Hunting swamp-meadow game is considered true sports fun. It requires patience, endurance, strength and, of course, accuracy. At the same time, getting into many inhabitants of swamps and meadows is quite difficult.
Game Types
Going on a hunt, men know who they want to shoot. But they do not always succeed. Many from the first hunt return empty-handed, and even experienced shooters have bad days. After all, it is not for nothing that this is a rather difficult hunt.
Most of all the problems among shooters are caused by the swift-winged snipe. But this is not the only swamp-meadow game. The list of species is quite large. These include a hollow, a gaernepus, a sandpiper, a sandpiper, a sandpiper, a mudgee, a dunlin, a morake, a cowgirl, and other representatives. Do not forget about swamp chickens - chases, chickens (or, as they call it, a dergach), cranes - Manchu, Canadian, Australian, Daurian, black, gray and white. Moorhen species, moorhen, lapwing (pigfish), toles, plover, and sandpiper-magpie are also considered as bog-meadow species .
In some places, hunting is complicated by the fact that many species are listed in the Red Book, so their shooting is prohibited. The size of the bird population is also regulated by the timing and methods of hunting. For example, the relevant departments can set the days on which it is allowed to shoot game.
Hunting Features
One of the most difficult is considered the process of mining swamp-meadow inhabitants. Mainly men are engaged in this. After all, the hunter should be not only accurate, but also strong, hardy. Catching a bird in a swamp is not an easy task. After all, even walking in this area causes difficulties. Crossing along narrow paths and unsteady soils, in which every wrong step can cause bogging down in marshy swamps, not many can do it.
But men think that swamp meadow game is worth it. Hunters who have learned to catch birds in such a locality can rightfully consider themselves to be full-fledged specialists. They may try to shoot other birds as well. But those who are not given swamp animals can not yet call themselves experienced mature hunters. After all, for this it is necessary to study the habits of birds and understand the existing methods of hunting.
Catching each of the inhabitants of swamps and meadows has its own characteristics. Every experienced hunter who has already submitted to swamp-meadow game can tell about them. Everyone will have a list of their favorite birds. Often it depends on where exactly the hunter is accustomed to ride.
District specifics
Each hunter, regardless of location, can go to the nearest swamps or meadows. They can be found not only in remote corners, but also near megacities.
Floodplain swamps located along river banks are considered one of the richest in game. The lowland options, slightly remote from other reservoirs, are not inferior to them. Swamp meadow game lives on green grassy meadows located in close proximity to rivers and lakes. It is in such places that one can meet the so-called red birds — shepherds, swift-footed snakes, snipe, dupel, garnish, sandpipers, swamp chickens, lapwings and other representatives.
Also, a variety of animals can be found in the old forest. There are mossy extensive swamps. Their surface is covered with a thick layer of moss; they can be overgrown with sedge, horsetail or other plants. There is quite an interesting swamp-meadow game in these places. Species that live near mossy swamps: curlews, waders, hollows, and garrets. In the reeds, you can find swamp chickens, snipe, roots, moorhen.
Swamp hunting
Before setting off for prey, it is important to know when it is permitted to do so. So, everywhere in the spring it is forbidden to hunt snipe, hollow, grashnep. The season opens only in autumn.
The hunt for these birds comes with a spaniel or a pointing dog. It begins in the early morning. Hunters come to the swamp, trying to approach from the side against the wind. The first one to go is a dog. She, smelling the birds, should approach the bird in the grass and stand above it. Experienced hunters already know by the behavior of their dog, by the broach made to it, which game the animal noticed.
This will determine how exactly you need to prepare for shooting. If all three species of these birds are present in the swamp, then the hunter will have the opportunity to show all his dexterity and skills.
Shooting tactics
Before you make a shot, you need to understand what kind of bird the dog saw. So, snipe swirls in a whirlwind. It is customary to shoot at it offhand. But the hollow is more calm. The hunter has the opportunity to aim. The garnet flies with a butterfly when taking off, this also allows for targeted shooting.
Such swamp meadow game is shot with the smallest shot. It is also called a snipe. An optimal type of weapon is a double-barreled shotgun. In this case, it is desirable that this is so: the right trunk is a cylinder, the left is a paycheck. Subject to the specified conditions, the gun will be hit with a wide scree.
Features of preparation
It is important to choose the right time for hunting. Indeed, in the fall, these species of birds fly south. In the swamps they linger only for a few days. Therefore, it is important not to miss the time of emergence of a rash of birds. But if you find at least one bird, for example, a hollow, then it is worth searching the entire adjacent area. After all, these birds may not be kept in a group, but located at a small distance from each other.
But don’t be upset if you weren’t able to get on the spit. After all, it is likely that in your chosen area there is a local swamp meadow game. True, the hunt for the latter must be adjusted separately.
When preparing, it is important to pay attention not only to the gun, but also to clothing. At the beginning of autumn, light clothing and a sneaker on the legs are enough. But with a cold snap it is worth warming. It is advisable to put special marsh boots on your feet . At any time, there should be a cap on the head with a long visor that can protect from sunlight.
Types of steppe and field game
But hunting for other birds is no less interesting. At first glance, many people think that the steppe is lifeless. But this opinion is deceptive, you just have to lie low and take a closer look. Steppe birds are not used to the neighborhood, so they are very shy.
You can meet partridges and quails on arable land, hayfields, in wide forest belts, ravines and gullies. Hunters are also interested in other marsh-meadow, field and steppe game. Many people want to shoot the bustard (no less well-known name - dudak), because it is a fairly large bird. Also in the steppe you can find whirlwinds, streptos, hazel grouse, saj, bell cranes.
Experienced hunters know how to catch other birds. Many people are interested in catching large-billed zooms, gyrfalcons, runners, and avdotki. Some hunters in the steppe are not limited to birds. Many people want to shoot a fox, a grouse, a wolf, or a hare.
Features of steppe and field game fishing
Considerable endurance, strength, dexterity requires hunting for birds. Many can not afford such "entertainment". A hunter-athlete can spend several hours to find noisy partridges, watch for a sensitive bustard or catch hooves and grouse that have arrived to the watering hole.
In some regions at the end of August hunting for dudaks is allowed. They accompany her along with the dogs. Feathered hiding in a thick feather grass or weeds. The dog, smelling the birds, performs a broach and becomes a stand, as when catching partridges. The bustard found starts to take off, this is accompanied by a loud noise. For shooting, it is advisable to use a fraction No. 2 or 3. But also hunters use a different method - hunting with an entrance.
No less interesting is another swamp-meadow and field game, for example, partridges. They often run in front of the dog, only provoking her. If the herd of birds has risen, then they will move a considerable distance - at least 300 m. At this point, it is advisable to break it. After all, separated solitary birds sit very tightly, so the work of dogs on them is more successful. It is good to hunt partridges with spaniels.