Hadza hunters, either singly or in pairs, spend moonlit nights at hunting blinds in anticipation of getting a relatively easy, close range shot at a large animal, including zebra, impala, or hartebeest. The hunters wait in ambush in recurrently used spots including trees above game trails, rocky ledges overlooking swampy water holes, and artificially constructed blinds. A typical nocturnal ambush hunt involves walking to the blind around sunset. A fire is built in the firepit and allowed to die down to embers. The hunter gets settled into the blind and leans several poisoned arrows against the wall of the blind. Then there may be a long period during which the hunter waits for the moon to rise and listens for the sound of approaching animals. The hunter may fall asleep, but the sound of the clattering hooves of animals walking on the rocky ground is usually sufficient to wake him in time to prepare for a shot. At dawn, the hunter leaves the blind to track any wounded animal or to walk back to the base camp.
