Snares have been found all year round. The National Anti-Snaring Coalition says that on pheasant shoots “the most common time to find snares are July, August and September” when reared birds are in, or are about to go in, their release pens. On grouse moors the Coalition says that “snares are often set in spring and early summer” when foxes are moving onto moorland to hunt. Snares will often be closed up on shoot days or when fox hounds are in the area.