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Lots of traditions can either be good or bad.

They can add to the experience and culture. Add something extra to the hunt, the kill, the butchering and eating of the game. Some fun and often comradeship.

If the traditions are more like excessive rules they can be a real pain. Lots of people looking sideways, talking behind backs etc and often not for real purpose but instead because some petty rule or tradition has been breached.

This is especially difficult for strangers, newbies or foreigners. I was once pigeon decoying in East Anglia in the UK, shooting wild pigeons over decoys. My spot was completely dead and no action, so I walked to stand with two other guys and watch them from behind and have a chat. My mistake was I did not sheath my shotgun into its gun bag and while half way across did consider having a shot at some pigeons flying by. The two guys didn't have any problems with it, ie were not upset, but did tell me, walking with a shotgun not in a gunbag is considered "rough shooting" and we only had rights to "decoy" ie from a fixed position. Some Duke or other person had the rough shooting rights on the property. Rules and traditions ....

I like good natured traditions which add richness to the experience. Where martinettes rule, they have the opposite effect. Some rules and traditions have real reasons for existing too.

Would be interesting to hear of anyones own traditions whether ad hoc, personal to themselves, or part of a bigger culture.

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John aka NitroX

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