Yernes and Tamez
Photo .- Perfect, Avelino and Cesar, by caving work
As strange land, eagerly looking for where to take a breakfast and buy a loaf of bread, to make me a sandwich, strange night in bed, had been long and loud, in Cornellana . Now with the dawn, barking dogs, trailers, guided me in Grade where you could enjoy a good hot bowl, waiting to start my day hunting companions.
With grateful stomach, I anxiously await the arrival of the caravan from the west of Asturias, the phone startled me ...., is Antonio who asks me where you can get coffee. One by one they arrive, some had to leave the bed around five in the morning, so the cup of coffee is very very grateful.
With the introduction
documentation, before the stores concerned, we set out to tackle the 20 miles that separate us from the Reserve Yernes and Tameza . The winding road that we undertake, we are reminded that we are in Asturias, good floor, but where there are no straight lines, curve joins the next, so that only the passengers can see the landscape hovering in a day is cold and rainy. The gray color of the sky not from seeing the lights of the town Carbayon, Oviedo seems from this place as majestruosa, imposing, as a city that invites you to trigger these failures from alturas.Absorto dream these thoughts, we the people of Yernes where quickly the guard asks the foreman willingness to celebrate the topping. Agreed, the hunters well directed by Jose Luis and Antonio, is away in order to find the trail that makes us enjoy a dream day.
Soon
about 11.30 am starting to get the first hunters, the news is very alagueñas, there are many wild boars in the area and have seen with our own eyes flocks of them, says Avelino.
After
eat the snack, we went to make the first up, we hibamos the latter trail hounds. The steep road, he had brought us to cross that was diverted to the parish of Tameza on him Villabre river, we headed downstream, the direction of Grado, after going to the tunnels, park our cars and start climbing steep slopes of these mountains. The proximity of the sky, these places seemed to be closer to who usually protect us from our abatares in the mountains, you have to be lucky to not march around, between the steep slopes and marshy land, there to make great efforts to stand.
With Chus and other hunters quickly release the dogs, including the "Monchu" at which wanted to make a tribute for his years making us enjoy barking, dogs and soon begin to enter the boars in the stands.
The boldness of some of the boars raised, perplexes writer, with all its elegance since I came to visit the post and giving me good morning the march returned whence he came, that if it was then to see Javier and this was a little angry as I send two flashes, not accepting the courtesy of these tenants tamezanos.
Another thing is the front sniper abanzado the north line, as between Antonio, Perfect, Cesar, Neno, Fernandina do not know if I miss any, entered into a line of fire to avoid the seasonal migration of wild boars for Grade.
two boars collected Anyway, ah, I forgot, and Jose Luis Avelino also fired, but had no corresponding effect.
Gathered all and giving news of the first up, we set out to make a second, which was going to be where we encontariamos with the anecdote of the day.
..... Again the hunters, they release the dogs, after installing the posts, but not before exchanging views with those "Reluctant" to be placed where they should, this time the lift is done with the best dogs, Yola, the Titan and Tucho, are responsible for moving the boars to posts. As always fulfilled its task to perfection and in a few minutes and we tipped off by hunters that the pieces are moving.
The first thing you throw wild boars is Cesar, but in his eagerness not to remove Avelino, not fire, so these do not come to office and only one of them enters the Neno that Abbe two shots a good piece that puts a hat to Alexander who is in a post below.
very knowledgeable Animals area stemmed back to the lodging and one of them is introduced by a fireplace in one of the many "Simas " this land is in limestone, so until the arrival of Cesar, the dogs bark at various standing in Alternative input mouths the armed cueva.Cesar classic accoutrements all caver, including helmet, enters, looking for his dog Yola, which like the boar, had crept into the depths of the mountain natural, armed with his 300, puts the shot in the perfect place for the wild boar struck cashed. The first task was accomplished, was now walking the dog and the piece, as requested the retention of emergency services of the crew, come swift, Avelino and perfect, these more EXPERIENCE in caverns, caves and gorges, get out in perfect condition the dog and the boar charged bold.
The third and final stage is to lose this place, the estrivaciones the mountain, this time all caudrilla cooperates, at the site, each with its limitations and the collaboration from the front of autochthonous hunters were taking us well on the way out.
Retrieved
the hero of the day how he had lived the events, tells me that will leave the work of Engineering at Universidad de Lugo to enroll in Geology, today it understood that you are into Caving.
not want to miss this opportunity to congratulate, on behalf of myself and the gang at The Ministry of Environment, for the work done by the Guard, in charge of the hunt , an outstanding work of true professional who puts the bar high for anyone else who is third. Also thank the indigenous hunters with information that assisted us in helping selflessly to emerge unscathed from these mountains.
Four pieces collected were in the end the balance of an unforgettable day that was closed with a meal at Canero of homemade soup and tripe. A hug.