Chiaki Kodama blows her deer whistle and soon a male deer wanders into sight. She slowly takes aim and squeezes the trigger.
Moments later, Kodama and a friend on her first hunt are tracking the wounded animal through a forest in Fukui Prefecture.
"Look for the trail of blood," advised Kodama as they set off to find it on the mountainside.
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