Sable is considered the most valuable representative of fur animals. It belongs to the marten family and in its structure, appearance is very similar to an ordinary marten, although somewhat smaller. In addition, he has a very silky coat, and the tail is shorter.
Due to the ruthless shooting of sables in the tsarist years, their number was reduced to a minimum, but thanks to strict supervision, their population was restored. The most valuable representative is the Barguzin sable.
Sable hunting is permitted only with a special license. Due to the fact that its livestock has recently increased in Siberian lands, fishing for these valuable animals has become quite simple. So much so that for a season you can get about three dozen sables, even a novice hunter.
Many began today to conclude contracts for the supply of fur hides to procurement bases. Therefore, sable hunting has become very popular and profitable.
Sable is numerous in the taiga of Altai, Sayan, and Pribaikalye. It lives both on low decay and on highland tracts. This furry animal prefers cedar taiga to other forests.
Today, sable hunting is carried out with Siberian and Evenk huskies, which are very recklessly taking the trail of this animal, and when they come out onto it, they chase it until it is driven into a well or a tree. For this case, hunters take a net with them, which immediately surrounds the place where the victim is hiding.
Sable kicked out with a dipstick, since smoking is not accepted.
Having jumped out, the animal immediately falls into the bastard. And then the hunter in special gloves takes his prey.
Sable traps - bastards - are set with the help of "zhivok", special sticks. Bells are attached to the top, and so that the animal does not slip under the bastard, its lower edges must be dug in the snow and trampled.
Sometimes a sable hides in a hollow. In this case, they plug the hole in the tree, and then, gradually tapping the trunk, find where it ends. Then, several holes are cut in the trunk and, having pressed the animal to the end, it is mined by putting it in the gauntlet with his hand.
And when there is a lot of snow, and hunting sable with dogs is impossible, hunters begin to catch with the help of traps and other airplanes. Most often traps are used next to the felling-feeder.
There is a lot of sable in the tracts, and therefore, hunters erect small square fellings about one meter high in such places. The top of the log house is very tightly covered with blocks, and small holes are cut into the walls, into which animals could easily penetrate.
Inside the felling is placed sachatin or goat. To make sable easier to find such a feeder, hunters arrange a bait in the taiga: they drag a piece of meat tied behind a rope. All scuffles lead to a log house and end on the spot. A furry valuable animal, smelling, quickly finds a log house and eagerly takes for a treat hidden in a feeding trough. The rest also come to food.
When they begin to actively resort to the feeder, the hunter is alarmed on their nearby trails. You need to set traps on the sable in those places where the animal needs to jump over the obstacle.
And so that the prey does not drag the trap, the latter is tied with wire. Airplanes must be carefully masked and snowed.
So that the rest of the taiga inhabitants, especially wolverines and jays, do not spoil the sables caught in traps and airplanes, tackle should be inspected at the latest every other day. The hunter must strictly abide by the rules established for hunting these valuable animals of the marten family.
As a rule, sable hunting begins immediately in the first snow, lasting two to three months, until Epiphany frosts.