How to Set a Snare Fox Trap

Snares for catching animals are made from lightweight metal cable. The snare has a metal swivel on the end to keep the cable from twisting and breaking from a fighting animal. The snare has a locking device that the cable is run through to form the loop. The loop can be adjusted to any size, but once the loop has closed around the animal, the lock will not allow the loop to be forced open. Unlike steel trap sets that lure a fox into them, snares are set in trails that they follow, catching them as they pass through.

Things You'll Need

  • Locking snares
  • Rebar wire
  • Cotton thread, black
  • Fox lure
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Instructions

    • 1

      Locate trails that fox are using. Tracks in dirt, mud or snow and worn paths through fields and wooded areas indicate a regular path used by foxes. Find a spot on the trail where the fox has to pass through brush or a narrow opening between bushes or trees.

    • 2

      Open the snare loop to an 8-inch-diameter loop. Run a double strand of rebar wire through the end swivel and hold the snare up so the loop will be 10 to 12 inches above the ground. Wire the swivel to a tree or solid object above the set.

    • 3

      Position the snare loop in the center of the trail so the lock is either to one side or at the top. Hold the loop in place by tying the two sides of the loop to branches on either side of the trail using a single strand of cotton thread for each.

    • 4

      Narrow down a trail that is too wide by pushing sticks into the ground on either side of the trail. The snare loop can be tied to the sticks. Push small branches in alongside the sticks to make the trail look natural.

    • 5

      Dip a dry twig into a bottle of fox lure and place it to the side of the trail 2 feet down the trail from the snare. Place a second twig of lure up the trail from the snare. This will give the fox a reason to keep moving along the trail and keep its mind on the scent and not notice the snare.