For the hunters of Vorarlberg, the controversial survival quest of the “Kanisfluh brothers” including the shooting of a ibex is nothing more than a business model. One that should be stopped as soon as possible.
For days people marveled and amazed at the German brothers who shot an ibex in the Kanisfluh nature reserve and then had it transported by helicopter to the valley. The hunters also let themselves be flown into the valley “by the great bird”, as they called it.
Besides the fact that such behavior is forbidden in the nature reserve, the two and their hunting filmmaker, who documented the trip in great detail, also behaved incorrectly in other respects. On the one hand they organized the excursion as a survival trip, on the other hand they left equipment on the mountain. The case will have legal ramifications.
Horny quotes on the mountain
Manfred Vonbank, district hunting master in Bludenz, makes no secret of his opinion: “This has nothing to do with our hunt and must be stopped immediately.” What annoys him most is the exploitation of the “adventure” on social media – for the purpose of making money: “This is just a business model that is already widespread in the US. This is now also noticeable to us. But this appetite for quotas has nothing to do with classic hunting.”
Today someone would shoot a polar bear in Alaska or a rare sheep in Mongolia – and anyone could be there live via social media. “A trend that is also gaining a foothold in society outside of hunting.”
Satellite tenants instead of long-term cooperation
It must be emphasized that the Germans are not tourists, but tenants of the hunt. Much has changed in this area as well. Vonbank knows that there are hardly any reputable tenants interested in long-term leases.
Instead, so-called satellite tenants are on the rise. After two or three years they go to the next hunting ground, to the next region – because a hunting license means more than fun and game on the board. Or as Vonbank puts it, “A lease requires more than running up the hill with the camera.”
While hunting is no longer the status symbol it was in decades past, the hunter’s craft is still popular. Every year, between 100 and 140 people in Vorarlberg undergo the rigorous exam for a hunting license. This does not apply to exam tourists who obtain the certificate in, for example, Tyrol, because the requirements are lower there.
However, these numbers cannot be equated with the annual increase in actual fighters, as many make the appearance and then never pick up a weapon.
Source: Krone
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