I HATE walking up on sets to be able to see them. I don't like leaving the scent…. I always try to run them and look from a distance, and preferably from a vehicle or 4 wheeler. In certain situations, its not always possible, and you have to walk to get to a place to see them. In this case, its a grown up pasture. Most of the snares in this "weed patch" are not easily visible even with binoculars. Even catch circles cannot be seen. I started putting little pieces of fluorescent ribbon on a tall weed close to the set. Now I know where where my sets are at and know the exact area I need to scan with the bino's. Anything gets in the snare or trap is going to knock down every weed in a 6' circle. If you don't see the tape, you know you better go look. I can see the tape above all my set now, and do not have to walk out on them to check them or to know I have something.

You can use a stick for with a flag in open areas next to your snare so you dont have to walk a long way to check. If the flag is down something is likely in your snare. Bad thing is if the snare is tripped you wont know. h.h.

Good tip Yaz.

That thicket looks like it would harbor a few rabbits.

good tip!

You are right about that HH. However, me personally, I would rather have a snare down once in a while, than having to track up the area every day. I'll still go in once every 7 days or so to look them over to check.

Yes, there are several rabbits in there SS. Thanks to Weedy and I's rusty shooting!!! There are a TON of voles and mice in that place. Good hunting grounds for coyotes.

Only problem I see....makes it easy for trap/fur thieves to clean you out in the blink of an eye.

I once let a friend join me on a water line. He took one side of the river while I set the other. He flagged every set.....lost every trap.

Great idea if you have absolute control of tresspassers

There aint no stinking rabbits in there!! :p

I guess there is always a first time….but who the he!! wants to walk a mile to the middle of a two mile section just to cut out a 1/2 dozen cables, and possibly drag a coyote all the way back out???? Not a concern where I'm at.

They will steal or destroy ANYTHING around here. just to do it.

And the bunny huggers will walk twice that far lol