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The firing signal is the reaction of shot game to the impact of the bullet from the rifle or the shotgun shot from the rifle into the body; the animal "draws". This reaction varies depending on the game species and may not occur. By “drawing” the hunter can estimate where his bullet hit.

Examples

Red deer

In red deer , the gunshot marks can usually be clearly recognized (addressed). So a rearing up ("upright") suggests a hit in the chest area (" chamber shot "). This is desirable because it is instantly fatal. A woad wound shot (hit in the innards) is usually not immediately fatal : The animal makes a pronounced "hump" and becomes fleeting. Sudden collapse, getting up again ("getting up") after a few seconds means a hit on a spinous process of a vertebra (" Krell shot ").

Roe deer

Roe deer draws in a similar way to red deer, but less clearly.

Wild boar

Wild boars hardly draw, often flee as if they had just been frightened or without any noticeable reaction. Slow removal from a " group " (grouping of several animals) suggests a fatal hit.

Game birds

In birds ( flying game ) one often observes a sudden ascent ("sky") after the shotgun , which indicates a lung hit with usually immediate death. The hanging of a leg indicates a hit in the leg, the "stand", the bird was "stand". Wing hits are clearly recognizable by the disturbed flight pattern. Fatally hit birds die instantly in the air and fall "like a stone" to the ground.

Small game

Hare and rabbits, which are shot at while fleeing, roll over (“roll”) if they are fatally hit.

Ball impact

In the broadest sense, the firing signals also include the bullet strike of the rifle shot, the sound of the bullet hitting the body of a game. It takes a lot of experience to interpret the impact of a bullet, as it can be confused with the muzzle bang .

Gunshots and stalking signs must not be confused. Similar to the stalking signs , the firing signs are also important information for a possibly necessary search .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Haseder p. 956