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[zaryathelaika]

Code of Ethics for Hunting with a Bird-barking Dog

“Haukkuvalla lintukoiralla metsästyksen eettiset säännöt” [Finnish: “Code of Ethics While Hunting With a Bird-barking Dog”, archived] (August 30, 2013) from Rovaseudun Pystykorvakerho ry [Finnish: Spitz Club of Rovaniemi Region, archived] was reprinted with permission of Eero Niku-Paavo and Jarmo Ahtinen. Rovaseudun Pystykorvakerho ry is a Finnish hunting club in Lapland founded in 1996 to promote breeding, testing and hunting with pedigreed bird-barking spitzes by conducting trials, holding exhibitions, offering judge-training courses, providing seminars, lectures and workshops and carrying out awareness campaigns to preserve the tradition.

Honour the traditional Finnish hunting heritage and learn how to hunt grouse with a bird-barking dog. It is a traditional skilled-based hunting method which respects nature.

Hunt with a bird-barking dog whenever possible. It is ecologically sustainable, selective and clean with very little possibility for wounding. Do not use assistance of technology or indiscriminate methods. While visiting Lapland, honour the tradition by not taking part of the emerging trend of thrill-seeking hunters.

The most interesting aspect of hunting with a treeing dog is the teamwork between man and dog. Every outing is successful even if the dog only gets to bark without bagging the game.

Do not try to maximize your quota with technological assistance, but rather develop your skills and the dog’s. Always put development of dog and hunting with it first.   Be aware of areas which can be hunted sustainably, nurture the game-bird population by managing small predators and participate in wildlife surveys. Stay within the quotas and follow the recommendations and guidelines.

Do not search for grouses on the back-roads, instead use your dog’s natural ability to find them in the forest.

Use a rifle or preferably a combination gun. Shoot only when certain the animal will drop to the ground below.

Shoot a rifle only at the bird the dog is barking at. Shoot a shotgun up close, and avoid shooting the bird from behind. Never shoot at a bird taking off or in flight, even if the dog is barking at it. Also, do not allow your guests to do so.

Respect the game, make ethical shots, handle it with appreciation and reward the dog at all times. Honour the solemn moment and traditions by enjoying the grouse as a meal.

Do not boast about the dog or bagged game.  Be enthusiastic and supportive of others’ successes in hunting, hunt-tests and trials.

Remember, as a dog-owner, you are representing an entire community of like-minded enthusiasts while carrying on outdoors traditions. Be courteous to other users of wilderness areas. Instruct younger people how to hunt.

Disclaimer: I do not want compensation for this. This translation was done by a member of the Swedish Vallhund Club of Finland [Finnish: Länsigöötanmaanpystykorvat ry, archived] for an (now defunct) organization held by Neda Joss [archived] in British Columbia as part of an international collaboration, and we were only given permission by the regional club in Rovaniemi because the dog-fanciers in the States and Canada kept talking about some hypothetical mythological Bible [English, archived] inaccessible to English-speakers as an excuse not to prove their dogs' working merits. (Hint: there's no hidden secret to dog training nor hunting method if you run the pirated books, magazine articles, webpages and YouTube videos through Google Translate. Anyone telling you otherwise has a bridge to sell.)

[zegalba]

 Martien Mulder: Trees (Mist), 2005

[ink-the-artist]

funky ceramic wizard staff + an update on how fucking LOUD the cicadas have gotten jesus christ

[peacefulandcozy]

ig credit: theslowtraveler

[blondepomeranian]

I was so worried all of September that the summer drought was going to keep the fall foliage so dull, but thanks to some late September rain, we have at least some pop of color.

Pictures from Highbanks Metro Park in Columbus, Ohio.

Thinking of you and Martin and Bosco @millenniallust4death 💚💛🧡❤️

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 331

Demon twins? Demon twins. 

Damian? Good at the assassin side of things, at least for a four year old, but Danyal? He’s okay, but he’s far better at things like poisons and bookkeeping. Which is honestly? Okay. They’re the League of Shadows, and sure a majority of the members are assassins, but it’s definitely not all there are. So? Danyal starts getting medical training. 

Not to say that either of the boys don’t know their fair share of violence and healing- it’s just better to let them play to their strengths. One doesn’t keep a league over centuries if they just have one type of warrior, or even just warriors. A variety is needed. 

So one gets trained more towards the business side of things. Damian may be better at wielding the weapons and killing- even if neither have had their first kill quite yet- but Danyal shows far more proficiency at acting, at masking who he is and gathering information. 

Damian, when he’s first sent to their Father, doesn’t mention his twin. Not because he’s jealous or hates him or anything like that. You just don’t talk about someone in an undercover mission in the League, and it’s not something he realizes isn’t a rule everywhere. 

Needless to say, the Bats have more than a mild freakout the first time Damian mentions a twin who will be coming to the manor now that his mission is over. 

[chalkrub]

pwyw com from last month ! these are closed now but i will open again at the end of feb maybe

[lilwhimzyhead]

My favorite characters :)

[behemotthedog]

I’ll miss these charming autumn evenings

[veryluckyclovers]

[theknucklehead]

Paramount put out a Rankin/Bass style short about Team Sonic saving Christmas.

It's cute, funny, and I do like a lot of the little things in it.

Their Christmas sweaters tied to their character: a chili dog for Sonic, the biplane for Tails, and grapes for Knuckles.

Also the Robotnik snowmen, as well as the snow level in the background.

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Sun dog in Canada by CarlosEnrique84

[cpahlow]

Source: lizzie.bear

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Oil paintings by Zack Dunn

This artist on Instagram

[natureaestheticdreams]

@natureaestheticdreams for more🌲

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