Template text: Regulation of pass hunting

1. Motion

The Government Council is tasked with fundamentally reforming or banning pass hunting. In particular, it must be ensured that

• pass hunting is banned in high-altitude corridors that are documented as wildlife corridors
• pass hunting is generally prohibited in winter months (December to February)
• the species list of huntable wildlife is drastically restricted and in particular foxes, martens and other predators are excluded
• pass hunting is prohibited at night, in fog, snowfall and temperatures below −10 °C
• the results are fully documented publicly
• the Government Council examines within three years whether pass hunting can be completely abolished

2. Brief justification

In winter, many wildlife species are in a physiological energy-saving mode. Any disturbance – flight, gunshot, pursuit hunt – costs energy that cannot be easily replaced. Pass hunting often takes place under conditions that make precise shots difficult: great distances, changing light conditions, fog, blowing snow. The hunting of predators within the framework of pass hunting is not ecologically justified.

• Dossier Pass hunting
• Dossier Hunting and Animal Welfare