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joeclark77

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catching (big) fish
« on: January 30, 2013, 12:46:01 pm »

I've loaded a map that has tons of carp in the river.  How do I catch them and eat them?  I understand that large fish need to be "hunted" instead of caught.  I'm OK with that part, I can certainly have my marksdwarfs shoot them.  My question is how do you then collect the body for eating?  And... do you need a butcher shop, or a fishery, to prepare the meat?
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locustgate

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Re: catching (big) fish
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2013, 01:01:16 pm »

Drain the water.
By Damming and then Draining
http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Dam
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Re: catching (big) fish
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2013, 05:07:49 pm »

make a diversion from the river that you can open and close at will, plus a way to drain it. Either build cage traps to catch fish or just let them air drown immediately when you collect them
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