#i would highly recommend looking at the haggis wildlife foundation website! its really informative!!!

[thesnailtail]

what is a haggis hunt!? (/pos)

;; one of the greatest things about living where i do!!!!

;; first of all, what's a haggis? there's not any photos of a wild haggis, so it's often treated like a cryptid, think: nessy or mothman. but in folklore they're described as a creature with four legs, long scruffy fur and whiskers. they tend to be peaceful unless provoked, so a haggis hunt tends to be similar to bird watching really.

;; but a haggis hunt itself is going out into the countryside, typically in the proper middle of scotland! places like the highlands!!! then searching for tracks and looking in areas that likely have gatherings of them. at some point a haggis will show up! the hunting season is from around the start december to end of january and it's completely illegal to hunt from january to march to protect the breeding season! under strict regulation, haggis are hunted for food (how else do you think haggis, neeps and tatties happens?), however all methods legally allowed are ethical and prevent as much harm as possible. and of course you need to have someone experienced with you >:3