The black list of JagdSchweiz

Extract – Tip of the iceberg – criminally relevant activities of recreational hunters in Switzerland, represented by the militant association 'JagdSchweiz'.

Evidently, these recreational hunters are neither well-trained nor do they possess healthy moral hygiene. Particularly with hunting, it is essential that the public watches very closely. Nowhere is there so much manipulation with untruths and fake news. Violence and lies belong to the same coin.

Recreational hunting has been nothing more than a permanently cost-intensive construction site for decades, a patchwork and point of contention for politics, forestry and agriculture, administrations, justice system, health insurance companies, insurance companies, animal protection, environmental and nature conservation organizations, police, federal government, media and many more.

Any other association with so much criminal energy would have long since been targeted by the federal prosecutor's office.

🔴 New: Current criminal offenses by recreational hunters in Switzerland are continuously updated and listed here: → Criminality & Hunting

2025

Toggenburg SG: Poaching with night vision devices and animal cruelty – The St. Gallen cantonal police concluded an extensive investigation procedure against four men in November 2025. Charges: killing wildlife with prohibited night vision sighting devices outside hunting season, violations of hunting law (JSG), weapons law and animal protection law (TSchG). The starting point was a report from the St. Gallen Office for Nature, Hunting and Fisheries (ANJF) in spring 2023. POACHING / ANIMAL CRUELTY / WEAPONS VIOLATION
Graubünden: Criminal order against hunting critic – Justice in twilight – The Graubünden prosecutor's office issued a criminal order for defamation against wildbeimwild.com in spring 2024 – for an article whose alleged offense had been statute-barred for years. The procedure was not discontinued despite obvious statute of limitations. This case illustrates structural proximity between the hunting establishment and cantonal justice. CORRUPTION / BIAS
and many more

2024

Mels SG: Illegal lynx preparation – Conviction – The district court of Werdenberg-Sarganserland convicted a 58-year-old hunter on April 25, 2024 for poaching, violation of hunting law (JSG) and weapons law. Sentence: conditional prison sentence 8 months, fine CHF 7'000, hunting license revocation 4 years. The man had prepared a protected lynx without authorization. POACHING / SPECIES PROTECTION OFFENSE
Canton St. Gallen: Badger excavated with excavator – On January 13, 2024 – three days before the beginning of closed season – a 39-year-old recreational hunter had a badger sett excavated two to three meters deep with an excavator and shot the animals with four shots from a 12-gauge shotgun. Conviction: conditional fine 40 daily rates at 130 francs plus procedural costs CHF 325; excavator operator (33) also received 40 daily rates at 100 francs. Excavating badgers with machines is expressly prohibited under JSG. HUNTING OFFENSE / ANIMAL CRUELTY
Pfäffikon SZ: Six wire snares in the forest – Two men installed six wire snares for wildlife trapping in a forest area near Pfäffikon SZ in December 2024. Criminal order from Schwyz prosecutor's office: 90 daily rates at CHF 80 (CHF 7'120) plus procedural costs CHF 5'369, total CHF 13'039. POACHING / ANIMAL CRUELTY
Stadel ZH / Winterthur: Injured wild boars left behind – On Halloween night 2024, a 40-year-old instructor and his 20-year-old hunting student shot at wild boars in Stadel (Oberwinterthur), did not hit fatally and left the injured animals to their fate. Criminal order from Winterthur-Unterland prosecutor's office became final. HUNTING OFFENSE / ANIMAL CRUELTY
Weinland ZH: 21 wild animals killed without valid hunting license – A 29-year-old man killed 21 wild animals (12 roe deer, 5 badgers, 2 foxes, 1 wild boar, 1 wild bird) between April and November 2024 in Zurich Weinland without a valid hunting license. Criminal order became final. POACHING / MULTIPLE HUNTING OFFENSES
and many more

