The density of deer in the wild has reached levels that make nurturing seedlings nearly impossible, as they relentlessly graze on young trees. Several organisations, such as the non-profit “natur&ëmwelt,” the “Hëllef fir d’Natur” foundation, the Ecological Movement, and private forest owners, are now collaborating with hunters to mitigate this issue.
Marc Reiter, the vice-president of the Saint-Hubert Federation of Hunters of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, stresses that hunters are in agreement regarding the need to manage the game population. He states, “We don’t disagree on that, we all know the problem. We’re all aware of the problem. In this area, we’re partly on the same wavelength. It’s not for nothing that we’ve been asking for years to obtain the necessary resources. Now it seems that these organisations have come to the same conclusion, and I think that all we can do is act together.”
Hunters, according to the federation representative, are willing, and there are enough of them. He suggests allowing them to work without constant instruction, stating, “We simply have to let these people work and perhaps try to stop explaining to them from morning to night how they are supposed to hunt. I think we all know that fairly well.”
The Saint-Hubert Federation of Hunters intends to address the matter pragmatically. At some point, considerations will need to include how to handle the surplus game meat when culling is conducted on a larger scale.
Full report by RTL Télé (in Luxembourgish)
