Today seems to be a real good day for me to post things up on this site.  I hope some of you can use the information being posted.  This one will help all of those who go off into the woods hunting, hiking or whatever and spend the night.

I ran across the word “Fladry” the other day.  I had no clue as to the meaning and so I wrote it down to look it up later.  Well, today is later.

Wikipedia seems to be my go to site for definitions and this one really is a good one.

Fladry is a line of rope mounted along the top of a fence, from which are suspended strips of fabric or colored flags that will flap in a breeze, intended to deter wolves from crossing the fence-line.^[1] Fladry lines have been used for this purpose for several centuries, traditionally for hunting wolves in Eastern Europe.^[1] They are effective temporarily, as the novelty may soon wear off, and can be used to protect livestock in small pastures from wolves.

So, just remember to take a few lines of fencing material with you when you go out on your hunt.  When it comes time to pitch your tent, put up the fence first.  That way you know your boundaries and the wolves watching you from a distance will get readily discouraged and go seek someone else to heckle for that night.

If you find you have forgotten flagging materials, just rip up your red flannel underwear into strips and tie them on.  If you paid any attention to my daily trapping stories, you could buy yourself some of those “clippies” and fix yourself up some pre made flags for your outing.  Nothing better than “being prepared”.  (That reminds me of another story I’m working on to post up sometime in the future).

Bears Butt

April 29, 2012