A weekend in a forest is over again. Sometime ago my friend from the military service asked me that could he and his friend come to see how I hunt grouses and spend time in woods. I said yes and during this weekend we made the trip. The beginning was quite unlucky for me since I forgot my precious hunting hat over the car and we left without noticing it! When we came back to my hometown I suddenly saw it again, waiting for me next to a road. Oh boy, it made me quite happy! Here are some pics and other stories from the two-day trip to the northeast parts of Tampere region π
During the trip we did like I usually do. We build the camp and searched grouses around the surrounding forest.
Misty forests are mesmerizing and mysterious. π
One dude is a serious hunter of big game. During the hunt he saw this sight and was pretty sure that a bear walked on the distant hill in the dense mist! Well, it would not be a big surprise, because Finland is full of bears. Nice that he possibly saw one, I wish I could also see one with my camera! From this spot we moved further in the same direction where the possible bear went. In the denser woods we saw fresh and typical tracks of plantigrade animal in moss. They went over a small stream and I also jumped over it. Then, suddenly, I heard the thicket quietly rustling in front of me. Soon it went away, but I think I know what it was. π
The second time I had bad luck was when my hazel grouse whistle went broken. My friend also broke his whistle, such bad luck since they were our only whistles we got! We realized that the hazel grouse hunt would end if we don’t figure out a new whistle somewhere! Then, I ate one can of tuna and made a new whistle from the metal and the tape I had. After some tuning it worked like a charm! We managed to lure a couple of hazel grouses with the whistle, even though we didn’t catch ’em.
The coffee kettle is getting an orgasm when I blowed some more fire beneath it. π
Yes, I make my meals straight into my thermos, because it’s easy and saves me from the excess dish. So that is not coffee. π
When we headed back to our car from the last trip I suddenly saw a wood grouse! I carefully, but quickly raised my gun and aimed. The grouse seemed like it thought it was hidden from me, but now it has a bullet in his chest. π
Thinner wood grouse after the cleaning.
The end!