Bertrand has been hunting for thirty-nine years.
Like Siméon on his column, here he is now perched on his viewpoint, in the forest of Compiègne.
“It’s less user-friendly than a traditional hunt, but I like it.
I listen to nature, I see the deer passing by.
» From his promontory, he waits for an animal to come into his viewing angle, pushed by trackers.
This is stalking, a hunting technique that the National Forestry Office (ONF) wants to impose on the 17 lots it owns in this massif.
It all started in 2015 as a recommendation, before gradually becoming mandatory.
“At least 30 to 50% stalking, the rest can be done by hunting,” emphasizes Pierre Gégou, hunting manager at the ONF.
And gradually, we will increase the percentage.
» More effective - the watchtowers being installed in particular on the paths taken by the animals - this technique also allows hunters to reach the quotas allocated to them more quickly.
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