After two hunters were shot by a colleague – the ‘Krone’ reported in detail – the hunters in Upper Austria are stunned. State hunting master Herbert Sieghartsleitner has “never experienced anything so terrible.”
“It’s just incredible.” Herbert Sieghartsleitner, chief hunter in Upper Austria, is shocked. Two murdered hunters and a suspect who was also active as a pastureman for years – this news is difficult to digest. The entire hunting community in Upper Austria is stunned and cannot understand how this tragedy could have happened. “I am deeply shocked by what happened. I have personally known Mayor Franz Hofer very well for years. “It’s unbelievable what just happened,” Sieghartsleitner said.
Disagreements between hunters are resolved with communication
However, he does not want to say anything about possible motives or backgrounds at the moment: “It would all be speculation, and that would not be of any use to anyone.” Furthermore, until yesterday he was unaware of the conflict, which has apparently been simmering for many years.
“In principle, of course, there are always discussions or disagreements. But attempts are being made to solve this with a lot of communication,” said the state hunting master in an interview with the “Krone”. You always try to mediate, and that would work well in most cases.
Sieghartsleiter does not yet want to judge whether they should have responded earlier or even differently in the present case. “We first have to wait and see what the research shows,” he says. It is simply far too early to draw conclusions at this point, says Sieghartsleitner.
Strict rules and precise specifications
In any case, strict rules apply to the shooting of animals. To obtain a hunting license, a lot of theoretical and practical evidence is needed. Currently, around 20,500 people in Upper Austria have one, with the most represented age group being 51 to 60 years old. According to the state hunting organization, the proportion of women is increasing, but there are currently only about 2,000 female hunters. Upper Austria – divided into approximately 950 hunting areas – is a particularly popular region for roe deer due to the Alpine foothills, the Mühlviertel and the flysch zone.
Source: Krone
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