[quote author=Mad_Mat link=1289304593/80#81 date=1291123486]OK, putting two and two together (protein and snare) I'm thinking I could just set a snare on a portage trail ?

(that reminds me of this video)

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HA! That was a hoot!...... snare+Portage trail=protein? You wise guy! :D

Mat I bet you could "make" your own runway by using a series of sticks planted into the ground. Set snares at either end and use anise oil that Db suggested in the middle of your "run" to get the rabbit to enter. Seems plausible. It would be good to experiment with these ideas first to see how they really work.

Another way to gather some food would be with a predator call and a wrist rocket. If you had access to stones and were a decent shot you could probably feed yourself for quite some time. Owls (yes owls) are the first creatures to show up and will commonly show up within 2 or 3 minutes of calling. Followed by various Jays. Foxes, coyotes, and wolves will also respond but are usually tougher to pull in close especially after they get a few years on them. I have never called in a bear but don't see why they wouldn't show.......a troubling downside.

If picture taking is more your style calling will pull owls in quite close and it doesn't take long. At the very least I would be packin bear spray though as who knows what will show.........which is of course part of the excitement.