Food acquisition is a big part of bushcraft and some of that food will be from wild game. But it’s unwise to consume any animal that isn’t healthy. So, here’s a few pointers on disease in rabbits (although much the same would apply to a hare or other small mammal). Before consuming a rabbit or […]
Tracking isn’t just about finding the tracks that an animal leaves behind, it’s also about the other clues that they leave that can inform us of their presence. These clues are often refereed to as ‘sign’. Here I’ll briefly describe some of those different types of animal sign. Scat Scat is the term used in […]
Warning – graphic images shown This post is focused on the anatomy of a hare, but it’s largely the same for a rabbit. Bear in mind that I’m not a vet, what I’ve written is to the best of my knowledge. Feel free to let me know if anything is wrong. The main body of […]
Finding tracks can be difficult when you first start out. So looking for places where the tracks will be more visible can be useful. Think of sandy ground, muddy ground, or even snow. These places are known as track traps. You can also make your own track traps, sometimes by just clearing leaf litter out […]
The table below shows the number of toes for common mammal species in the British Isles. The list includes plantigrades and digitigrades but not ungulates. Take a look at this post for more detail on different methods of locomotion in mammals. Species Fore foot Hind foot Badgers 5 5 Hedgehogs 5 5 Mice 4 5 […]
Recently whilst wandering through our beautiful ancient woodland I spotted a couple of badger latrines. This is great, it means that badgers are around. So I put together this short video to show you what a badger latrine looks like (warning – there’s a close up!) and why they dig them. We talk about and […]
