Originally Posted by
GTOHunter
Most States require You to take Classes on the proper and safe way to use Snares,here in Missouri there are Classes available to take so You can be certified in using them!I was thinking about taking the Classes so I could catch Coyotes in areas where it's hard to hunt or call in Coyotes or when I can't hunt it as often as I would like!
That's a good point too, I've had a furharvester license for about 20yrs, ever since I was required to have one, so I take for granted that folks would have hunting and furharvesting licenses and required classes.
Kansas doesn't require a specific "safe use of snares" type class, per se, but we have to take a course on furharvesting that covers the use of snares as part of the instruction. Trappers and houndsmen have to take a "Furharvester education" course, and purchase a "furharvester license" as a separate license from their hunting license.
Looks like Indiana also requires a "Trapping license".
I gave about half of my snares to one of my young cousins (think he just turned 21?) this season, because he didn't have any in his traplines yet, and it seems that he's been doing pretty well with them. He still catches most of his dogs with footholds, but having more traps and a more diverse arsenal of set types will always increase your catch rate.