Please Don't Shoot Me....

The hunters were out in force today on the north side of the Dents du Midi so we were amazed to see any Chamois. This one seemed to be pleading for its life rather than running away. It was just in the edge of the bushes but much higher than where the hunters were, thank goodness. I just looked up some facts about 2017 hunting in this canton (county) of Valais, just one of the 26 cantons in Switzerland....."The canton’s hunting authority sets annual hunting targets, part of a system of regulating wild fauna. This year the target is 1,800 red deer, 1,500 roe deer and 2,700 chamois. The number of hunters in Valais is around 2,400." It was so distressing to hear the guns going off below us. In 2 weeks the hunt will be over.