Already for many centuries to carry out forest hikes for production in the winter help hunting skis, which make the movement the easiest and fastest. On the territory of our country, where a lot of snow falls every year, this inventory becomes simply necessary for hunting. However, it must have sufficient strength, lightness and width, so that it is easy to climb the snow-covered slopes. The greatest strength is played by hunting skis from birch and maple. As for products made from spruce, they will to some extent be inferior to previous analogues.
Choosing hunting skis, you should concentrate your attention on the quality of the tree, which acts as the main material. Even a small twig can adversely affect future hunting. Products should be of sufficient width, as they will have to transport a person with equipment, but length is not so essential parameter. From this it follows that short and wide skis are much more convenient for movement in the forest than narrow and long ones. An alternative option is plastic products having their own distinctive features, but they also have certain drawbacks. Therefore, it is recommended to have at once two pairs of different materials in order to be ready for all conditions.
All hunting skis can be divided into three main types, among which are kumus, combined and golitsy. The first of them are pinned by the hard part of the skin, taken from the lower part of the legs of a deer, horse or moose. Many hunters believe that the best option is the horse kamus in terms of slip. Skin of elk surpasses the rest by strength. Advantages of such products are many, but there are also disadvantages. For example, the kamus is subject to wetting, which makes the skis hard to handle. Golitsy are not beaten by anything, that's why they are called. They suggest the use of various ointments that help improve the glide. Sometimes these two species combine with each other.
Any hunting skis should have special fastenings, which clearly keep the foot, but in special cases you can easily release it. Thus, the locking structures usually have a relatively simple device. Optimal option can be an ordinary leather belt, which has a width of about five centimeters. The installation of fasteners is a very responsible moment. Experts advise to shift the fixing structures by about ten centimeters forward, so that the toe will rise as it moves through the forest.
Very often beginners mistakenly believe that skiing or snowshoeing can fully replace hunting analogues in the forest. However, in fact, it is unlikely that they will be able to do this. They are good for mountaineering and tourism, but not for hunting. By the way, having a certain amount of knowledge, hunting skis are quite possible to make by yourself. To do this, have to spend quite a lot of time and effort. Products made by the hands of the master are valued very highly.