The Diary of Bomrek - Good old fashioned Traps!Now that I've marked out where I'm going to build my fortress, it's time to get things going. First thing is first - a Cellar to keep food fresh. The nets will usually give me more food than I can eat at one time, and being able to keep it all from rotting will be good. Fortunately, digging a cellar is not big chore for a Dwarf! And I get it finished just in time for my nets to pull in a bounty of fish. Over 24 pounds worth of fish! With this much food at hand, I can concentrate on my next task - getting some decent traps up and running. I feel the need for some fresh meat, and hides won't go amiss either.
Cellar
I head off for the east, and find a likely spot. A nice conifer swath that should be teeming with wildlife. I found a nice pocket that I can mostly fence in, but I think for the most part I'll be going north-south with it.
Trapline
While I'm working on my fences, a stupid squirrel decided to start haranguing me. Well, I showed him not to insult a dwarf! A perfect throw of my javalin knocks it unconscious and out of the tree! Squirrels aren't much, but fresh meat is fresh meat, and a welcome change from fish.
Perfect Shot
The trapline continues to grow, and when I come back one day to continue working on it I find a welcome sight. Tracks! Quite a few of them, from many different animals. I see Elk, Wild Boar, and Forest Reindeer tracks all going through the area. Looks like I chose a good spot indeed!
Tracks