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Large-footed Wasgau Elwetritsche Sculpture

Large-footed Wasgau Elwetritsche Sculpture

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Large-footed Wasgau Elwetritsche Sculpture

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Location: Dahn, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Kristian

September 14, 2025

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Wooden sculpture of the large-footed Wasgautritsche designed by the German master chainsaw carver Sigurd Bratzel.

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Martin Schreiner

March 27, 2021

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The legendary primeval bird of the Palatinate. I even have an original hunting license from Gust Espenschied!

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Martin Schreiner

December 4, 2022

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The corresponding hunting license also belongs to the large-footed Wasgau Elwetritsche. You need a lot of stamina, enough Zeilwasser, a catcher with a sack, a candlestick with a carbide lamp and the driver. With a lot of luck you can then use their distraction and catch a specimen on warm summer nights when the elwe hound is in the rut! But beware, the animal defends itself against captivity, like the Palatinate against bad Riesling! And hey presto it escaped when you opened the sack!

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Elevation 210 m

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