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Answers to the most frequently asked questions about recreational hunting, wildlife protection and hunting policy in Switzerland: fact-based and backed up with sources.

Alcohol while hunting: No blood alcohol limits for recreational hunters

Alcohol while hunting: No blood alcohol limits for recreational hunters

High seats in Switzerland: legal situation, permit requirements and problems

High seats in Switzerland: legal situation, permit requirements and problems

Recreational hunting lobby myths: 6 claims fact-checked

Recreational hunting lobby myths: 6 claims fact-checked

Popular initiative against recreational hunting: How to do it in your canton

Popular initiative against recreational hunting: How to do it in your canton

Template texts against recreational hunting: motions and popular initiatives

Template texts against recreational hunting: motions and popular initiatives

What is wait hunting?

What is wait hunting?

Lead ammunition: toxic hunting ammunition and its consequences for humans and animals

Lead ammunition: toxic hunting ammunition and its consequences for humans and animals

Poaching in Switzerland: prevalence, unreported cases and prosecution

Poaching in Switzerland: prevalence, unreported cases and prosecution

Game meat and health risks: what studies show

Game meat and health risks: what studies show

Trophy photos: dignity, law and hunting's double standards

Trophy photos: dignity, law and hunting's double standards

Animal dignity and hunting: what the Swiss constitution says

Animal dignity and hunting: what the Swiss constitution says

Hunting advertising in schools: what hunting associations do in classrooms

Hunting advertising in schools: what hunting associations do in classrooms

JagdSchweiz vs. science: fact-checking the key claims

JagdSchweiz vs. science: fact-checking the key claims

The forest-wildlife conflict: myth, browsing damage and the hunting narrative

The forest-wildlife conflict: myth, browsing damage and the hunting narrative

Wildlife corridors in Switzerland: function, facts and criticism of hunting

Wildlife corridors in Switzerland: function, facts and criticism of hunting

Invasive species in Switzerland: hunting, ecology and the principle of hypocrisy

Invasive species in Switzerland: hunting, ecology and the principle of hypocrisy

High Hunt Switzerland: Process, Animal Welfare and a Critical Assessment

High Hunt Switzerland: Process, Animal Welfare and a Critical Assessment

Children and Recreational Hunting in Switzerland: Law, Risks and Psychology

Children and Recreational Hunting in Switzerland: Law, Risks and Psychology

Trophy Hunting: What Lies Behind Killing as a Status Symbol?

Trophy Hunting: What Lies Behind Killing as a Status Symbol?

What is the Bern Convention and Does It Protect the Wolf?

What is the Bern Convention and Does It Protect the Wolf?

What is Driven Hunting and Why Is It Problematic?

What is Driven Hunting and Why Is It Problematic?

What is Trap Hunting and Why Is It Problematic?

What is Trap Hunting and Why Is It Problematic?

What Did the 2022 JSG Revision Change?

What Did the 2022 JSG Revision Change?

Is the Wolf Dangerous to Humans in Switzerland? Facts and Myths

Is the Wolf Dangerous to Humans in Switzerland? Facts and Myths

Special Hunt Switzerland: Purpose, Criticism and Cantonal Practice

Special Hunt Switzerland: Purpose, Criticism and Cantonal Practice

What Are Hunting-Free Zones and What Do They Achieve?

What Are Hunting-Free Zones and What Do They Achieve?