Shrapnel,
I agree You can't cover much territory on Bear paws. Good for navigatin' in the thick but If this fellow is trying to work out on the snow he will put a lot more miles on with the long slender snowshoe.
Aren't the "pickeral" snowshoes also called "trailers" ?

If indeed they are, I have a pair which I don't use anymore that I was going to post in the classifieds this week after I got some pics taken.
Pretty sure they are made in Minnesota and are old school Ash & Rawhide w/ leathers bindings
Rich