Surely each of us have heard the expression "lay newly-fallen snow."What is meant by this phrase, they do not know everything.In fact, newly-fallen snow - it is the snow that fell during the night and stopped to go in the morning.
«Cheat Sheet" for hunters
Since the newly-fallen snow snowy clearly imprinted on the traces of animals that night looking for food, finding wild animals much easier.In Moscow and the Moscow region this layer is not before the end of November - beginning of December.Good snow newly-fallen snow - it's so deep cover, that it is a clear footprint, which is produced continuously, that is without significant bare space.
Types
Many are asking, "newly-fallen snow - this is some snow?" To understand this, it is useful to get acquainted with its classification.Newly-fallen snow is:
1. Horse: forms provided calm weather when the snow slowly falls from above.
2. Blowing, another name - an introduction.Created by the drifting snow, that is, move the snow gusts.It occurs only in the open, exposed locations.In this regard, it should be remembered that in a forest glade, or under the edges of the wind detection of traces of animals is difficult occupation.
3. Small or deep.Determined by the depth of foot print or a trace.
4. Dead.Mandatory requirement - a thick snow cover, the depth of which is more than eighteen centimeters.As a newly-fallen snow beast can not move or moves with difficulty, as the movement in the current environment is difficult.
5. Print.Next, in this case printed boldly and clearly.
6. heat generated in the melting snow.
7. Soft.This newly-fallen snow is obtained subject to the warm weather, and when you do not give noise.
8. Tough.It is formed by loose snow, when outside is freezing weather.If you step on a rigid newly-fallen snow, hear a noise.It is very inconvenient for the hunter, as the beast vzbudorazhivaetsya and frightened.
9. Blind.The reason for the creation of a newly-fallen snow blind late fallen snow.The tracks on it are formed.
Determination of the depth
Experienced hunters can easily distinguish between small, deep and dead newly-fallen snow.If the track front paw rabbit printed on the cover at the level of articulation, the small newly-fallen snow.When the snow depth is between eight to ten centimeters, then deep.Dead newly-fallen snow also called printed, since it clearly shows the "cast" an animal claw.
Education first newly-fallen snow is the result of snowfall, but the subsequent may occur even in his absence.There is such a phenomenon as if drifting snow sweeps, when a strong wind is grassroots driven dry powder snow and icy dust.In this situation, a sweep out old tracks, so have the opportunity, without any effort to distinguish the old from the new imprint that was left after drifting snow subsided.
Based on the above it can be concluded that the newly-fallen snow - it covers the ground even layer of loose powder snow, which often comes in calm weather.This factor has a significant impact on the result of hunting.Good newly-fallen snow - a soft snow is so deep that it clearly visible footprints of the beast, which will not be difficult to track down.At the same time there should be no large bare space, which interrupt the sequence of paw prints of animals.
Classification by size of the animal track
newly-fallen snow is also divided into long and short.Long known as the snow, which was short-lived, soon stopped.Under these conditions, the animal has time to leave a long trail.Short newly-fallen snow - it's a long, possibly incessant snowfall.During her wild animal gives a short trail.How deep and dead newly-fallen snow, in any case, is short.This is due to the fact that with abundant snow and wet wild animals, such as hare, try not to walk a lot.
newly-fallen snow is a handy help for both rifle and for canine hunters who use this opportunity to pervozime, as in the later period there is a risk of injury to the clutches of hounds on a solid snow.Meanwhile Rifleman track down the beast throughout the winter, moving through the forest with the help of skis.
