Hunting.

NeumeIndil · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: Hunting.

Anybody here do it as a hobby or know anything about it? The only things I really kill intentionally are mosquitos and one of my fics has decided that a good old fashioned royal hunt with horses, horns and hounds is just the ticket. (Grumbles about plot bunnies having minds of their own.) The fic is set at the end of the Third Age in Belfalas with Imrahil and his family.

Thanks in advance,
Neu

inglor · Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:04 am Post subject:

I hunt but I know almost nothing about that kind of hunting

NeumeIndil · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:17 am Post subject:

I think a trip to the library may deal with the horses and dogs bit of it, but can you tell me anything about dressing and skinning game (where, when and how, that sort of thing)? Think there's a "Complete Idiot's Guide to Hunting"? Wink

Thanks for replying,
Neu

inglor · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:12 am Post subject:

How graphic do you want me to be? There are a few ways to go about dressing a critter and I know there are some here who are opposed to hunting so I wouldn't want to go into the gory details in public, send me a PM if you want me to tell you more about it.

And yes there are "How To" books on hunting, they would also cover dressing game. Should be in any public library, but I will gladly tell you what I know.

Inglor

NancyBrooke · Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:37 am Post subject:

For some small game, squirrel and rabbit, for example, the good old Joy of Cooking is very instructional. Laughing

NeumeIndil · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:17 am Post subject:

Inglor, you rock. I'll PM shortly.

NB, thanks for the idea. I hadn't thought of it, but my grandfather hunted for years. I'd bet my grandmother's old cook books have something.

Blessings,
Neu

Ningloreth · Joined: 31 Dec 2003 Posts: 39 Location: Manchester, UK

If you are still looking for information...

My story The lady vanishes has a very detailed boar hunt in the second chapter that I lifted almost verbatim from various mediaeval hunting manuals quoted in a brilliant book called

The Art of Mediaeval Hunting: the Hound and the Hawk, by John Cummins

If you go here:

http://www.eryn-carantaur.com/sjhtml/References_vanishes.html#hunt

I've typed in some of the quotes. And here:

http://www.eryn-carantaur.com/sjhtml/recipes.html#humble

there's a recipe for humble pie, made with deer 'noumbles'.

NeumeIndil · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:29 am Post subject:

I'm always looking for more info. Very Happy

Thanks so much for the title and links. (scurries off to read...)

Blessings,
Neume

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