2 fox in the back yard

[dakids]

They are coming to the beaver carcasses and getting fat.  Ordered some new snares so I'm legal.  All my old snares need break away devises (bads).  Also getting a possum and  black feral cat every night.

[Steve-o]

I don't understand the concept of a break-away device on a snare.   

[mike89]

looking for a free meal... 

[dakids]

I don't understand the concept of a break-away device on a snare.   

So deer and Timberwolves can break snares and get away.  I think its 285 pounds.

[dakids]

I am thinking about trying snares with kill springs.

[tangle tooth]

Did you find 350 lb breakaways?

[dakids]

Never really looked.  I buy all my snares from Rally Hess and just use whatever he recomends.

[tangle tooth]

Check page 51 of your 2021 Minnesota hunting regs book. Under the heading "Snares". As I understand it, you can go lighter than 350 lbs. I do think (though I have not researched it) Minnesotas  350 lbs is the highest.
I would just want to be sure of all my components.

[savage270]

I shot a buck about 10 years ago that had a snare on his lower leg.  It looked like it had been there for quite some time and he seemed no worse off for it as he wasn't limping or anything before I shot him.

[Steve-o]

My guess is that deer don't have lots of blood circulation in their lower legs down to their hooves that would get cut off by a snare and cause a problem.