Sweat (hunting)
Sweat is the hunter's name for the blood of the game and the hunting dog as soon as it emerges from the body of the animal. The meaning “blood” next to the common body sweat is already documented for the old Norse word “sveiti”. In some Germanic language levels, the verb "sweat" also means "swelling blood from animals".
The stalking signs (blood, meat, bones, etc.) made by welded-on game facilitate any search . The color and consistency of the sweat in the sweat trail suggest the location of the shot.
Derived terms
- The trail marked by dripping blood from the wounded game is also known as a sweat trail or sweat trail .
- Dripping blood from a welded but still standing animal creates a drip bed .
- A wound bed is created when the sick animal crouches down in the sweat trail temporarily or until it dies.
- To work in big game revier , but especially for Nachsuche of welded reds and other hoofed hunting dogs used are as bloodhounds called. Important breeds are the Hanoverian welding dog , the Bavarian mountain welding dog and the Alpine Dachsbracke . Hunting dogs of other breeds can also be considered if they have the appropriate training and experience.
literature
- Ilse Haseder , Gerhard Stinglwagner : Knaurs Großes Jagdlexikon , Augsburg 2000, p. 740 ISBN 3-8289-1579-5
Web links
Wiktionary: sweat - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations