XC skis for hunting

rtch77 · 11-01-2007, 05:47 PM

I have learned the basics of military skiing, how to glide silently long distances with a team be comfortable and ambush in extreme cold deep snow. Some years ago, recreational XC skiiing and maintaining WWII era skis and methods a special seasonal hobby. This is becoming a rare skill or art nowadays. This season I will adapt these basics for reaching out of the way places good snow cover permitting, when simple walking becomes just cumbersome noisy and tiring. Has anyone done much of this already? what are some pointers aside of my own ideas. I know the best way is to get out there and do it!

billy · 11-01-2007, 05:52 PM

i used to hunt snowshoe hares on ski's
i would get uphill and zigzag slowly down to flush them out .
they are invisible until they move and then you can follow the tracks with your eyes.
look for a small black dot where the tracks stop.
that is the animals eye.

samuel · 11-01-2007, 06:25 PM

I never did much skiing in Tenn.The snow doesnt get firm enough. sam.

rtch77 · 11-02-2007, 12:40 AM

now that is neat, never thought about skis for small game. the TN ski scene has seen better times (ice age) . Got modern X/C skis and old vintage Nordic ones with spring that fits any winter boot, bamboo and leather poles.the kind that hang above mantels in lodges. It is a whole event to wax and prep them. Why not? Take a snowy day with old fashioned gear, sling that Mosin or Mauser and go. Sort of like having a coonskin cap and deerskin outfit with an old flintlock during muzzleloader days.

11-01-2007, 05:47 PM	#1
rtch77 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 69 Images: 6	XC skis for hunting I have learned the basics of military skiing, how to glide silently long distances with a team be comfortable and ambush in extreme cold deep snow. Some years ago, recreational XC skiiing and maintaining WWII era skis and methods a special seasonal hobby. This is becoming a rare skill or art nowadays. This season I will adapt these basics for reaching out of the way places good snow cover permitting, when simple walking becomes just cumbersome noisy and tiring. Has anyone done much of this already? what are some pointers aside of my own ideas. I know the best way is to get out there and do it!

11-01-2007, 05:52 PM	#2
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,157 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	i used to hunt snowshoe hares on ski's i would get uphill and zigzag slowly down to flush them out . they are invisible until they move and then you can follow the tracks with your eyes. look for a small black dot where the tracks stop. that is the animals eye. __________________

11-01-2007, 06:25 PM	#3
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	I never did much skiing in Tenn.The snow doesnt get firm enough. sam.

11-02-2007, 12:40 AM	#4
rtch77 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 69 Images: 6	now that is neat, never thought about skis for small game. the TN ski scene has seen better times (ice age) . Got modern X/C skis and old vintage Nordic ones with spring that fits any winter boot, bamboo and leather poles.the kind that hang above mantels in lodges. It is a whole event to wax and prep them. Why not? Take a snowy day with old fashioned gear, sling that Mosin or Mauser and go. Sort of like having a coonskin cap and deerskin outfit with an old flintlock during muzzleloader days.