Hobby hunters create killing opportunities

Hobby hunters demand killing opportunities

Hardly have a few specimens of lynx or wolf appeared in the country before hobby hunters are already overwhelmed. Loudly, they demand killing opportunities across the land through revisions of the hunting laws.

In their pristine state — that is, where hobby hunters have not disrupted life and biodiversity in nature — wildlife populations exist that adapt dynamically. Predators, harsh winters, and so on ensure that mass proliferation does not occur. Hobby hunting fails as population control.

Hobby hunting pretends to be something it is not. Those who kill senselessly do not protect, and civilised society derives no benefit from it.

Hunters' tales and junk biology

Nevertheless, hobby hunters call themselves protectors of animals and nature. Many animal species once native to this region are still extinct or threatened with extinction — and this after a hundred years of huntsmen's stewardship. When hobby hunters speak of wildlife-biological connections, what they are really offering is hunters' tall tales and junk biology.

“Fair chase” has nothing to do with animal welfare either. The notion of fair chase upheld by hobby hunters is diametrically opposed to animal protection law.

Hobby hunters do not create habitat for wildlife, but killing opportunities for themselves.

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Hobby hunters make wildlife shy

According to scientific studies conducted in Austria, in 94% of all cases it was hobby hunters who caused wildlife to flee, 2% forestry workers, and only 4% recreational visitors. It is therefore the hobby hunters who make wildlife shy. Roe deer and red deer are not originally forest animals, but are active during the day in open landscapes. The Geneva model has shown since 1974 that professional wildlife management works without hobby hunters.