In this post I come to another key principal of dog education: You learn from the dog. This post is still one of the more general introduction posts. It covers a lot of elements which will be explained deeper in further posts. Often people have a predefined imagination on how Read more…
I was thinking a long time if I should invent this category. It is always easy to be negative and critical. Nothing is perfect. I’m not reviewing gear because I think there is already so much marketing and bought reviews out there. Even the reviews which are not bought are Read more…
This year the weather got colder end of September – beginning of October. Some nights had frosts with under -10°C. This is good as the ground and some of the water froze already before the snow comes. But tonight the first serious snowfall came and it looks like it will Read more…
Online map services retkikartta.fi Maps from Metsähällitus. You can view Metsähällitus infrastructure and also fishing/hunting grounds there. Uses the official topographic maps and air imagery. excursionmap.fi English retkikartta version mapant.fi Maps made for orienteering. Cover about 90% of Finland. Very detailed. kartta.paikkatietoikkuna.fi Uses the official topographic maps and air imagery. Read more…
The problem Rain is normally not a big problem as it is easy to cover against precipitation from top. But sometimes in autumn the vegetation is very wet for longer times. As we have a lot of higher ground vegetation in Lapland trousers get soaking wet. This itself is not Read more…
When you hunt you often do not have the time to use an app or any other help for ballistic corrections. But remembering ballistic tables is not an option. For the middle calibers, like .308win or 6,5 creedmore and others, there is an easy trick if you have a MOA Read more…
For over 15 years I hear about the so called ponchosauna. As I’m a big fan of ponchos the idea seem to be great: You take a candle and light it under your poncho to get warm. You often hear how fantastic this works, but the truth is different. As Read more…
I often discover people who inform themselves a lot about wilderness living, bushcraft or survival. Some wilderness instructors are also of this kind and have a some knowledge about specific skills. Basically nearly everything you find on Youtube is of that kind. But unfortunately something much more important is getting Read more…
Wooden axe handles suffer different kinds of wear and tear. Normally they do not just brake. It is always possible to replace them, but axe handles are not cheap and in most cases they are repairable and made even stronger. What you need Warning Unhardened epoxy resin is toxic! Most Read more…
Often the social needs of dogs are totally underestimated. Sometimes dogs are seen more like a machine which you teach commands and they should work. One very simple example, that this is not the case, is the following: When you have a very good educated dog who is suddenly alone Read more…