My hunting season
has arrived. Mt.Gassan is all covered with snow. On fine days the graceful
figure shines brightly and looks down my home all day long.
Falconry
time is usually from the end of December to the middle of March when the trees
are covered with snow. It’s a short period for less than three months.
Now I’m training a
female golden eagle which I got from Russia last year. Her name is Derusuu. She
is young and has no experience of hunting.
A
golden eagle is still bigger than a hawk eagle. Derusuu weighs nearly 5
kilograms. She is the biggest partner I’ve ever had. Everyday I spend more time
with her than with my family. The training is now on the last stage, and we’ll soon
go hunting together.
I wish my son to get skills to live in nature and to understand that man is a part of nature. Whatever he may become in the future, I think those are the bases to live as man. He might understand my wish.
Matsubara Hidetoshi