Hunting season

Last spring when I came to Germany I was here the first 2 weeks in March. I didn't see a single cow. In fact, the only place I saw an animal at all was in Switzerland. My SIL can vouch for me on that one. She and I drove along the Germany countryside and field after field was empty - not a single cow. All this delicious cheese and yogurt had to come from somewhere, right?

Well, this trip I have seen plenty of animals, all over the place, and I've documented it all with my camera (for proof). But what I want to know is where do all the cows go during the winter. If you happen to know please fill me in...

(This may just be a lone cow, but there are lots of them all over right now)

(This duck waddled right up to me, wanting some food, it made me nervous. I'm a wimp, I know.)

(Check out how fat these sheep are. Or maybe they just have crazy big puffy wool coats.)

(Mr X calls these Bavarian Oysters.)

(Getting pictures of the deer was my favorite, there are so many of them around here.)

(Eat your heart out all you hunters.)