Thursday 25 March 2010

Setting the hide

In anticipation of the approaching black grouse mating season, I took my hide to the swamp. Early in the morning the sun hadn't melted the icy crust on top of the snow and skiing was light, eventhough I was pulling quite a load with me. The load of gear looked like this:

After reaching the spot where I had planned to set the hide, I dug a hole in the snow for it. This year there was quite a bit more to dig than on previous occasions:

The completed hide in its' snowhole looks like this:

After getting everything set up, it was time for a small break:

On the way back, I had time to observe and capture some animal tracks. These two went on top of another for quite some time, but headed their separate ways in the end:

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