This photo is a rarity: A hiker caught a poacher in a forest near Griesen in flagranti.
Now the man, a 28-year-old from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, has been sentenced to a hefty fine.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen - When hiking, women are on the move. Then she sees the colorfully dressed man lying on the floor. In the snow. Very quietly, it hardly moves. Obviously he's watching something. He's sure to take photos, she thinks, and he's definitely looking for special subjects, animals. A few moments later she will find out how right she is. But the man does not look for animals to photograph. Suddenly the woman hears two shots. She runs back, the man is still on the ground, the rifle at the ready. The woman doesn't think about it for long, pulls out her camera. The result is a photo that is absolutely rare: She catches a poacher in the act - and in the end contributes significantly to his arrest. Now the case ended up in the district court. Among animal rights activists,He had caused an outcry of horror among hunters and citizens.
The incident occurred on December 11th last year in Friedergries near Griesen.
The poacher, a 28-year-old man from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, has illegally shot a chamois.
Even the hunting magazine "Wild und Hund" has now reported about the shooting.
The perpetrator has to answer: He received a penalty order in the amount of 6300 euros (90 daily rates of 70 euros).
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Bavaria): Poacher caught - penalty order is final
Dr.
Benjamin Lenhart, spokesman for the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district court, confirms the facts.
The penalty order has been legally binding since April 2nd.
The 28-year-old killed the nine-year-old chamois with two shots in Friedergries and then professionally dismantled the animal.
He packed parts in his backpack.
The hiker, who is involved in the wildlife watch and does not want to read her name in the newspaper, immediately called her friend, animal rights activist Tessy Lödermann from Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
This in turn notified the police - and later also informed the media.
The officers immediately launched a manhunt.
They cordoned off the forest roads between Griesen and Frieder.
The police officers got hold of the 28-year-old in the area of the Ochsenhütte.
In Garmisch-Partenkirchen: poachers caught in the act - further trouble threatens
As it turned out, the young man has completed a degree in forestry and, according to the hunting magazine, worked as an employee in wood purchasing last year. Apparently he also had a hunting license, but in this area of the Oberammergau Forestry Operation of the Bavarian State Forests this was not valid and hunting was prohibited for him. He is guilty of poaching, a criminal offense under the penal code. The police seized some items at the scene, including a rifle and ammunition. Long guns and cartridges were withdrawn.
The procedure for the withdrawal of the hunting license is ongoing. "We are still checking," confirms Stephan Scharf, press spokesman for the district office. Since the reliability in the sense of the gun law already expires with a penalty of 60 daily rates, the poacher threatens further trouble, says Scharf. "It is possible that his hunting license and gun license will be withdrawn for at least five years."