Hunting in the spring. Hunting season in spring

Hunting in the spring continues for a very limited time. This is the period of the awakening of nature. Winter drowsiness and drowsiness disappear. Thousands of men, vigorously throwing up a gun on his shoulder, rush into the forest, to the swamps and lakes. In them awakens the ancient spirit of the getter. It does not matter which game can be shot, the process itself, the sense and understanding of one's strength and dexterity is important.

What is hunting?

Hunting is the oldest occupation of man. The essence of this fascinating process in the search, pursuit, tracking down and extraction (catching or shooting) of wild animals. Not all species of game can be regarded as an object of hunting. Timing for shooting animals is also strictly limited.

Modern hunting can be:

• Commercial. To use the products of the killed animal (meat, skin, feather, fur and other).
• Sanitary. For shooting sick or dangerous animals or for the purpose of controlling the livestock of a certain type of game in a particular area.
• Catching animals. As a rule, such hunting is necessary for replenishment of zoos, circuses or for scientific purposes.

Many consider hunting simply entertainment, a pleasant pastime. But even for such an "entertainment program" a number of serious permits are required.

Types of extraction

There are several ways, types, methods of hunting. Here are some of them:

• Amateur or commercial;
• With the help of various means of transportation (animals: horses, elephants, machinery: motor vehicles, helicopters, etc.) or without them;
• In the marshes, in the forest, on the water and under the water, on the plain, in the mountains, northerly hunting, in the air;
• Group or individual;
• From ambush, ragged and pounded, pursuit;
• With specially trained animals (dogs, hunting birds, cheetahs, ferrets);
• With the use of mankov, baits, podsadnyh animals;
• With a firearm , a bow and arrows, a spear, a spear, a spear, a sling;
• Trapping by means of traps, nets, snares, traps, cells;
• Photographing and shooting animals in their natural habitat.

Each method and kind has its loyal fans and irreconcilable opponents. The variety of options makes it possible to choose the type and method of hunting that is most suitable for each specific person.

Terms of the spring season

Hunting in the spring in each separate region of Russia has its own strictly defined time period. This time interval starts from March 1 and ends on June 16. The spring hunting season for birds is the shortest, its duration is only 10 days. This is an unshakable rule for any region of the country.

Opening of hunting in the spring can be different for different regions. In each particular year, the date can be transferred, but, as a rule, this happens rarely. The reason is force majeure - a large forest fire or a strong flood of rivers.

There are a couple of nuances in terms of the timing that determines the hunting season in the spring. Some areas tie the beginning to certain days of the week (for example, the third Saturday of March).

Prohibitions

Hunting in the spring can be completely forbidden. This happens if the specialists of the hunting grounds come to the conclusion that the bird does not have suitable conditions for nesting. This is due to a favorable winter duck or late spring. Experienced hunters use this time to take a closer look at ducks' habitats and prepare well for the fall season.

Bird allowed to be shot

Not all feathered game can shoot in the spring. For example, hunting for hazel grouse in the spring is prohibited. There is a list of game to be shot:

• Woodcock. There are some restrictions: it is forbidden to hit a pair of flying birds and take off. The best time for hunting is after sunset.
• Goose. You can shoot during the nesting period and at the time of flight from the shelter. In this group, the shooting of the goose is forbidden.
• Wood grouse (male). As a rule, they hunt him at dawn, hiding in ambush beforehand.
• Drake. Hunt for drake in the spring is allowed in all regions of Russia using a duck duck. In some cases, a stuffed bird is used.
• Black grouse (male). Shoot the birds on the current. According to the unspoken rule of the first black grouse do not touch, so that he attracted other birds with his singing.

Spring season in Russia

Hunting in the spring in Russia still causes controversy between ornithologists and hunters. The former demand unconditional prohibition, the latter insist on the harmlessness of spring hunting, provided certain rules are observed.

In Russia, the summer-autumn season is short. Under the most favorable conditions, it is no more than 2.5 months. In autumn the bird flies to winter for Europe, where it is safely fired for 6-7 months. There basically can not be a spring hunt: birds return to nesting home, to Russia.

Thus, the spring season of shooting game - this, in fact, the Russian heritage, culture and traditions left by their ancestors to their descendants.

Drake

Hunting with a duck in the spring is the most common form of hunting for a drake. In some regions spring drake extraction without a ducking duck is simply impossible: it is forbidden. This is explained by the fact that without it a hunter risks shooting a duck, and not a drake.

Podkadnaya duck in its importance on hunting surpasses even a faithful dog. It must meet the following requirements:

• To have a good and loud voice;
• Be physically healthy in order to attract drake for a long time;
• Not to be afraid of man;
• Adequately respond to the new environment.

Hunting with a duck in the spring requires a painstaking preparation. Usually hunters themselves grow duck ducks. For a greater external similarity, cross a domestic duck with a wild drake. Mating is preferable to small breeds of ducks, they are more like wild ones. In addition, the cry of such a cross between the breeding season is close in timbre and sound to the call of a wild duck.

The duck duck is tied on an open reservoir in such a way that up to a shooter's head was not more than twenty meters. The hunter himself is hiding in a hut. A special rod with a platform at the top is driven into the bottom of the reservoir. The ring on the rod does not allow the duck to get entangled in the rope, and the pad is used for resting the bird.

For long-term hunting take two ducks, while one is resting, the second continues to work. Correctly planted duckweed determines the lion's share of the success of the whole enterprise.

For the reliability of the picture it is worth placing a number of stuffed animals nearby, at a distance inaccessible to the duck duck. A good manok can greatly help in attracting males.

Beforehand, in a hut, the hunter waits for the evening or morning dawn. It was at this time and begins to hunt for drake. Although in cloudy weather, a bird can fly throughout the day.

Grouse

Hunting for hazel grouse in spring is prohibited. It was during this period that the bird begins to breed. Terms of hunting for this bird - from autumn to spring.

There are several ways to hunt hazel grouse:

• At the decoy. Manok is a special device that mimics the voice of a particular bird or beast. As a rule, either males or a young bird respond to the call of the manga. The task of the hunter is to lure the feathered game and have time to shoot before the moment when he is seen.
• From the approach. The bottom line is that the hazel grouse should be scared - to force to fly, to notice which tree he has sat down, to approach the appropriate distance and shoot.
• The surgeon. This species needs two people. The scheme is quite simple: one scares a bird, the second shoots out of ambush.
• A paddock. The principle of hunting is the same as overtaking, but with the difference that more people are involved, sometimes dogs are used.
• With dogs. Not so popular because of the difficulty of properly training the dog. A well-trained dog quietly squealing will let the owner know about the hazel grouse found.

Habitat of hazel grouse is forest. You will not meet him in a swamp or in a field.

Features of the spring season

Hunting in the spring does not provide for the production of female birds. Only polygamous males are allowed to be shot.

All hunters should carefully study hunting rules in the regions. In the new territory you can inadvertently become a poacher. A simple example: shooting game birds at spring hunting is possible, but in 2013 shooting of hog and waterfowl in Kalmykia and Astrakhan region was banned.

Any violation of existing legislation regarding the shooting of game is classified as poaching and entails not only administrative but also criminal liability.

Observing the rules and preserving respect for nature, from the process of hunting you can get a wonderful charge of vivacity and a lot of positive.