Sorry, but that is a little ignorant. The first vertebrae behind the head of the deer is the weakest. When deer encounter snares, as I have seen and heard much more elsewhere, they die almost instantly. That vertebrae breaks very easily. There are thousands of trappers out there. Some use snares. In my lifetime I've only seen 2 deer snared and their neck broke so fast, there was absolutely NO disturbance at all at the location. Looks like the intended quarry were fox and coyote. Most snares break when a deer gets caught by the leg/hoof.

When an animal(furbearer) gets neck caught in a snare, he dies not from strangulation, but first goes unconscious because there is no blood flow to the brain, then the system is shut down and subsequently dies. Some info to digest.

As for feeling guilty in the mentioned scenario... I sure do. I want one shot kills with fast death. I don't hesitate at all to put finishing shots on downed game that aren't expired yet.

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