Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ansitz auf Sauen
English translation:
boar hunt from a stand or a ground-level blind
Added to glossary by
Dr. Fred Thomson
Aug 23, 2007 14:22
16 yrs ago
German term
Ansitz auf Sauen
German to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Hunting
Hello ProZ pros:
I am translating a testimonial about a man who lost his hearing. Here is the context:
Etwa im Frühjahr 1960 habe ich an einem Nachmittag verschiedene Jagdwaffen in einem neuen, unverblendeten Schießstand ohne Gehörschutz eingeschossen. Kurz danach stellte ich bei einem nächtlichen Ansitz auf Sauen mit Hilfe eines Freundes fest, dass ich Kitze aus nächster Nähe nicht mehr fiepen hörte.
Thank you in advance for all your help.
t r e y
I am translating a testimonial about a man who lost his hearing. Here is the context:
Etwa im Frühjahr 1960 habe ich an einem Nachmittag verschiedene Jagdwaffen in einem neuen, unverblendeten Schießstand ohne Gehörschutz eingeschossen. Kurz danach stellte ich bei einem nächtlichen Ansitz auf Sauen mit Hilfe eines Freundes fest, dass ich Kitze aus nächster Nähe nicht mehr fiepen hörte.
Thank you in advance for all your help.
t r e y
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | boar hunt from a stand |
Dr. Fred Thomson
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| 2 | pig shooting hunt |
Michael Bailey
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| 2 | (late-night) boar hunt |
David Seycek
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| 2 | perch lying in wait for boar |
gangels (X)
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Change log
Aug 28, 2007 14:22: Dr. Fred Thomson Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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37 mins
Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
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boar hunt from a stand
The hunter sits in a stand on moonlit nights and waits for the game to emerge from the forest or thicket. He/she can then get off a shot before the game knows it is being observed
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-08-23 15:02:44 GMT)
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- while sitting in in my hunter's stand awaiting the emergence of a boar I noticed . .
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-23 15:55:30 GMT)
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In all fairness, I must note that it is possible that a nighttime boar hunter could be sitting in a blind at ground level.
Thus the more comprehensive answer would be "while still hunting from a blind or stand."
The point is that the hunter is not stalking, he is either sitting or standing still. Thus, this kind of hunting is called still hunting.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-23 15:58:43 GMT)
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Actually in Jaegerlatein "Sauen" includes both boars and sows. In other words your hunter here was not just looking for sows. Wild boar are called Schwarzwild or Sauen in Germany. A boar is a Keiler.
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-08-23 15:02:44 GMT)
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- while sitting in in my hunter's stand awaiting the emergence of a boar I noticed . .
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-23 15:55:30 GMT)
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In all fairness, I must note that it is possible that a nighttime boar hunter could be sitting in a blind at ground level.
Thus the more comprehensive answer would be "while still hunting from a blind or stand."
The point is that the hunter is not stalking, he is either sitting or standing still. Thus, this kind of hunting is called still hunting.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-23 15:58:43 GMT)
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Actually in Jaegerlatein "Sauen" includes both boars and sows. In other words your hunter here was not just looking for sows. Wild boar are called Schwarzwild or Sauen in Germany. A boar is a Keiler.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "After looking at all the answers I chose this one but modified it slightly to fit the context."
16 mins
Michael Bailey
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Works in field
Austria
in-house translator
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British, Scottish, Irish) 
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
pig shooting hunt
an Ansitz is usally a hide in hunting parlance
Sauen are sows - female pigs
Sauen are sows - female pigs
17 mins
David Seycek
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
engineering, marketing + word power
Native in: German , Czech
Works in: English to German, Czech to German, German
(late-night) boar hunt
Basically, they went hunting wild pigs at night. „Ansitz“ is „Jägerlatein“– see link.
Reference:
34 mins
perch lying in wait for boar
One night shortly after, while on my perch lying in wait for boar, and with the aid of a friend I discovered....
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