Mergus,
this is an old tradition in Germany. The game was laid on the floor on the right(!) side. Some of the hunters play a special signal for each kind of game, in this case: Wild Boar, Roe Deer, Fox and after that the signal "Hunt over". This is a moment of reflection for all of us.
I think in this hunt with beaters and of course several dogs, there were involved about 30-35 shots and about nearly as many beaters. We had 35 Wild Boar, 22 Roe Deer and 11 Foxes. It was a good hunt!

Cheers,
Gunwolf

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