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Animal crossroads. The place where all the trails intersect…

Look how lucky can be one well-installed camera trap f. Amazing video! I wonder if the person who installed it was just lucky or if he is an experienced hunter and ranger.

Animal trails are the clearest and most trampled near rivers, lakes and other watering places. 

And the most unpleasant thing is that the further away they are from the watering hole, the more they diverge, branch out, and almost get lost in the thicket of the forest. They are difficult to track even for very experienced hunters. They become invisible to humans. Animals find their paths unmistakably thanks to their sense of smell, but humans have a bad sense of smell. So it turns out that the path found in a person's misunderstanding "suddenly suddenly ended."

Berries and mushrooms grow well along animal trails, because animals carry their seeds and spores on their paws, hooves and in their stomachs, and bears, for example, often make trails to berry fields or along berry fields, such as raspberries.

Finding such an animal crossroads is a special piece of luck. Let's see how this can be done.

How to understand that the trail is bestial

It winds and splits into smaller paths that converge and then diverge:

🐾 The certified trail is the most trampled at the watering hole. If the trail is decreasing, it means you are moving away from the watering place.

🐾 If the path runs through clay in places, then you can distinguish animal tracks. In general, sometimes animals go out on human trails, but usually their tracks just cross our roads.

🐾 Animals leave their excrement right on the trail along the way. People leave behind a variety of human garbage. Unfortunately, in this case, the garbage will definitely tell you that this is not an animal trail.

🐾 If branches converge low over the path and you have to bend down so that they don't slap your face, then the path clearly belongs to one of the quadrupeds – wolves, wild boars, bears. 

🐾 If the path is clearly uncomfortable, it means an animal path. The human path does not make sharp illogical loops, there are no large branches lying on it. A person removes all this from the road and generally lays out a more or less clear, direct route. The animals do not remove the branches from their path, but simply step over them.

Separately about the bears

Along his trails, he breaks young trees and makes marks on large trees with his claws. These are deep, well-visible scratches. He also scratches his back against the trunks of large trees, leaving hairs on the bark.

But a bear, for example, can go out on a human trail to leave its marks and thereby show that it is not happy with the presence of a human.

Animal crossroads. The place where all the trails intersect… Look how lucky can be one well-installed camera trap f. Amazing video! I wonder if the person who installed it was just lucky or if he is an experienced hunter and ranger. Animal trails are the clearest and most trampled near rivers, lakes and other watering places. And the most unpleasant thing is that the further away they are from the watering hole, the more they diverge, branch out, and almost get lost in the thicket of the forest. They are difficult to track even for very experienced hunters. They become invisible to humans. Animals find their paths unmistakably thanks to their sense of smell, but humans have a bad sense of smell. So it turns out that the path found in a person's misunderstanding "suddenly suddenly ended." Berries and mushrooms grow well along animal trails, because animals carry their seeds and spores on their paws, hooves and in their stomachs, and bears, for example, often make trails to berry fields or along berry fields, such as raspberries. Finding such an animal crossroads is a special piece of luck. Let's see how this can be done. How to understand that the trail is bestial It winds and splits into smaller paths that converge and then diverge: 🐾 The certified trail is the most trampled at the watering hole. If the trail is decreasing, it means you are moving away from the watering place. 🐾 If the path runs through clay in places, then you can distinguish animal tracks. In general, sometimes animals go out on human trails, but usually their tracks just cross our roads. 🐾 Animals leave their excrement right on the trail along the way. People leave behind a variety of human garbage. Unfortunately, in this case, the garbage will definitely tell you that this is not an animal trail. 🐾 If branches converge low over the path and you have to bend down so that they don't slap your face, then the path clearly belongs to one of the quadrupeds – wolves, wild boars, bears. 🐾 If the path is clearly uncomfortable, it means an animal path. The human path does not make sharp illogical loops, there are no large branches lying on it. A person removes all this from the road and generally lays out a more or less clear, direct route. The animals do not remove the branches from their path, but simply step over them. Separately about the bears Along his trails, he breaks young trees and makes marks on large trees with his claws. These are deep, well-visible scratches. He also scratches his back against the trunks of large trees, leaving hairs on the bark. But a bear, for example, can go out on a human trail to leave its marks and thereby show that it is not happy with the presence of a human.

Post: 12 January 20:49

Best Hunting Videos from Canada

In western North Dakota, Little Missouri State Park has over 45 miles of trails running through the badlands. The trails are perfect for hiking and horseback riding, especially the state park loop. This five-mile loop trail is moderately difficult, and features some of the area’s most beautiful wildflowers. The trail really takes you into the heart of the rugged badlands, requiring some technical ability and even bushwhacking in the overgrowth. The I trail, starting at the campground, is also perfect for hikers. It curls around rock formations and along ridges, offering some of the best views of the badlands in the entire area.

