In view of the partially proclaimed lockdown, there is great uncertainty in everyday life. The fact that hunting itself is system-relevant was already established in the spring - not only in view of the African swine fever (ASF) spreading to an alarming extent. How does it look now with the execution of society hunts? Naturally, when hunting, it is actually easy to adhere to the most basic of all regulations "keep a distance of 1.5 meters" . Standing close together during the briefing is avoidable, but what about the joint bowl drive? And what to do if you need help retrieving the game? We have summarized the most important information.
(as of 05.11.20)
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General nationwide restrictions:
- A minimum distance of 1.5 meters should be maintained, if this is possible.
- If the minimum distance must be kept below, masks should be worn at all costs.
- As with restaurant visits, it must be documented who has sat together in a car- and who has participated in the hunts.
- Bowl driving and laying the track should be avoided.
In individual countries there are sometimes special rules:
Baden-Württemberg:
- Driven hunts are allowed.
- For hunts between 10 to 100 participants, a hygiene concept must usually be drawn up.
- Municipalities and counties can issue general decrees, which may deviate from the Corona-VO of the state (downwards) and other regulations with regard to the numbers of persons that are allowed.
Bavaria:
- Currently, driven hunts are prohibited for private individuals, as Bavaria currently has a general ban on events. However, the Ministry of Agriculture is in close exchange with the Ministry of Health to enable the especially on wild boar necessary driven hunts.
Berlin:
- Drückjagden in the state of Berlin are allowed, but limited to 100 participants.
Brandenburg
- Driven hunts are allowed as long as they are necessary to fulfill the shooting of cloven-hoofed game.
Bremen
- There are no driven hunts in Bremen.
Hamburg
- Driven hunts are allowed.
- However, there is a ban on lodging.
Hesse
- Drückjagden must be approved by the local health department.
- There is no upper limit of persons.
- The accommodation ban does not apply to participants of a social hunt.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Driven hunts are allowed.
- Accommodation ban does not apply to participants of driven hunts and driven hunts.
- However, there is a ban on entry. Exception: owners of their own hunts, hunting leaseholders and holders of paid annual hunting permits. "Normal" hunting guests are not allowed to enter.
Lower Saxony
- Driven hunts are generally allowed.
- No prior permission is required, but the requirements of the "Corona Ordinance" must be strictly adhered to.
- Driven hunts on small game, on the other hand, are subject to prior approval by the competent authority as events.
North Rhine-Westphalia
- Driven hunts are permitted.
- The hunting party is to be divided into individual groups of a maximum of 5 persons (Anstellergruppen). The participants of these groups must be documented by name.
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Society hunts are permitted.
- No individual application to the regulatory authorities required.
- No upper limits for persons.
Saarland
- Driven hunts are permitted, but must be registered in advance with the local police authority.
Saxony
- Driven hunts are allowed if the hygiene concepts are adhered to.
- A separate approval of the hygiene concepts by the health authorities is not required. If general decrees on corona are issued in the districts that go beyond the Saxon Corona Protection Ordinance, these must be observed.
- The Ministry of Social Affairs has informed the four recognized associations of hunters in Saxony, the counties and independent cities and the members of the ASP crisis team of the Ministry of Social Affairs about these regulations.
Saxony-Anhalt
- In Saxony-Anhalt there is currently no clear driven hunt regulation.
Thuringia
- Driven hunts are allowed.
- However, accommodation prohibition also applies to the participants of a society hunt.
Schleswig-Holstein
- Driven hunts are allowed.
- A maximum of 100 participants are allowed.
