I have caught them as close as 3' from a bait but you are usually asking for problems from magpies, ravens, etc. this close. They knock the snares down.....I've actually caught a magpie....tells me snares drop pretty fast.
It isn't 9 gauge, I think thats old telephone wire....but anything that works....#9 is a bit hard for me to wrestle with....I just now found some copper(I think) that is strong yet very malleble.
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