In western North Dakota, Little Missouri State Park has over 45 miles of trails running through the badlands. The trails are perfect for hiking and horseback riding, especially the state park loop. This five-mile loop trail is moderately difficult, and features some of the area’s most beautiful wildflowers. The trail really takes you into the heart of the rugged badlands, requiring some technical ability and even bushwhacking in the overgrowth. The I trail, starting at the campground, is also perfect for hikers. It curls around rock formations and along ridges, offering some of the best views of the badlands in the entire area.

Post: 12 October 2022

Daria Patskevich

England and Wales law on foxhunting unworkable, says police chief
Trail hunts used as a loophole for unlawful chasing and killing of animals, Matt Longman tells campaigners
England’s most senior police officer on foxhunting has said the law on the crime is not working because it permits trail hunts that have become a “smokescreen” for the continued illegal persecution of animals.

Ch Supt Matt Longman, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on foxhunting, was speaking at the launch of a coalition against illegal hunting led by the League Against Cruel Sports and backed by more than 30 charities including the RSPCA.

Longman, the police commander for Plymouth, said: “The Hunting Act is not working effectively and illegal hunting is still common practice.”

Under the act, hunting mammals with hounds is banned but trail hunts using the scent of animals are allowed to take place. Longman said hunts were using trail hunts as a loophole to carry on hunting foxes and other animals.
He said: “The simplest reason for the lack of prosecution is that the law needs revisiting.

“Hunts are frequently trailing hunts in natural fox habitats, with hounds trained to locate and kill foxes. So-called terrier men are frequently present with shovels and terriers, while scent trails are often not present.”

In October 2021 the director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association, Mark Hankinson, was found guilty of encouraging and assisting people to evade the ban on foxhunting.

The conviction centred on recordings of Hankinson at webinars at which he had encouraged other huntspeople of using legal trail hunting as “a sham and a fiction” for the unlawful chasing and killing of animals.

But last July Hankinson’s conviction was overturned on appeal.

In reference to the case, Longman said: “There have even been online sessions that tell people how to avoid being caught by using trail hunting. I can only agree with the view that trail hunting has been used as a smokescreen for continuing illegal hunting.”

He suggested the act, which came into force in 2005, was unworkable. Longman said: “When new legislation comes to the police there’s generally an accompanying toolbox of powers the police can use to enforce the spirit of that law. When the Hunting Act came in, and that toolbox was opened, all it really contained was a leaky sieve. That’s been a significant challenge for policing.”

He said the act left police “caught in the middle” between both sides of the hunting debate.

England and Wales law on foxhunting unworkable, says police chief Trail hunts used as a loophole for unlawful chasing and killing of animals, Matt Longman tells campaigners England’s most senior police officer on foxhunting has said the law on the crime is not working because it permits trail hunts that have become a “smokescreen” for the continued illegal persecution of animals. Ch Supt Matt Longman, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on foxhunting, was speaking at the launch of a coalition against illegal hunting led by the League Against Cruel Sports and backed by more than 30 charities including the RSPCA. Longman, the police commander for Plymouth, said: “The Hunting Act is not working effectively and illegal hunting is still common practice.” Under the act, hunting mammals with hounds is banned but trail hunts using the scent of animals are allowed to take place. Longman said hunts were using trail hunts as a loophole to carry on hunting foxes and other animals. He said: “The simplest reason for the lack of prosecution is that the law needs revisiting. “Hunts are frequently trailing hunts in natural fox habitats, with hounds trained to locate and kill foxes. So-called terrier men are frequently present with shovels and terriers, while scent trails are often not present.” In October 2021 the director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association, Mark Hankinson, was found guilty of encouraging and assisting people to evade the ban on foxhunting. The conviction centred on recordings of Hankinson at webinars at which he had encouraged other huntspeople of using legal trail hunting as “a sham and a fiction” for the unlawful chasing and killing of animals. But last July Hankinson’s conviction was overturned on appeal. In reference to the case, Longman said: “There have even been online sessions that tell people how to avoid being caught by using trail hunting. I can only agree with the view that trail hunting has been used as a smokescreen for continuing illegal hunting.” He suggested the act, which came into force in 2005, was unworkable. Longman said: “When new legislation comes to the police there’s generally an accompanying toolbox of powers the police can use to enforce the spirit of that law. When the Hunting Act came in, and that toolbox was opened, all it really contained was a leaky sieve. That’s been a significant challenge for policing.” He said the act left police “caught in the middle” between both sides of the hunting debate.

Post: 20 November 2023

Daria Patskevich

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