Word: belchenschlacht
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...Form. Indignant bird fanciers conjure up new plans each year for halting the Belchenschlacht (Belchen slaughter) that stretches from November through February. But each year the hunters return. When Swiss and German S.P.C.A. members staged a protest meeting, angry hunters bombarded them with birdshot. So far, the hapless Belchen's only hope is fog. On both the Swiss and German sides of Lake Constance, Belchen hunting in the fog is prohibited: a stray shot might nick a hunter, and this would be considered bad form, even for a Belchenjagd...
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