Although sample sizes are relatively small, data for lynx caught in the two different traps are pretty similar. The trapper indicated that a Belisle foot snare is a very good trap but it is hard to set and one tends to forget the keeper. The foot snare was not as fast as the coil spring and the snare would not hold a toe caught lynx because it couldn't pinch tight enough. The foot snare tested may have been fine for fox and bobcat but the loop was not always adequate for a large-footed lynx. Well, this is just a few results from the many traps tested in this national project.
Additional testing is needed before recommendations are put forth.
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