On the hunt

On the hunt

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Blood smatters the snow around the carcasses of deer, shot during a hunting event in the south of Germany.

The hunt took place across 16,000 hectares of land at a U.S. military training ground. Those who took part went out in icy weather to shoot down their prey.

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Hans Hann opens up the belly of a dead wild boar next to his pick-up truck, which is loaded with game.
. HOHENFELS, Germany. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Hans Hann opens up the belly of a dead wild boar next to his pick-up truck, which is loaded with game.

Ramona Pohl-Uebel, who got her shooting license over ten years ago, positions her gun as she takes part in the hunt.
. HOHENFELS, Germany. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Ramona Pohl-Uebel, who got her shooting license over ten years ago, positions her gun as she takes part in the hunt.

The bodies of animals shot at the event are laid out on the ground.
. HOHENFELS, Germany. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

The bodies of animals shot at the event are laid out on the ground.

A hunter picks up a deer to put it on the scales.
. HOHENFELS, Germany. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

A hunter picks up a deer to put it on the scales.

A group of hunters stand around a campfire in the snow before the event begins.
. HOHENFELS, Germany. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

A group of hunters stand around a campfire in the snow before the event begins.