2020

2019

70 firearms confiscated from hobby hunter gang (The public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation for violations of hunting legislation and the Federal Weapons Act.)
Dog makes deer jump and bites cat to death (The dog owner was convicted by summary penalty order for violation of the Dog Act, but did not accept it.)
Hobby hunter drama in Canton Jura (The culture of violence in recreational hunting circles has again claimed 2 human lives. This morning two bodies were found in Courfaivre JU. The 47-year-old hobby hunter and falconer allegedly first shot his wife, then himself.)
Illegal disposal of hunting waste causes outrage (The game warden is meanwhile demanding charges be filed.)
Valais hut owner chases away researcher with rifle (During police investigations, a veritable weapons arsenal was found at the hut owner's property. This includes nine hunting rifles, several revolvers and pistols as well as the aforementioned carbine. The weapons were confiscated.)
Hunter shoots at hind near football pitch during training. (The Graubünden cantonal police and the Graubünden Office for Hunting and Fisheries are investigating whether the hunter's gunfire endangered the football players and their supervisors.)
12 hunters had to surrender their licenses due to serious violations of hunting regulations. (A hunter was reported to the public prosecutor's office for shooting animals without a hunting license.)
Hunter shoots deer from sidewalk (The Graubünden cantonal police have opened an investigation.)
Border guard shoots chimney sweep (The emergency services called to the scene could only confirm the death of the victim. The two hunters, the shooter is 50 years old, are Swiss residents of southern Ticino, as reported by the Ticino cantonal police. An investigation is to shed light on the exact sequence of events of the hunting accident.)
Falsehood, lies, violence and hobby hunters (IG Wild beim Wild prevailed completely with their appeal.)
Feud among Thurgau hunters over unpaid bill after hunting safari. (The trip mediator then resorted to a measure that would now result in his conviction before the district court.)
Lucerne hunter shot 'wrong' animal and is convicted in Obwalden. ( He was convicted for unethical hunting practices.)
Hobby hunters fall into customs trap (The customs officers then secured the weapon and initiated criminal proceedings.)
Christian Mathis fights against Graubünden special hunting. And receives death threats. ( "I received dozens of threats, some even death threats: 'Mathis should be shot to heaven' and similar.")
Valais hunter convicted for shooting a chamois buck
(The Upper Valais public prosecutor's office found a hunter guilty. He had killed a chamois buck in the protected area.)
Swiss hobby hunters torture wild animals on driven hunt in Austria (Eyewitnesses are completely horrified by the treatment of the wild animals and the brutality of the hunt.)
Dog of board member from militant association JagdSchweiz poaches (Terrible scenes in Davos-Clavadel: A dog chases a deer through the streets before killing it. Residents are also shocked by the reaction of the owner, Tarzisius Caviezel. He allegedly beat his dog severely. Caviezel vehemently denies this. The trip mediator then resorted to a measure that would now result in his conviction before the district court. Feud among Thurgau hunters over unpaid bill after hunting safari.
Lucerne hunter shot 'wrong' animal and is convicted in Obwalden. ( He was convicted for unethical hunting practices.)
Christian Mathis fights against Graubünden special hunting. And receives death threats. ( "I received dozens of threats, some even death threats: 'Mathis should be shot to heaven' and similar.")
Valais hunter convicted for shooting a chamois buck
(The Upper Valais public prosecutor's office found a hunter guilty. He had killed a chamois buck in the protected area.)
and many more

2018

Thurgau: Hobby hunter shoots four sheep (He believes that hunters will face severe consequences. "It is forbidden to shoot livestock. In extreme cases, they lose their license.") CRIMINAL OFFENSE
St. Gallen: Hobby hunter shoots at beehive (The projectiles, which were found by police on site, penetrated among other things the shutters attached to the east side of the house.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Hunting accident must be reassessed (Initially, the prosecutor's office Rheinfelden-Laufenburg sentenced the hunter to a fine of 300 francs for violating animal husbandry regulations.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Hobby hunter convicted of meat fraud (However, he must pay a fine of CHF 8'000.00 and the procedural costs. The penalty order is legally binding.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Valais hunter shoots female wolf (After the erroneous wolf shooting, the Valais Department for Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife (DJFW) informed the prosecutor's office. This has since opened proceedings.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Danilo N. shot his wife Irene F. on Friday in front of UBS in Zurich (His passion for hunting and weapons.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
German hobby hunter not a wolf poacher after all? (However, the man was found guilty of unauthorized export of a military carbine to a Schengen state and of unlawful possession of two silencers. Furthermore, he allegedly carried an unauthorized weapon during wild boar hunting, unlawfully used a laser lamp, motion detector and wildlife camera during the 2016 high hunt, and carried the loaded weapon outside of hunting.) CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Swiss hunter José R.* (40) shot four donkeys last September (The animals did not survive. Now he has been convicted for his negligent behavior.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Hobby hunter association paid court costs for criminal offender (Editor Walter Candreia of the well-known propaganda medium "Bündner Jäger" had overstepped the mark in his tone. Regional courts in Graubünden found the journalist guilty of personality violation and defamation respectively.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
and many more

