When it is allowed to hunt badger

When it is allowed to hunt badger

The badger hunting season is short. In most regions, you can hunt it from late summer to mid-autumn. This animal inhabits the forests of the European continent, with the exception of the northern regions of the Scandinavian Peninsula and Finland. He lives in the Caucasus and Transcaucasia, in the Crimea, as well as in Asia and the Far East.

Badger
Badger is not an object of commercial hunting,Because his skin and short fur are valued quite cheaply. But for some hunters this animal is of interest, because badger fat is used for food. You can eat meat.

Timing of hunting badger

Timing of hunting for a badger is limited in connection withprolonged hibernation of this animal. For example, in northern regions of Russia the badger falls asleep in October-November, and sleeps until March-April. The timing of the badger hunting depends on the region. Early hunting begins in the Moscow region, it is allowed from August 15 to November 30. At the same time, the hunting season for the badger opens in the Kaliningrad region, it also lasts from August 15 to November 30, and in the Primorsky Territory - from August 15 to November 10. In the Arkhangelsk region and the Republic of Khakassia, hunting for badgers is allowed from September 1 to October 31. In the Kurgan region - from September 15 to October 20. In the Pskov region - from September 15 to November 1. And in the Novosibirsk region hunting for badgers is forbidden. In the farms of hunting users, as well as on the territory of the state reserve fund, the terms can be established by the administration of the economy or by territorial hunting management.

Quotas for badger extraction

In the Moscow region, permission to mine badgerIssue taking into account the shooting of the allowed number of individuals in the hunting season. Each year, production quotas may be different. For example, in the 2013-2014 season. on the basis of the Resolution of the Governor of the Moscow Region, the total quota for the production of the badger is only 37 individuals. In the Ivanovo region for the hunting season 2014-2015 the quota is 50 individuals. And only 30 of them can be mined in public hunting grounds. The Rosselkhoznadzor forms the hunting license forms of the established form, as well as its territorial offices.

Where do badgers live?

Most badgers are found in forests and steppes,they also live in mountainous areas. Badger digs burrows, and if in the mountains a burrow can not be dug out, then he settles in gorges. In the forest, the burrow can go under the roots of trees, in some places burrow holes reach a depth of five to ten meters. Usually near the burrow there is a pond. The most effective hunting for badgers with trained dogs, usually with dachshunds or terriers. These dogs easily crawl into the hole, trying to drive out the badger from there. And if the beast gets out of its hole, then immediately becomes a prey of the hunter.