HUNTING GROUND......GUMLOK OR GAME UTEN IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

HUNTING GROUND OR GUMLOK OR GAME UTEN, a place where a hunter gathers foods that which one needs. The known hunting grounds of the B'laan of Pula Bato, which also includes those areas shared with B'laans. Once they have picked the wild animals and some wild life, usually people who get are highland B'laans for their foods, and for gathering have traveled around the high mountain. Their is a great importance in hunting and is important for their nutrition. The harvest of wild life is for their consuming or selling it and using its body parts. B'laan men are hunting while B'laan women do the daily chores. When B'laan hunters come back from hunt, there is a lot of excitement, everyone shares as equally as possible. Sharing is a very important part of the B'laan hunters. Many hunters are still basically living their traditional lifestyle. But the situation has been changed much from the past to present. Lowland B'laans are seldom hunts wild animals in high mountain, they are interested in farming, planting trees, banana, corn, and many others. In the past, the bow and arrow or bahol fana was predominantly used to hunt slarong or deer and lab lab or wild pigs. Home made shot guns or paltik are commonly used for hunting anuk takaya or birds and anuk or wild chicken. Blow guns or asfut or sulfot used to hunt birds and monkeys but have been replaced by guns or paltik.