Correct me if my practise is wrong, but I am using long chains with swivels but I'm not using a grapple or hooking type device. I'm using 4 foot long logs about 8-10 inch diameter instead. I secure the chain to the front of the log so it plows into snow and makes a easy to follow trough. With the long chain any time the animal turns, it snags on bush and trees and the animal is anchored there. Both wolves I caught last year made it no more than 100 feet with this set up before the log caught on willows and anchored them.
I trap on farm land. So having a grapple or hook scares me. The animal could potentially go for miles before getting the hook caught on something and anchoring it. And if it happens to snow, I might never find it. So I use my logs.
If there's a better way for open country please share info.
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