in the water where you don't bury them black or white shows up to much.
As for the best made snares, Southern Snares does have the very best snares, if you don't have the time to build your own, quick shipping as well.
As for the trapping instructors go, you're the best there is to take a novis like I was, and make a meat trapper out of them quickly and give them success the very first time out.
I'm enjoying your tutorials.
Thank you for your efforts!
Well Done, Thanks for the professional info!! Look forward to the next one.
Back in the early '40's I learned from the 0l' Timer's to make up some Walnut Hull Water and we would soak out traps in that. The longer you'd leave 'em the darker they got to a point. Plus you could eat the walnut's when you would make this stuff.....
Thank you for this Mr trapper sir!!
Ok i gotta try this asap, been having coyotes around lately got my chickens
Cant wait to move to SC so I can snare beaver legally seems so much better. Then messing with 330s , NY is a pain in the butt with trapping.
Well im a dummy. I shouldve been dipping my snares a long time ago. This season thou shall dip thy snares! Thank you sir!
Thanks, Tim.
Hey hopefully the recent storms that hit Alabama missed ya bud good luck stay safe !
You can use ^^ underbody protection spray ^^ from the Car Shop.
Enjoyed the video there. I have never used snares before but was thinking about trying it out seeing i have to many pigs were i live.
Have you tried the DakotaLine Trap & Snare Dip - Brown from Southern snares ?
Good info meat trapper
A very much enjoy your channel.
I was wondering if you had a recommended brand of cable cutters for snare making?
trapshed.com/collections/cable/products/cable-cutter-with-sheath
Thanks
Sorry if this is a dumb question but is it just dipped in the bucket for a few seconds or ten minutes or so thanks
Just dip in the liquid and hang up - one or two seconds is plenty.
@@Meattrapper thanks for the quick reply appreciate it and all your videos
Great info, thanks
Did not think about that
Do you have any tips for dips in snow country? LOL.
Thanks Tim, Did you decide that flat brown rustoleum and acetone was unsatisfactory? I realize you wouldn't want the smell of acetone in your garage. Just curious how that experiment worked.
I use that on steel traps, dip on snares.
I can officially say that im first. I know im 33 but i dont care. Real question is why am i awake at 1225 am. Thanks for your videos. I hope to start trapping next season here i pa
Nate Minor we here at the national sleep institute are very concerned you are awake so late at night. As you might imagine, meattrapper hes some enemies and in order for him to air his video, he post his videos at 12:30 at night
Tim, have you ever tried craola crayons with wax. Melt the color you want a dip, just make sure the wax is really hot.
How often do you use your snares, before you have to retire them for new ones? Are they all just a one shot wonder, then throw them away ?
Snares are a one shot deal.
@@Meattrapper , seems like it could get kinda expensive to me, over time, compared to foot hold or conibear style traps.
@@Meattrapper I've had coons destroy my snares, but I've caught several smaller hogs using the same snare, and they're still in good shape with no kinks perfect circles. They're camlock snares I purchased from southern snares.
Just curious what height from the ground, and loop dimension do you use for hogs ?
@@2363joey I discuss this issue in depth on my podcast in this episode: www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-62411407
Good thinkin
I use pine hulls and bee's wax on mine
Good stuff
it looks like you didn't dip the entire snare?
When you trap hogs like on your upcoming project, how exactly do you trap them?
I snare them. Stay tuned.
@@Meattrapper Foot/leg snares or neck snares?
@@Joe_Goofball Neck snares first, then foot snares if I have to - piglets raise hell with foot snares. They knock them down like dominoes.
@@Meattrapper Thanks, Bud!
I use snares, 20" loop, and about 6 to 8" off the ground to snare hogs. Sad, when some people are charging for this information 😕
(Micael jackson) Dipppp it! Dipp it! Grab your snare and dip it, dip it, dip it !!!!
Lol
Love it
beautiful nice diy snare trapping animal it's perfect 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 for the hunt animal it's perfect and nice idea very good nice perpect.
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