An evaluation of breakaway snares for use in coyote control

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" An evaluation of breakaway snares for use in coyote control "
Phillips, Robert L.; Blom, F. Sherman; Johnson, Richard E.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	942931
Doc. No	:	LA0dq5v6qb
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Phillips, Robert L.; Blom, F. Sherman; Johnson, Richard E.
Title & Author	:	An evaluation of breakaway snares for use in coyote control [Article]\ Phillips, Robert L.; Blom, F. Sherman; Johnson, Richard E.
Title of Periodical	:	Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference
Volume/ Issue Number	:	14
Date	:	1990
Abstract	:	Seven types of breakaway snares were evaluated for breaking strength and variability using a universal testing machine. Maximum tension before breakage for individual snares ranged from 142 to 486 pounds. Sheet metal locks which ripped out, and S-hooks which straightened, provided the least variable results. Coyotes (Canis latrans), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), domestic calves, and lambs were tested to determine the tension loads they applied to snares. Differences in tension toads among coyotes and nontarget species should allow for the development of snares that will consistently hold coyotes and release most larger nontarget animals.