Children in Vinh city wade through the mud to hunt for ‘strange crabs’ in the poor forest

When the tide drains, it is also dawn to signal a new day, towards the alluvial mangrove forest in Hung Hoa commune (Vinh city, Nghe An), dozens of ‘needles’ start with the job of hunting’ strange crabs. ‘under the cork stumps.

The poor forest in Hung Hoa commune has an area of ​​about 63 ha, stretching from the end of Hoa Lam hamlet (old) to Chin sluice gate on the side of the road along Lam River. In addition to the function of protecting dykes against mangrove and erosion, Hung Hoa poor forest is also a rich forest with ecological diversity, home to many kinds of delicious wild seafood such as fish, shrimp, plant, … Taking advantage of the low tide every day, people in suburban Vinh communes such as Hung Hoa, Hung Loc …, of which the majority are children from 10 to 15 years old, often gather in groups to hunt for plows and trees. decent income every day. The civet is quite similar to crab, also has 8 legs 2 claws, but the stem has flowers and hairy legs, or lives in brackish water. The plowing season usually starts from April to September each year. Taking advantage of the time off school, the kids in Vinh city go hunting for plows. A characteristic of the civet is that the bigger the sun is, the more the cow can find food … But catching up is not easy either, because they are very fast, if they are motivated, they run away. Therefore, the hunter must also be quick to catch. Nguyen Thi Trang (Hung Hoa commune) said: “Taking advantage of the time off school, I and my friends go through the mud to hunt for plowshares. The timing of hunting for plows is usually not fixed because it depends on the tide of up and down, due to the muddy wading, so when hunting, you must prepare enough boots, protective gloves, when wading in mud, you must be careful ” On average, each day, children like Trang can catch 2 – 3kg of cotton, selling for 70,000 – 80,000 VND / kg. Cay is one of the very popular specialties that can be processed into many delicious dishes. The joy of “anglers” when hunting plows.