The sandstone with the Elwetritsche hunting scene is under the tree.

In several Palatinate communities, tourists are offered an Elwetritsche hunting license as a humorous pastime. Locals, on the other hand, are naturally given their hunting permit “in the cradle”. The Elwetritsche hunt is passed off as a high art, since the creatures are considered to be very shy. The best hunting time is dark new moon nights. In a variant of the hunt, the catcher needs a sack, an oil lamp and a club. Drivers try to scare away the Elwetritsche by shouting “Tritsch, tritsch” and by hitting trees or vineyard poles so that they escape into the catcher's sack. Or you can use a sack that has an opening at both ends. The sack is set up into a kind of hose with the help of a branch. The lamp is placed at the rear opening of the sack. Now we have to wait until an Elwetritsche, attracted by the light, enters the sack through the front opening; then the bag is closed. However, the Elwetritsche usually escape through the second opening.

To protect themselves from attacks by the Elwetritsche, the hunters drink plenty of alcohol before and during the hunt, the smell of which is said to keep the Elwetritsche at a distance.

Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elwetritsch

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