Dom it really is neat to see the traditions that are passed on over there. On the same note though, I could never get into the regimented way of hunting evident in Germany. When guiding hunters for waterfowl I was lucky enough to take hunters from many countries all over the world. I even took some"hunters" that had never held a firearm before. Somewhat scary. Surprisingly the US is a favorite destination for many German hunters. Of the approximate dozen or so I took hunting every one seemed to like the unregimented(not unregulated though) hunting we had here. One wanted to use his drilling while waterfowl hunting..and they are not allowed in the US. He did get it finally though. And almost all were good to very good shotgun pointers. The few French I took hunting were mostly pretty poor shooters. I even guided a couple of Russian diplomats back in the mid 80's. They were surprisingly very good shots..but were a little miffed when I wouldn't let them drink while hunting. I'm glad the world has people with traditions such as those you have shown. I guess that most Americans are just to independant to have the same adherence to tradition. Or maybe it's just me!!
