Thanks for your comment and support. I've been less active lately but looking at getting back into the videos here soon ! Please share and watch some more of my videos. You enjoyed mostly the rabbit snaring videos ? I should go snare some more rabbits next fall !
Hey Teacher! Even you might find a hare skin a challenge. They are not like rabbits. A rabbit skin is strong. A hare skin is so thin it is very tough to work. It also sheds a lot. When they made hare sleeping robes they twisted/braided strips and wove them together. The pelts were died and not tanned. The robes took about 70 hares to make and they were discarded in the spring. They were also very light and very warm. I have never seen any but Napoleon A. Comeau wrote about them. I can see you making a catch/cook/tan video with hares one day.
@@mushercdn Thanks for you well informed answer Musher, only you can adress the question. I remember a long time ago someone gave me a hare. I skinned it, and cooked it. I had the pelt dry on a frame, with nothing on it and no process at all, it became like a thin cardboard. I knew nothing about tanning then, looks like I still have a LOT to learn.
Musher is right, they are very very thin an weak. I have 3 different books that talk about the long strips and the robes, I believe the fur would only be dried as well and then stretched. There are some old photos of first nation children with coats made from them. I haven't had the patience yet to give it a shot myself.
Great question, let me go see. It is getting cold again and I just pulled these ones out of the closet to wear them for this winter. They are the ''red wing boot'' Irish setter model. They are a good mid-size boot. Not really for winter or extreme cold but nice for hunting season and those cooler mornings or for like an active day out walking in the snow like this video.
I enjoyed the series. However, I find that the "catch" part was a little quick. Show the hare! Show the feet, explain how they snowshoe. Show the pelt and how fragile it is. Let's see the teeth and the short ears (compared to real rabbits.) You can even show the 2 colours of their crap and explain how they eat the first one to redigest it. There is nothing to be ashamed of here. And if snaring hares isn't bushcrafty, what is? Thanks for the video.
I agree with you, I would of liked to show a bit more the catches as well. I do not know how the viewers nor youtube would like that. Will see how this goes, more of this stuff to come in the future for sure. Agree with you about snaring hares and being bushcrafty ... you are encouraging for me to catch more ! haha :) Thanks man !!
@@NomadicWoodsman I believe your viewers would be fine with it. You kill very old trees to make canoes. The hare is probably not even a year old and won't live to be 3. Plus hares are easier for nature to produce than old trees. With regards to the "tube", if naked yoga is fine and dandy than showing a dead rabbit is too! Only the dead rabbit is real in the bush while naked yoga would end on lots of fly bites or frost bite.
I tried a way bigger pen for part 5 : ua-cam.com/video/93tZ-oV2IVQ/v-deo.html
Nice and informative on setting snares. Great to see you got some rabbits. ❤👍
Thank you ! Cheers !
always wonderful to watch some snare trapping videos. Been practicing the skill myself a bit lately. Always good to watch how others go about it.
Thanks 👍 I am thinking on building a bigger sized pen to demo a few different sets next. Thank you for leaving a comment ! Have a good evening.
Great series! You put out a knowledge about the animals, as well as the traps. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really enjoyed these videos. Thanks for taking the time.
Thanks for your comment and support. I've been less active lately but looking at getting back into the videos here soon ! Please share and watch some more of my videos. You enjoyed mostly the rabbit snaring videos ? I should go snare some more rabbits next fall !
Recently started snaring and its always good to find tips for it
Glad you liked the video. Always a good feeling when you succeed at snaring a rabbit !
Interest video, thanks. I would like to try this. This winter may be. Thanks!
This winter is as good time as any. Good activity to do outside and can been done solo as well :) Good luck !
Very informative videos. Will you tan the pelts? Rabbit fur is very soft for babys and todlers, Charles would like a rabbit hat!
Hey Teacher! Even you might find a hare skin a challenge. They are not like rabbits. A rabbit skin is strong. A hare skin is so thin it is very tough to work. It also sheds a lot. When they made hare sleeping robes they twisted/braided strips and wove them together. The pelts were died and not tanned. The robes took about 70 hares to make and they were discarded in the spring. They were also very light and very warm. I have never seen any but Napoleon A. Comeau wrote about them. I can see you making a catch/cook/tan video with hares one day.
@@mushercdn Thanks for you well informed answer Musher, only you can adress the question. I remember a long time ago someone gave me a hare. I skinned it, and cooked it. I had the pelt dry on a frame, with nothing on it and no process at all, it became like a thin cardboard. I knew nothing about tanning then, looks like I still have a LOT to learn.
Musher is right, they are very very thin an weak. I have 3 different books that talk about the long strips and the robes, I believe the fur would only be dried as well and then stretched. There are some old photos of first nation children with coats made from them. I haven't had the patience yet to give it a shot myself.
@@NomadicWoodsman Musher is ALWAYS right!
One tip for you is you need more sticks on the side of the snare, they are just going around. Also chin up sticks would help.
I agree, those are some good tips !
hey! love your vids, what boots are those! where can i find them?
Great question, let me go see. It is getting cold again and I just pulled these ones out of the closet to wear them for this winter. They are the ''red wing boot'' Irish setter model. They are a good mid-size boot. Not really for winter or extreme cold but nice for hunting season and those cooler mornings or for like an active day out walking in the snow like this video.
www.irishsetterboots.com/hunting-boots/?grid=true they are the elk tracker model i think.
I enjoyed the series. However, I find that the "catch" part was a little quick. Show the hare! Show the feet, explain how they snowshoe. Show the pelt and how fragile it is. Let's see the teeth and the short ears (compared to real rabbits.) You can even show the 2 colours of their crap and explain how they eat the first one to redigest it. There is nothing to be ashamed of here. And if snaring hares isn't bushcrafty, what is? Thanks for the video.
I agree with you, I would of liked to show a bit more the catches as well. I do not know how the viewers nor youtube would like that. Will see how this goes, more of this stuff to come in the future for sure. Agree with you about snaring hares and being bushcrafty ... you are encouraging for me to catch more ! haha :) Thanks man !!
@@NomadicWoodsman I believe your viewers would be fine with it. You kill very old trees to make canoes. The hare is probably not even a year old and won't live to be 3. Plus hares are easier for nature to produce than old trees. With regards to the "tube", if naked yoga is fine and dandy than showing a dead rabbit is too! Only the dead rabbit is real in the bush while naked yoga would end on lots of fly bites or frost bite.