Jeep XJ Off Road Crayfish Recovery
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A short trail through the byways of the countryside in the Jeep XJ to collect a friends crayfish basket trap who's promised me the bounty!
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Vehicle Spec -
Jeep Cherokee XJ 1998 2.5 Turbo Diesel
Front Axle - Dana 30 + rock crusher diff case
Rear Axle - Dana 35 + rock crusher diff case (replacing with Chrysler 8.25 29 spline).
Transmission - AX15 5 speed manual
Trans Case - NP231
Rough Country 4.5" Short Arm Lift with full leaf pack.
31x10.50R15 Mud Terrains on 15x10 heavy walled steels
Extended breathers on all components.
Performance Exhaust and air intake.
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Video Transcription
hi there guys it's Mike remember Sookie bushcraft it and welcome to another video I've got a phone call this morning a friend of mine asked me whether I could swing by and pick up a crayfish strap for it so I got a little bit of an errand to do today I thought I'd take you along with me if you recall we did a video not long ago where we caught crayfish and cooked them over a campfire there's a little technique that I like to call the Heron technique we lean over a river or a small stream in that case and lunge in and grab the crayfish and obviously there are American signals which is a non-native species that we have over here in the British Isles we also did a video on basket weaving and I thought I'd recall back to that video simply because if you have a basic understanding of your environment and the kind of natural materials that can be used as cordage to weave with and actually make baskets you can make a lobster pot style crayfish trap very easily and with that kind of skill and the knowledge of the crayfish being in your area it's very easy for you to actually be able to catch food and provide it very regularly if you're living out in the wilderness or you're just doing some bushcraft and camping and you want some wild food to eat so I've got the location where I'm supposed to go and I know quite a few routes to get there they're all byways mostly because of where the trap is so it's going to involve using the XJ to get there hang on how high the Fords are hopefully we'll be okay but let's get going and I'll take you along with me Oh
Wow Wow
what
well this looks like this spot was a bit of a track to get here but it was good fun it wasn't too difficult let's go check the trap it's somewhere around here I've got an idea of where it is because he's told me we'll see if we can find it
why somewhere around here anyway I'm looking for a stick pointing down under some roots under one of these trees I think this is pretty much it might just be a bit further up this looks a bit more like it another tree there open area and there's the stick pointing day let's see what we've got there we go we've got some crayfish in there little bit like a particularly great bang Siebert or jacket but looks like we've got some crayfish in there definitely not the best capture I've ever seen but this area has been used quite a bit so I think he's going to be moving on from here let's get it open all right there we go let's pop the knife back yes there we are these are really small they're not too big at all really I've seen ones with claws four or five times as big as that but some of them are okay another small and they're being an invasive species we can't put them back they have to be eaten or destroyed this one here is a little a little better again these are all babies really quite small slightly bigger on there and we have another one at the back there it looks like they've managed to get the bait as well sounds a little bit bigger in the claw Department but we've got a little bag here and you put the bait in that they've actually managed to get it out because they've obviously been here for a little while but you'd put your bait in something like this and seal it up and it just gives the trap more longevity so they're not going to just all eat the bait and then deteriorate the trap in any respective it's a effectiveness so yeah there we go not bad not the most bountiful Capshaw I've seen but I've collected the trap and done my part so I'll take it back and I hope you've enjoyed this video something a little bit different be nice to have seen a much bigger bounty I've seen crayfish come out of these waters like this you know they're very very large but I think this traps been in this area for a while and the idea was solve see take as many as you could from this area because they're an invasive species and obviously he eats them but I'll get a little bit of this bounty even though it won't be much judging by the size of these crayfish but I hope you've enjoyed this video and I'll see you again for another one take care guys thanks again
About the Author
MCQBushcraft
I'm a UK based outdoorsman who started hunting and fishing with my friends when I was young.
Educating yourself about your surroundings and having the core skills to sustain yourself using your environment is a lost curriculum in the United Kingdom. We are well provided for, so well that "why do anything if somebody else will do it for you". This lifestyle has drastically disconnected people from having the knowledge and skills required to spend even one night in the woods and not get hungry.
I love being outdoors and have never lost the desire to learn and practice skills that I get a sense of natural connection from. Hunting hangs controversy in the minds of many, but in my eyes there is nothing more natural if you choose to eat meat. I appreciate that not everybody hunts in moderation though.
Thanks for reading
Michael McQuilton
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