markus spring photography
Found on a barn wall near „Wachterl“, a pass height of the major transalpine road in Bavaria.
Such trophies usually have a great value for the hunter and are treated and presented very carefully. Using big visible screws and washers to fix them shows substantial ironical traits – or are blunt blasphemy in the eyes of a true St. Hubertus disciple.
WOW! What an interesting find…and quite a ‚trophy‘!
Marcie, this kind of showcasing hunting skills is very popular, albeit with more discrete fixtures. Probably a remnant of tribal rites…
There is more than meets the eye here. It is as thought the „screws“ in the eyes were placed there to prevent the deer’s spirit from escaping.
Robert, my first thought also was about archaic brutality. I am still not sure about the motivation – pure thoughtlessness, laziness because no holes had to be drilled or even some weird humor could be behind this action – but taking unconscious motivations into account, the result is at least deeply disturbing.
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