As of: February 17, 2024, 2:07 p.m
By: Peter Loder
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Taking inventory in the forest: forester Anita Ottmann and forest tenant Andreas Rauch Fir trees mean to deer what chocolate means to us humans.
Anita Ottmann, forester © LODER
How many deer can be shot in one area?
A report on bite damage to trees provides information about this, among other things.
Fürstenfeldbruck – In order for this to be created, foresters and hunters will be out in the forest with atypical tools in the near future.
There is a reason why in the next few weeks you will come across more and more people walking through the woods with clothespins and measuring sticks.
Foresters, hunters and forest owners check their areas together and randomly examine the condition of the young woody plants.
Since 1986, Bavaria's forests have been subjected to this young plant TÜV test every three years.
The procedure is officially called “Forestry report on the situation of forest regeneration” and is carried out by the Offices for Food, Agriculture and Forestry (AELF).
The authority responsible for the Fürstenfeldbruck district is based in Puch.
From there, Marc Koch also looks after the neighboring regions of Dachau and Landsberg.
Browsing is too high in the district
Bite damage to young plants, which is primarily caused by deer, is determined.
With the help of the results, a report is created that provides key recommendations for planning the number of kills.
During the last inventory in 2021, browsing levels were classified as too high in two of the four conservancies in the Fürstenfeldbruck district.
The 12,000 hectares of forest areas in the region are divided into 88 hunting areas.
Together with forester Anita Ottmann and hunting tenant Andreas Rauch as well as some forest owners, Marc Koch explained the procedure for preparing the report in a forest south of Aich.
The forest areas are divided into a uniform grid.
In each of these areas, 15 young plants are examined along a straight line at five suitable sampling points.
The measuring stick is used to check whether they are the size required for the examination, between 20 and 130 centimeters.
The trees are then marked with clothespins and the data is recorded.
This includes tree species and bite marks.
Some tree species particularly affected
In addition to oaks, one tree species in particular is affected by browsing: “Fir trees mean to deer what chocolate means to us humans,” reports Anita Ottmann about the preferred delicacies of the shy forest animals.
The AELF delegations will still be out in the forests until May.
The results will be evaluated by June before they are presented and discussed by the hunting boards and district owners.
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Only then will the report be completed in September and finally published in November.
The procedure has existed in Bavaria since 1986 and is being carried out for the 14th time this year.
It is intended to help maintain or create new, stable and site-appropriate mixed forests.
You can find even more current news from the Fürstenfeldbruck district at Merkur.de/Fürstenfeldbruck.