How to remove a conibear from your dog

[jparrucci]

Well, as we get closer to the hunting season this topic has come back to the front of my mind. Is there somebody who has knowledge of a large conibear who can in person show me exactly what to do? I live in Forest Lake, but would be willing to travel just about anywhere in the metro if thats what it take to learn in person and get to practice exactly how to free my dog. This might be something a number of us are willing to do, maybe a HSO get together!

[Jackpine Rob]

I'd be happy to pick up a conibear at Gander and show you how.

robmaki(at)msn.com I'm in Forest Lake as well.

[hightower]

Could a good pair of lineman wire/cable cutters cut thourgh one of these conibear traps?

[Eric Wettschreck]

No

Bolt cutter maybe, but no way a lineman plier will cut it.

[401TE]

Great post...buddy brought up conibear traps yesterday so I've been doing some research and I'll definitely bring a length of rope in the woods with me. Question regarding bolt cutters...I'm a musky fisherman and have a good pair of Knipex cutters that can easily handle any hook. Would they be worth carrying as well?

[cbrooks]

I was thinking the same thing. I kind of doubt the knipex is heavy duty enough for the coniber metal spring.

[crappiegetter]

Is there somebody who has knowledge of a large conibear who can in person show me exactly what to do?

I am a trapper and would be happy to show you it is fairly simple as long as you can keep your dog calm enough to get it off.

[GRH]

Great info. Thanks a lot

[mnmofro]

crappiegetter i sent a message to you....

[St_Croix_Banks]

Maybe I missed this--but how much time do you have (approx) from when the trap is sprung---2-3 minutes?

[Dave S]

My guess is that would be about the time the dog would be expired with no hope for revival. You wouldn't want to wait that long if at all possible. A neighbor has a yellow lab that went a half hour in a conibear only because he had a leg in the trap as well that created room for his windpipe.

[shinde]

This is a very helpful topic, thanks for sharing the info. Was going to ask if poster could do a video, but a quick youtube search found one that shows the rope method discussed in the thread. Rope example starts at about 1:20 of the video:

[Boris_Badenuff]

Here are some things to consider this fall while we're chasing birds. Like most things in life it isn't as simple as we'd like to believe. If anyone tells you differently they aren't telling you the truth.

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[trapperdirk]

Well done post with pics . It will take alot of practice for anybody to keep a dog calm enough to get him out in time and thats on the outside chance the 220 does't break his neck . I've been trapping a long,long time and just the thought of having to get my dog out of a 220 locked up behind the head makes my teeth hurt . And I have never used a trapsetter while out on the line just my bare hands which is quicker . I would have to try and get him out but ........

TD

[brittman]

New post in the Hunting Dog Forum.

http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubb...og_#Post2954442