Originally Posted by
RiverJay
defiantly boil in water and baking soda, then when you get to the woods to kill your scent and dull the color off the snares more is using birch bark, by lighting it on fire and smoking the wire black. get your snare hung then do it. try not to touch wire with the flame as much as possible. sorry to bring up old posts but its another good way.
Reiterating the "smoke" the wire black and do NOT let the flame touch it. Getting it too hot can cause oxidation and weaken your snares.