Germany

[Nutria]

Next Update from Germany.

At satudray we had a fishing match in our club.
We have fished for 3 hours in a small lake.
I have made the 2nd place with 3 carp, a grass carp, 2 good bream, some roach, rudd and small perch.


Tonight a fellow hunter called, he have shot a buck. And would spend a beer... or 2... or...
So i get on the bike and go. It is almost in the neighborhood. Approx. 10 min by bike.
When I arrived there were already a few hunters.
And the buck... an absolut stunning atypical, 4-5 year old buck. Nobody have ever seen this buck before.

The second buck is a roadkill. A typical 6 pointer about 2 years of age.

We had a few beers and also schnaps.
A funny evening with a lot of singing talking and fun.

 

[devon deer]

Great result Dirk, i used to do a lot of carp fishing.
Pity about the sea trout etc
If you are ever in the UK look me up i will put you on some trout.
https://www.facebook.com/TheDevonFlyfisher/
Cheers
Richard

 

[1_pointer]

Thank you for sharing the pictures and stories. You're 1/2 a world away, but doing many of the same stuff we do here. Please keep sharing the stories and pictures as I like seeing how it's done there.

 

[Ben Lamb]

This is a great thread! German hunting traditions and the regulation of hunting & fishing are very interesting. I love German firearms & the history of the gun trade as well. Please keep the pics & stories coming!

 

[publichunter1]

I just run across this thread. Love seeing all of your photos.

 

[Nutria]

Hi Guys

Time for next update.
In the last weeks, not much happened.
In our area some fellow hunters have shot 3 bucks.
2 Spikers and one special. When I first saw him I thought that he looks like a Whitetail. Because of the shape of the antlers which is very unusual for a roebuck.


Fishing is very difficult at the moment.
Because the verry sunny and unusually hot waeter for this time of the year.
Many lakes and some rivers have a problem with too less oxygen.
The only thing that is promising in the moment is nightfishing for eel in small streams and rivers.
This 3 I have caught in a only 10 ft wide dig. The big one is about 3 pound.

 

[1_pointer]

That last pic is about enough to give me the willies! Congrats and thanks for sharing the pictures.

 

[devon deer]

That roe has a really freaky head!
Cheers
Richard

 

[Nutria]

That last pic is about enough to give me the willies! Congrats and thanks for sharing the pictures.

I know that many people in US, don´t like eels.
But here, especially in Germany, fishing for eel is verry popular.

Smoked, they are an expensive delicacy!
A traditional food for special occasions!

 

[1_pointer]

Definitely a lack of exposure thin with me and eels. I'd gladly fish for them and eat them. Just very different than what I'm used to fishing for.

 

[Nutria]

Hello everybody.
Time for the next update.

In the last few days a few bucks have been shot in our area.
Mostly young ones. But the rut beginns and the activity increases.
One of the last bucks was a really old and big 6 pointer.


Yesterday we were in the kindergarten for some education. To tell the kids something about environmental protection, animals and hunting. We had a trailer with mounted animals, a dog work demonstration with the german shorthaired pointer of a friend, and my ferrets were there too. Man... that was fun!


I can´t wait for 1. of August. Then starts the season for geese and crows. At the moment I see hundreds of geese flying to the stubble fields every morning and evening. Right behind my house!

 

[1_pointer]

Great outreach program!!

I also get a chuckle out of the proper location for the use of the word kindergarten! We use that word here for the same thing, but I think where/when you use it, it's more appropriate.

 

[Muche]

It looks like you are having a great time in Germany!

 

[CampRipleyLF]

awesome, cool to see