A hunting bag is a bag used by the

hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...

to transport their equipment, food and hunting accessories, e.g. cartridges, etc. It is usually medium sized, since it is also used to carry captured pieces. Made of leather or fabric, the satchel is generally equipped with a large

strap A strap, sometimes also called strop, is an elongated flap or ribbon, usually of leather or other flexible materials. Thin straps are used as part of clothing or baggage, or bedding such as a sleeping bag. See for example spaghetti strap, s ...

passed around the neck to hang it over the shoulder. There are hunting jackets with an integrated pouch on the back.'' Le Chasseur français'', n° 646, décembre 1950, page 706.

Description

Hunting bags are traditionally made of strong

leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning (leather), tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffal ...

and worn over the shoulder on a wide strap. They are rectangular and contain compartments for small items, which are protected by the bag's lid, which is usually large. There are strings usually attached to it, (sometimes with rings in its end) to hang dead birds. For short-term hunts, the so-called ''American hunting bags'', which have a square-round-oblong shape, are the most convenient.

References

Bibliography

* Ягдаш // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона :v 86 t. (82 tons and 4 copies). — SBB., 1890—1907. * Ягдташ // Товарный словарь / И. А. Пугачёв (главный редактор). — М.: Государственное издательство торговой literaturы, 1961. —T. IX. — Стб. 976-977.

External links

* {{Hunting topics Hunting Bags (fashion)