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| AWS:
I don't think it is the Big Brother Laws that stop night hunting but the fact that everyone in the United States can go out hunting on public land and we have no way to monitor there access, skill level or ethics. When you talk hunting in Europe it is very controlled, most places people have to pass tests to get a hunting license, there is little puplic lands and there is very little uncontrolled hunting. When you head for your Hochhause you know what and who are out there in the night. Actually it is the quality of the glass combined with the large objective that allow you to use higher magnification in dark conditions. The controlling factor in light transmision is the exit pupil. The largest exit pupil that the very best human eye can use is about 7mm so with a 40mm objective lens you maximum light transmision is at 5.5x but with a 56mm you can get the maximum light transmision all the way to 8x. AWS |
| addicted:
I beleive i see more people (not just hunters) in the woods in germany than in the states. even at night. A lot less open area than america with a village every click in some areas. |
| AWS:
Here are a few things that make hunting in Germany different than in the states. Getting a hunting licence The national hunting examination as specified under German federal hunting law must be taken and passed to qualify for a hunting licence. The exam includes a written and an oral test as well as a shooting test. The main areas covered are: Knowledge of different species of game Basic animal biology Game damage prevention Farming and forestry Firearms laws and techniques Hygienic inspection and treatment of game Determination of game meat for human consumption Wildlife, nature and landscape conservation laws Note: Hunting and falconer examinations, organised by the Hunting Authority (Jagdbehörde), are held once a year in Berlin between February and April. Applicants must be over 18 years old and should apply through the Land Office of Criminal Investigation (Landeskriminalamt, LKA). Gun and Hunting Permits (Waffen- und Jagdscheinangelegenheiten) Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin, LKA 573 At: Platz der Luftbrücke 6, 12101 Berlin-Tempelhof Tel: 030 466 40 Website To download the hunting application form: Click here (PDF in German) The completed form must be submitted by hand to the local firearms authority/police representative. Additional documents required are: Evidence of participation in firearms training Two passport photos Hunting accident insurance documents On completing the hunting examination successfully, hunting permits can be obtained through the LKA Hunting permits Permits are only issued And this addresses the controlled access to hunting Permitted Methods of Hunting Permission is required to hunt in Germany and the rights to hunting always belong to the landowner. Hunting areas may be privately owned or part of a hunting co-operative (Jagdgenossenschaft) and differ slightly bureaucratically depending on their size and location. Hunting rights may also be leased to a third party. A person must have held a German yearly permit for a minimum of three years before qualifying for a hunting lease. There are two types of hunting: The Territory System, where hunting is only allowed in certain hunting areas (Jagdbezirke) The Game Management System, which aims at maintaining varied and healthy animal populations with respect to the type of environment and surrounding agricultural industry AWS |
| addicted:
I know, i did it, some of that stuff was a pain in the ass. Even in the compressed process. Sometimes i wish we would adopt some of these items to our hunting regulations rather than stressing about whether or not it was a county maintained road or not. I have(or had, it expired since i deployed) a begahungschein with the local forstampt allowing me to harvest game in a section of land managed by the forstampt just outside of base. I also report on damage to the base fences(boars), poaching, forestry losses, tree growth, road quality and vandalism as are the duties of a hunter. |
| JimmyHoffa:
Wonder how one of the new Zeiss 72mm/34mm tube scopes would've done in the comparison tests. There are plenty of times when it has been legal to shoot, but some of my other scopes are gray blurs. The east face of a mountain on a cloudy rainforest evening is always a challenge. I've been looking to add an illuminator to one scope. It is bright even after legal time, but the reticle isn't lit and it's 'fine crosshair'---probably good for the eastside, but tough for the wetside jungle. |
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