Any Tricks to Make Your Snares Faster?

[HunterDave]

I have all of my snares and extensions boiled in baking soda and boiled a second time to remove any excess. While the weather is warm and I have the time, I was wondering if there is anything that I could/should do to make my snares close faster. They came loaded so that doesn't need to be done.

[wahbush]

wax.

[moose maniac]

Originally Posted by wahbush

wax.

I would never wax a snare

[HunterDave]

Originally Posted by moose maniac

I would never wax a snare

No, me neither. I'm just going to confirm that they are loaded right and maybe work them back and forth a couple of times. I think that I've got it sorted out now.

[KegRiver]

If you really aren't happy with they way they close you could try loading them a bit more, you could rub them down with fine steel wool, (be aware, this adds scent to them) Or you could wax them.

The trick to waxing a snare is to get as thin a film of wax on them as possible.
I preheat my snares and then dip them in the hottest wax I can safely use.

If using hotter then normal wax bothers you, you might be able to thin the wax with a heat gun, after application.

Whatever you do will add un-natural scent. Treat accordingly.

What I do is hang my snares in a spruce tree for a couple of weeks before I want to use them. But I live in the country and I have Spruce trees in my yard.
If you don't have a spruce tree handy you might have to come up with another solution.

[coy coyote]

I like to boil mine in twigs and leaves. It gives the cable a dull gray look. Camouflages nicely in the fall. Your loop size has a lot to do with quickness of you catch and where you catch your target animal. I have snares built for winter time too. Paint them white and hang them out for a few months.