Anyone can blow on a deer call. But it takes a master hunter to precisely imitate a stag and thereby summon him from concealment into the sights of the hunter's rifle.
Deer calling is a revered tradition in Germany. Last Friday, the best deer callers gathered in Dortmund. Wearing their traditional hunting garb, they carefully blew into ox horns, snail shells, the dried stems of giant hogweed, and glass cylinders.
When played precisely, the sounds resemble either an old stag searching for a mate, a dominant stag calling to his harem of does, and combat between two rutting stags. The sounds are charmingly melodious.
-via Dave Barry
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