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The organization is militaristic. The střelec (shooter) stands on a specific number. The pohončí (beaters) move not with chaos, but with a rhythm. They use flags ( vlajkování ), not shouting, to guide the wild boar. It is silent. It is deadly.

"Don't look for the deer," Pavel told me on a frosty morning near the Šumava foothills. "Look for the food of the deer. The deer will be there tomorrow." czech hunter friends

Then I watched 72-year-old Radek place his hand on the flank of a magnificent roebuck. He whispered something in Czech. When I asked Jarda what he said, Jarda replied: "He is asking for forgiveness and promising to use every piece. The meat does not belong to us. We are just borrowing it from the forest." The organization is militaristic

"Fox," he whispered. "The boar is three minutes behind him. Wait for the pressure." They use flags ( vlajkování ), not shouting,

After the hunt, we didn't go to a sports bar. We went to Radek's chalupa (cottage). The kitchen smelled of marjoram, garlic, and juniper. We made kančí pečeně (roasted wild boar) and a goulash so thick you could stand a spoon in it.