Not a bad video.
Just a couple of notes.
I find tarps need to be set steeper so that water does not pool in them. Snow is the same.
A flat set tarp can get full of enough water to suddenly collapse on you. So unless you are trying to collect water set the tarp steeper.
He does mention very briefly that his pitch is pretty low.
When setting snares it helps if you make extra sure the lock will be at the back of the neck instead of at the side. Putting the lock at the back of the neck keeps the snare out of the animals face and they are not as likely to bite at it.
Tying a snare to the tip of a sapling is not meant to lift the animal really, it is more like a shock absorber, working like a fishing rod. For larger animals drags are often used. If a snare is tied off solid an animal might break it by lunging at it.
In the winter lifting snares are usually made with weights instead because a springy sapling just freezes into the shape it is bent to anyhow.
Yeah I used to hate resetting every time it snowed or melted, but that's life, eh.
Edited by scafool (01/29/09 08:34 PM)
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