Intercept
Catching or " giving the catch " means in the hunter's language the killing of game with a cold weapon . While in the past this type of killing was also used in healthy, z. B. was used in nets of game caught or caught by dogs, it is now only used for seriously ill game. This is particularly the case with searches or accidents involving wildlife . The proper execution requires sufficient practice and experience. Since you have to get close to the game for this, this is put under additional stress. In addition, the performer puts himself in immediate danger of being injured. For these reasons, today, when circumstances permit, the catch shot is preferred.
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Leaf or chest catch
The leaf catch is a lateral stitch between the ribs into the chamber (chest). The hunter comes up to the game from behind and pushes the blade behind the shoulder blade into the chest towards the heart. Leaf trapping can also be carried out safely and in accordance with animal welfare by less experienced people. The injury causes air to enter the chest, collapse the lungs , and stop breathing. Ideally, the heart is also hit. With smaller animals such as roe deer, one nap is sufficient. For larger wild one should Hirschfänger or Waidblatt be used and possibly in feral one Saufeder . In Switzerland, this type of killing is also known as chamber engraving .
(see also sight shot )
Calf catching
When catching calves, it is also a stab in the chest towards the heart. However, it is done from the front into the pit of the neck at the front of the chest.
A double-edged, very wide knife is preferred for catching leaves and calves. The tip of an interceptor should be slightly rounded but sharp so as not to get caught on a bone, known as "bone greed".
Nod off
When nodding or catching the neck, the sting is passed through the occipital hole between the uppermost cervical vertebrae and the base of the skull in order to sever the spinal cord. For this the head of the animal has to be bent forward, which led to the naming "nod". The nod is mainly used for roe deer . Since this is a particularly demanding technique, it may only be used by experienced hunters in order to save the game unnecessary pain. The Nicker is a special knife for this purpose .
Other types of killing
Other game as fox , marten-like , raccoon , raccoon dog are usually by finishing shot killed in the head. Hare and rabbit are knocked off with a strong blow to the neck with a stick or the edge of a hand. The result is the rupture of the dens axis from the second cervical vertebral body and its penetration into the elongated medulla with destruction of the caudal reticular format . There sits u. a. the circulatory and respiratory center, with the failure of which death occurs.
In the past, injured game birds were often killed by so-called “cushioning”: a torn wing feather was stabbed into the bird's occiput, keel first . This method is prohibited today for reasons of animal welfare. It has established itself to also cut off game birds or to kill them by breaking their necks.
literature
- Jagdlexikon , BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-405-13166-9
- Ilse Haseder , Gerhard Stinglwagner : Knaurs Großes Jagdlexikon , Augsburg 2000, keyword: Abfangen, ISBN 3-8289-1579-5