From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Content deleted Content added • *Revision as of 03:08, 20 June 2026 (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&oldid=1360236766)edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&action=edit&oldid=1360236766)** ~2026-27647-42 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/~2026-27647-42) (talk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:~2026-27647-42)) 71 edits Tag (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Tags): references removed ← Previous edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=prev&oldid=1360236766)Latest revision as of 03:09, 20 June 2026 (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&oldid=1360236882)edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&action=edit)undo (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&action=edit&undoafter=1360236766&undo=1360236882) ~2026-27647-42 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/~2026-27647-42) (talk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:~2026-27647-42)) 71 edits Line 2:Line 2: {{Cleanup|date=September 2025|reason=Link formatting incorrect + correctly determining if those links should also be classified as interlanguage for beater or kept separate}}[[File:Beaters and shooters fox hunt Germany 01.jpg|thumb|Beaters and shooters sweep the area hunting the foxes who raid local farms]]{{Cleanup|date=September 2025|reason=Link formatting incorrect + correctly determining if those links should also be classified as interlanguage for beater or kept separate}}[[File:Beaters and shooters fox hunt Germany 01.jpg|thumb|Beaters and shooters sweep the area hunting the foxes who raid local farms]] [[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Drijfjacht de drijvers verspreiden zich Bima TMnr 10013414.jpg|thumb|Beaters, Indonesia (1900–1940)]][[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Drijfjacht de drijvers verspreiden zich Bima TMnr 10013414.jpg|thumb|Beaters, Indonesia (1900–1940)]] In [[hunting]], '''beaters''' are assistants of hunters who drive game from hiding into the open or towards the shooters by making noise and other disturbance: shouting, beating the trees and bushes with sticks, using rattles/ratchtets/clappers, shooting in the air, etc. In various countries '''hunting with beaters'''maybeofspecialtypes and havespecialnames:[[driven hunt]]/[[driven hunting]][https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.22583 Red deer responses to drive hunts are related to habitat and landscape characteristics] April 9, 2024, {{doi|10.1002/jwmg.22583}}In [[hunting]], '''beaters''' are assistants of hunters who drive game from hiding into the open or towards the shooters by making noise and other disturbance: shouting, beating the trees and bushes with sticks, using rattles/ratchtets/clappers, shooting in the air, etc. In various countries hunting with beaters is particular to the specific region and varies widely by name.[https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.22583 Red deer responses to drive hunts are related to habitat and landscape characteristics] April 9, 2024, {{doi|10.1002/jwmg.22583}} Beaters usually are unarmed, but may be accompanied with dogs. In Germany, [[high-visibility clothing]] is compulsory for beaters, for safety reasons.Beaters usually are unarmed, but may be accompanied with dogs. In Germany, [[high-visibility clothing]] is compulsory for beaters, for safety reasons. • Latest revision as of 03:09, 20 June 2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beaters_and_shooters_fox_hunt_Germany_01.jpg Beaters and shooters sweep the area hunting the foxes who raid local farms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Drijfjacht_de_drijvers_verspreiden_zich_Bima_TMnr_10013414.jpg Beaters, Indonesia (1900–1940) In hunting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting), beaters are assistants of hunters who drive game from hiding into the open or towards the shooters by making noise and other disturbance: shouting, beating the trees and bushes with sticks, using rattles/ratchtets/clappers, shooting in the air, etc. In various countries hunting with beaters is particular to the specific region and varies widely by name.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=1360236882&oldid=1360236766#cite_note-1) Beaters usually are unarmed, but may be accompanied with dogs. In Germany, high-visibility clothing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-visibility_clothing) is compulsory for beaters, for safety reasons. In Holy Roman Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire) there was a beater duty during lordly hunts, and there was a special tax for the Jews, called de:Federlappengeld (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federlappengeld), paid to exempt them from the duty.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=1360236882&oldid=1360236766#cite_note-2) The expression "wikt:beat about the bush (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beat_about_the_bush)" or "beat around the bush" comes from the method of fowling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowl) when beaters beat about the bush where the flock is roosting.[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=1360236882&oldid=1360236766#cite_note-3) Beaters can wave flags on the ends of the drive line, to make the fowl stay within the shooting range.[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=1360236882&oldid=1360236766#cite_note-4) 1. ^ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=1360236882&oldid=1360236766#cite_ref-1)Red deer responses to drive hunts are related to habitat and landscape characteristics (https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.22583) April 9, 2024, doi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doi_(identifier)):10.1002/jwmg.22583 (https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fjwmg.22583) 2. ^ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=1360236882&oldid=1360236766#cite_ref-2)Israel Hildesheimer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Hildesheimer), David Hoffmann, Jubelschrift zum siebzigsten Geburtstag, 1890, p. 79 (https://archive.org/details/jubelschriftzum00hoffgoog/page/n92/mode/2up) 3. ^ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=1360236882&oldid=1360236766#cite_ref-3)Funk, Charles Earle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Earle_Funk) (1993). 2107 curious word origins, sayings and expressions from white elephants to a song and dance (https://archive.org/details/2107curiouswordo00funk/page/76). Galahad Books. p.76 (https://archive.org/details/2107curiouswordo00funk/page/76). ISBN (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier))0-88365-845-3 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88365-845-3). 4. ^ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beater_(hunting)&diff=1360236882&oldid=1360236766#cite_ref-4)The beaters' line preparing to advance (https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/601441), geograph.org.uk • What is a Driven Hunt? (https://savagearms.com/blog/post/what-is-a-driven-hunt) • Wenn Durchgehschützen aktiv jagen… (https://web.archive.org/web/20190108200652/https://www.die-jagdrechtskanzlei.de/pdf/Hund_Jagd_1_80-82.pdf) - discusses, among other things, the intricacies of the German hunting laws on whether and how a driver can carry a gun and shoot without hunting license • Beating Guide – How to become a Beater (https://www.ardmoor.co.uk/blogs/news/introduction-to-beating)