Common sence things in handling raw meat apply, clean your hands and knife when you've done, that sort of thing. Other than that eat fresh rabbit and cook it properly like any meat and it'll be fine, been doing it for years without a single problem.Jake Rollnick said:
Yes.... I'm afrais so.... that is classed as a spring trap and therfore is illegal as it doesn't appear on the list
... or use stuarts method...... Hang the strands of snare wire from a door handle with a 3kg weight on the end... spin the weight... and it twist braids the strands perfectly and even
Ed said:Yes.... I'm afrais so.... that is classed as a spring trap and therfore is illegal as it doesn't appear on the list
Ed
Yes this is illegal and with good reason. Nets like this (including long nets and gate nets) are not species specific. When you scare the wildlife in the field you could trap birds from the hedgerows or other mamals that are protected by law. As far as I am aware you need to be licensed to use nets in this way.
) so will take a while to find my feet. Spent a lot of time talking to people who used to do it but most aren't aware of recent laws.
Thats correct.... just twist the strands to make a rope/cord, which you use to make your noose. Single strand snares are illegal in the uk as far as I know ......
Ed said:
ummmm thats a hard one... but in 'theory' if a larger animal, say a deer, got its foot caught in a single strand snare, it would tear into the flesh, crippling the animal leaving you to dispatch it when you check your snares!!!. With a multi braided snare, it wont cut in (in theory).... a deer will probably pull the steak out of the ground... or with free running snares, may get its foot out.
