Chamois Hunting In The Alps

Clip: 362663_1_1

Year Shot: 1949 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1538

Original Film: 022-216-05

HD: N/A

Location: Austria, Tyrolean Alps

Timecode: 00:13:22 - 00:14:16

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Shaky, blurry and dull in contrast and imagery Unusual films of hunting the elusive Chamois high in the Tyrolean Alps. Winter is the only time a hunter can get near the agile goat, to capture a treasured prize after a long chase in the mountains. After the hunter kills the Chamois goat. Traditional costume: Male - felt hats sometimes decorated with a feather or tuft of mountain goat [chamois] hair. Brightly decorated waistcoats. Leather shorts, [lederhosen]. The audio is in German.