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When visiting the Putorana Plateau hunting tours, there is no opportunity to shoot or chase furry mammals. However, hunters will find it useful to learn the intricacies and life hacks of hare hunting with dogs.
Some of us are convinced that hounds are obliged to flush out the hare themselves, right into the gun's sights. However, this is far from true. Following this belief can result in losing a trophy and simply wasting a lot of time.
The dog follows the fleeing hare's tracks, and it's impossible to program the furry animal to run straight toward the hunter. Therefore, scolding your barking friend, who helps make the hunt more successful, is wrong in this case.
How to hunt a hare?
The following will help you to successfully hunt and shoot a lot of furry creatures:
1. To quickly locate a leopard's hiding place, hunters must make as much noise as possible while walking through the forest, assisting the hounds in this task. Hearing the crunch of branches or loud conversations, the animal will inevitably jump out and try to escape.
2. A fleeing hare almost always tries to run in a circle. But don't expect its run to follow a perfectly defined geometric pattern. The rodent runs in jagged lines, trying to escape pursuit. The hunter needs to take this into account and understand where the hare thinks it's easiest to run to escape. Most often, these are places that don't impede its progress.
3. It's also worth remembering that after successfully escaping pursuit, furry rodents almost always return to the den from which the hounds had driven them. And in their attempts to escape their pursuers, rodents will often make their way to forest edges, ditches, curbs, or crossroads.
4. After driving the hare out, the hunter must find its hiding place and set up an ambush near it. Chasing the dogs and the future trophy is not recommended. This will lead to nothing good. Inexperienced hunters tend to pursue the hare as it flees, which forces the rodent to change its rules and flee in a straight line instead of running in circles. It's better to stop at its hiding place and calmly wait for the right moment to shoot.
5. A runner may not immediately return after completing one lap. Sometimes they'll do three or four, but eventually, they'll most likely return to the prone position. Therefore, it's important to be patient and take your time.
6. When laying ambush, it's important to remain quiet and silent. If the hare realizes it's being waited for at the den for some reason, after circling around it a few times and suspecting something is wrong, it will disappear, and then you'll have to find another spot to set up the ambush.
How different species of rodents hide from capture
If we examine hares by species (brown hare, white hare), it's easy to spot differences in the reasons for their behavior when fleeing pursuit. They look like this:
After being driven from their den, hares often run in a large circle. This can be about 2-3 kilometers. Hares tend to run across fields, roads, dirt roads, or ditches. However, in forest groves, hares prefer areas with sparse trees.
· Mountain hares prefer to run in circles with smaller diameters. However, they will never stop in front of frozen swamps or will always run through areas with young trees. They can run along clearings and roads, but most often they don't linger there and move on.
Epilogue
We've discussed how to hunt hares with dogs. To ensure a successful trophy hunt, it's best to follow the rules listed above. Most importantly, don't chase the furry rodent yourself. Simply stop near the hare's bed, setting up a secure ambush, and calmly wait for the hare to come within shooting range. By following these rules, your favorite hobby can become even more enjoyable. You'll shoot many more trophies, and your mood will be excellent and positive.
