I’m going to try and not get all these quotes looking messy!
What they teach the military for survival purposes has no bearing on the original posters question and legally would provide you with no viable defence
I don’t know what “hunter kit” you are referring to but I wouldn’t mind a look at a link. Gin traps etc are still legal to buy and posses, the offence occurs when they are set. They would be prosecuted by the Police as it’s a criminal offence. RSPCA / SSPCA prosecution and reporting capabilities are restricted to animal cruelty cases.
I can only reiterate what I said earlier in so much as my experience is within Scottish law.
The stop, designed to stop the noose tightening around the neck, should be no less than 13 cm for rabbits and no more than 23cm for foxes.
It’s illegal to use or set a snare to catch a deer and I’ve never heard of it being referred to as a deer stop in all my years investigating such cases. What mentions badgers and foxes?
Talk is that the WCA 1981 will feature a new snaring order. Watch this space.
Yes that's true on timings, however it's not what they teach the military.
What they teach the military for survival purposes has no bearing on the original posters question and legally would provide you with no viable defence
The homemade snare is not what I was getting at, check out the snares that can be bought commercially including the ones that are being sold in the hunter kits, they are totally illegal and if anyone should try to set one and get caught they would be prosecuted by the RSPCA.
I don’t know what “hunter kit” you are referring to but I wouldn’t mind a look at a link. Gin traps etc are still legal to buy and posses, the offence occurs when they are set. They would be prosecuted by the Police as it’s a criminal offence. RSPCA / SSPCA prosecution and reporting capabilities are restricted to animal cruelty cases.
However the stop 5 inches (now I believe is 6 inches) from the eye is part of the code of practice laid down by defra, it has not been laid down in law as an amendment to the wildlife and countryside act 1981 for England and Wales, the code was only established in 2005 and concerns over snares and snaring have been running for a lot longer than that.
I can only reiterate what I said earlier in so much as my experience is within Scottish law.
The stop, designed to stop the noose tightening around the neck, should be no less than 13 cm for rabbits and no more than 23cm for foxes.
The stop is properly known as a deer stop and is really there so that deer do not catch a leg or become fouled in it, but it does also mention foxes and badgers as non target species.
It’s illegal to use or set a snare to catch a deer and I’ve never heard of it being referred to as a deer stop in all my years investigating such cases. What mentions badgers and foxes?
I haven't read the snares order for Scotland yet, but I am aware that it's law to have a deer stop fitted when snaring in Scotland. I will read it in the next couple of days. The code of practice also mentions tealers should be used. To be honest you probably won't catch much without them.
Talk is that the WCA 1981 will feature a new snaring order. Watch this space.