Hunting with a historical dimension

Attending a hunting day is quite something. Trigger-happy clients had better learn the rules fast as each move will be monitored and even be penalized for shooting prey out of their quota or shooting range. Each hunter therefore is allocated an elevated hide “mirador” in our hunting terminology. Each hide in turn has a number and a shooting “corridor” inside which the hunter will be allowed to shoot whatever animal from his quota, crossing his range. Then starts the long and patient wait …… whilst the “beaters” with their dogs will play hide and seek with the deers, all hidden in the thick woods by now….. until the dogs uncover their prey’s hiding thicket and start the chase…..

This will cause the hunter’s adrenaline to start pumping up his heartbeat and drive all his attention to the corridor allocated to him, in the hope that his prize catch will grace him with a short presence – enough for him to judge his prey, aim and shoot….. Remember the hunter needs to face his responsibilities and refrain from killing anything outside his quota. He really needs all the attention he can master, as he will have often just a few seconds to take his aim and shoot to hit his rapidly moving target.

Once the shoot is over, the beaters in their 4X4 wheel drives round up all the dead stags and take them back to camp – usually a thatch roofed wooden Club house where the animals are cleaned and portioned in the quartering room. The local butchers collect their orders and the rest of the meat is stored in the club’s cold rooms.

The lucky huntsman and his prize will be immortalized on film and posted in the hall of fame of the Club. The members then gather around the club’s bar for some well-deserved drinks where the conversations on each and everyone’s prowess will continue over lunch and well into the afternoon.