I was sick in bed all day yesterday, so my wife picked up a few movies for me to watch. One was the Hunted. The movie opens up with some white dog looking animal, that is maybe supposed to be a wolf, caught by the front leg with a snare. The whole lower leg was covered in blood. Our super hero then walks up to it and lets it loose. And proceeds to the bar (where else) where the trappers hang out, finds the owner woops on him and announces that there will be no more snares in his woods.
By the way this was in B.C. and I am only assuming that snares are legal.
I'm no expert on snares, but I did get a coyote by the leg with one last year, when I got to him he was no worse for the wear. Other than a crease in his skin that I discoverd in the fur shed, he had absolutely no leg damage.
T-REX