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So, happenstance, and, some say, luck had me travel by my preferred mode of locomotion



to the High Tatras - Strbske Pleso, to be precise, for some scientific congressing and conventioning.

With this, I shall not bore you much, but rather relate a tale that brought hunters across the continents and, more, a time divide of 10.000 years together.
But, let me start at the beginning. The Tatras are somewhat nice to look at:



One day, the organising commitee haveing done away with the simultan translation and all speeches given being in Slavakisch, I tought, lets hike up the hill behind the hotel.



to see if we can not find some Gams (Rupicapra rupicapra) to photograph. Hunting being out of the question,

- as I was in a national park
- no season
- no license
- no rifle.

As I assended the trail, rounding a bend, I stop. Reverance, realisation - and foreshadowing, all at once, hit upon my very soul.

I knew - I will see Gams. Hunters had travelled here before. Long before.



Experts dated this sign, appearently urging to give a gams collision warnings, about 10.000 years prior to the modern rendition I had witnessed a year or two back, hunting chamois (Gams) in the alps with my friend, Joe.

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who, being "the in touch with the spirits type of guy" was sure to heed this ancient wisdom, back in Austria.

Sure enough, Gams were seen on my walk.



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Somberly, reflecting on lessons learned, I descended, back into the valley.

Nice pics

Good stuff Ready ...

Waidmanns dank, Ready!

Sehr schöne!

Ok, I'm gonna ask..... What is a Gams? When I do a search, spellcheck changes it to games.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois

Gams in German. Funny creatures.

Nice pics Ready