Germany Hunting Pictures

We recently had falconers in our concession to scare away crows -as long as they still have hunting season-, which permanently chop up the silage bales of one of our farmers and thereby spoil the feed for his cows.
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If such a bird kills prey from a swarm, then this is scared away for 14 days.


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the Harris Hawk is "coating/encasing" his prey

It was really an interesting afternoon with our friends and one of their hunting birds.
Are there any falconers here in the forum?
If so, what birds do you have?
And pics please.
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Foxi said:
A Wolve at the mornig stalk.

They are strong protected.
I see them with mixed feelings.
Because we have no wilderness in Germany anymore.
But the green politic says, we have to accept it.
Over 300 Wolves are living here.
Incidents with cattle and dogs are often.
And the local press is mostly silent.
The mood of the lovely and harmless wolves musn't change.

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Nine years ago I wrote that there are around 300 wolves living in Germany.
Now monitoring data for 2022/23 shows that there are already 1,400 wolves.
The protection status has been changed from "strictly protected" to "protected" by the EU Parliament this month.
However, a rethink only took place in Brussels when the old pony of EU President Ursula von der Leyen was killed by wolves on her home farm in Niedersachsen/Hannover .
When the powerful suffer, it is always different from when a normal farmer has to make the sacrifice.

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A superb driven hunt last weekend in the Sauerland of North Rhein Westfalia Germany, sunny & dry with a bumper bag of 24 wild boar, 8 roe deer (all female), 5 fox and 4 racoons and a red deer calf - picked up the following day after 6 kilometers of superb tracking by the dog team (high front leg shot)! The largest wild boar weighed in at 92 kgs dressed. I was shooting a Rigby Highland Stalker in .275 Rigby shooting 140 grain Hornadys. A great day out with a super rifle in hand, hard to beat! Waidmannsheil!


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Winter is the time for driven shoots!


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The proper accessories for a driven hunt in Bavaria
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What a beautiful thread!! Glad I found it.
 
Had a fun days shooting with family & friends on arable grounds near us. Some 35 guns, 10 dogs (our English springers, a Munsterlaender, 2 German wirehairs & 2 German shorthairs). We shot the morning & afternoon with a break for lunch & coffees. Finally tally was some 26 wild hare & 2 cock pheasant for too many shots to count! Was a great day out & the dogs had a good run & worked hard! Here some photos to tell the tale ......


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Cheers,

Charlie

Ps the footprint picture is in fact a hare`s bed in the fields


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With the weather turning cold & snow on the ground the pigs are out and about foraging for food. Couple of nice eating hoglets ( 18 kgs & 16 kgs dressed out ) over the last few days ,,,, pulled pork, schnitzel & goulash ! The top pic a sow (taken tonight) & the second pic a young boar. Happy days !


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My wife & I were invited to a big driven hunt in the Sauerland in Hessen Germany this last weekend. 40 guns, beaters & lots of dogs. The hunt lasted over 4 hours with all guns sat in high seats. Final tally was some 4 red deer inc a nice stag, 10 wild boar inc a 'Keiler' over 100 kgs dressed out, 3 roe, 3 fox (only two laid out for show) & a couple of racoons.

I was shooting a Sauer 101 in 6,5x55 Swedish & my wife her Blaser R8 shooting Hornady .270s.

Very traditional with every hunter being given a 'Bruch' (a switch of pine) as a token of having shot something, some 6 hunters with hunting horns played the tunes for the various species taken - Hirsch tot, Sau tot, Reh tot & Fuchs tot and then we all enjoyed a BBQ & some drinks into the night!

Everyone shot safely, no game was injured & nothing was lost & all the beaters plus dogs returned home safe & sound.

All in all a very traditional & wonderful days driven hunt in the Sauerland Germany!

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(BIG just looks BIG!)


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Waidmannsheil !
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Weidmannsheil!!! I always loved doing drive hunts, they are such a great time!
 
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