Past years

Female hunter lets her dog bite fox to death A hunting leaseholder was supposed to shoot a fox that had been hit by a vehicle. Instead, she let her dog kill the animal. She has now been convicted for this. CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Hobby hunter aims at child – father withdraws charges (The prosecutor's office that was called in filed charges for threatening behavior and demanded a high but suspended fine of 60 daily rates at 280 francs as well as a fine of 3400 francs for the hunter.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Hunter defends against two license revocations (Before the administrative court, he demands that the two license revocations must be handled and punished in a single procedure. But he fails with this.) CRIMINAL OFFENSES
German customs officers catch Swiss hunter in weapons smuggling (German customs officials have caught a 62-year-old Swiss hunter who wanted to smuggle illegal weapons and ammunition to Germany.) WEAPONS SMUGGLING
German customs catches Swiss hunter in weapons smuggling (A Swiss hunter attempted to smuggle ammunition and weapons to Germany at the German border crossing Laufenburg on the Rhine border to Aargau.) WEAPONS SMUGGLING
Valais poachers hoarded weapons and trophies (Ten other persons, including eight hunters, could be proven to have violated Swiss weapons law in connection with this case. In most cases, this involved illegal weapons trafficking.) WEAPONS TRAFFICKING
«My colleague was attacked» («It cannot be that we have to fear for our lives because of our criticism of the animal-torturing hunting methods!») CRIMINAL OFFENSE
How to become a hunting opponent (I had never felt so much adrenaline and mortal fear in my entire life.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE/POACHING
«They beat and spat on me» (An enraged hunter even attacked the animal rights activist, spat on her and threw her to the ground.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Hunter shoots at marten – and hits window (The hunter not only hit the marten, the shotgun pellets also riddled the shutters and living room window of Mirco Metger's apartment.) THREAT
Deer without lynx, is that possible? (In line with key figures in politics, authorities and the judiciary, despite scientifically documented poaching, there were hardly ever any charges for killing lynxes and wolves.) CORRUPTION
Hunter clearing protection forest fails in court (The fact that the hunter is also a police officer in the neighboring village of Felsberg made the case even more explosive.) ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES
Hunter on forbidden post (Hundreds of unauthorized hunting stands stand in Swiss forests.) ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES
Poachers are causing havoc in Switzerland (The illegal hunters also keep the canton of Valais on edge.) POACHING
The poachers have upgraded (These are not explicitly named as such, it says there, but appear under the designation «violation of hunting law». But many smaller hunting-related offenses also fall under this title.) POACHING
Swiss hunter shoots donkey instead of game (Fanfan, Ulule, Moustique and Mistral died or were euthanized after being shot in the leg area with multiple bullets by a hunter) ANIMAL CRUELTY
The most miserable marksmen are the hunters (Despite reference to the Public Information Act, the hunting administrations of nine cantons failed to respond to the STS.) ANIMAL CRUELTY
Graubünden: Criminal charges against Office for Hunting and Fisheries (This for failure to prevent crimes against hunting law as well as aiding and abetting endangerment of life and limb.) CORRUPTION
Dubious Swiss hunting administrations (This means that around half of the animals wounded in hunting cannot be put out of their misery despite tracking efforts.) ANIMAL CRUELTY
Hunter shoots cat and fights against fine (The prosecutor's office sentenced him to a suspended fine of 20 daily rates and a fine of 600 francs for negligent animal cruelty and violation of hunting law.) ANIMAL CRUELTY
Graubünden hunter shoots wolf instead of fox (The shooter has confessed, but according to the Graubünden hunting inspector must expect to be «punished with full severity».) ANIMAL CRUELTY
Hunter shoots dog instead of fox (Explosive: Already in 2001 the same hunter shot a dog – a one-year-old dwarf collie.) ANIMAL CRUELTY
Who kills the lynx? (Facts, backgrounds and evidence regarding illegal lynx killings in Switzerland by hunters) ANIMAL CRUELTY/POACHING
Hunter in Jura before court for large-scale poaching (Four hunters from Jura are standing trial in Porrentruy criminal court for poaching.) ANIMAL CRUELTY/POACHING
