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Bavaria's Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger, who is also responsible for hunting and state forests, has created the conditions for cross-regional searches by recognized search teams. Hunters refer to “tracking” as the act of following the trail left by a wounded wild animal. Specially trained dogs are used to ensure that the injured animal can be found safely, even under difficult conditions and over long distances. The search leader and search dog form a search team.
Aiwanger: “A new regulation will come into force on December 30, 2023. This will further professionalize the search system in Bavaria and create legal certainty for the search teams. This makes a valuable contribution to animal protection and fair hunting.”
According to the previous regulations, a search at the border of the hunting area had to be interrupted if no agreement had been made with the hunting neighbor. In order to enable border crossings to be legally secure and to prevent animal suffering as much as possible, the regulation creates the possibility for search teams to be officially recognized and given special powers. If necessary, they will be allowed to cross territory boundaries in the future, even without the consent of the neighboring territory owner, so as not to waste any time and will be allowed to release the game as part of the search. Of course, the neighboring area owner will then be informed and will receive the hunted game
“For practical use, we need experienced, well-rehearsed teams who can master even difficult situations. I call on all interested search leaders to apply for recognition,” explains Aiwanger. Applications for recognition are possible from now until January 19, 2024. The State Ministry provides interested parties with information and the necessary forms for submitting applications.
The application period begins immediately and runs until January 19, 2024. The required forms can be accessed using the link below:
https://www.stmwi.bayern.de/jagd-forst/oberste-jagdbehoerde/nachsuchegespanne/