Animal rights activists report Valais poacher (90) (WWF and Pro Natura have reported the Valais hunter and self-confessed poacher Lini Paccolat (90).) ANIMAL CRUELTY/POACHING
Illegal parking in no-driving zone (A fine of 100 francs for a hunter was confirmed in Lausanne, who had driven on a power plant road in Valais with a day permit and left his car at the end of it for more than a week on the turnaround.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
After two offenses, disarmament threatens (With his lawyer, the hunter fought all the way to the Federal Court.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
SVP councilor convicted of animal cruelty (Roger Schuwey, SVP politician and hunter, had to answer for the agonizing death of a chamois.) ANIMAL CRUELTY
Animal rights activists demand a blood alcohol limit – hunters think it's a harebrained idea (Hunters who shoot a pet instead of fox and deer: Several such cases became public in recent months.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Swiss poacher on hunting drive in Austria (Strong resentment is meanwhile also stirring in the hunting community against the Swiss hunters and the hunting supervisor.) POACHING
Monitoring of lynx and wolf to be banned in Valais (VIDEO) (Hundreds of hunters poached wild animals in the canton of Valais.) CORRUPTION/POACHING
Game warden complains (VIDEO) (Hobby hunters drink too much and shoot poorly) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Councilor Roger Schuwey convicted as poacher (The prosecutor's office therefore convicted him for violations against the Animal Protection Act and the Law on Hunting and Protection of Wild-living Mammals and Birds.) CRIMINAL OFFENSES
House search at Fribourg councilor (Hunter and councilor Roger Schuwey from Jaun (FR) is alleged to have laid out poisoned bait.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Complaint against Valais government president (Tornay literally told regional television canal 9 "see, shoot, shovel, stay silent".) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Hunter (80) shoots dog dead (The game warden filed a complaint for hunting violations.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Grisons high hunt: Fines of over 700,000 francs (However, almost 10 percent of the shootings were unlawful.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Wild boar die due to hunter error (The cantonal police are also informed and initiating investigations, the hunter can expect a fine according to Philipp.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Who poached? Hunters must report for questioning (Because a poacher killed a lynx mother last winter, several hunters have now been ordered by the Oberland prosecutor's office for interrogation.) POACHING
A roe deer is not a stag (The hunter drags the animal across the cantonal border. That doesn't help: The prosecutor charges him with illegal hunting.) POACHING
Hunter in canton Fribourg convicted (The Fribourg prosecutor's office convicted him nonetheless.) CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Because he thought it was a fox: Hunter shoots tomcat "Mingo" (Cat owner Johann F. Dobler announced on Tele M1 that they wanted to file charges against the hunter.) CRIME
Death of Pony 'Skippy' becomes court case (A Swiss hunter mistakes the Icelandic pony 'Skippy' for a wild boar in the dark and shoots it. The case now goes before a judge.) CRIME
Hunter hits girl instead of fox (The public prosecutor's office has initiated criminal proceedings against the hunter) CRIME
Hunting association president beats fox to death (Hunting experts and animal welfare advocates are shocked by the violation of law and fair chase principles.) CRIME
Fatal error: Domestic duck beheaded by hunting supervisor (She also wants to file charges against the hunting supervisor, she told Tele M1.) CRIME
Wild boar die due to hunter's mistake (The cantonal police are also informed and are conducting investigations; the hunter can expect a fine according to Philipp.) CRIME
A hunter must surrender weapons (Because a hunter had entries in the criminal record, he had to surrender his weapons.) CRIME
Hobby hunting: Bottomless barrel of criminal energy (The IG Wild beim Wild provides a clear summary of the hunting misconduct of recent weeks in German-speaking Switzerland.) CRIMES
and many more

This list is an excerpt and makes no claim to completeness. All mentioned cases are based on media reports, court judgments, penalty orders or official communications.

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