PERIODICAL LITERATURE 

 SILVICULTURE, PROTECTION. AND EXTENSION 



Management of the game resources of the 

 Hunting in the State forests is of considerable importance at 

 State Forests this time, from the financial, silvicultural, and 

 of the administrative viewpoints. Objects should be 



Gernian Slates to insure greatest lasting returns to the State 

 treasury, the protection of the silvicultural in- 

 terests of the forest, and the prevention of injury to the general hunting 

 business, especially in communal forests near State lands. 



In Prussia, with a few exceptions, the hunting is managed by the 

 Oberforster, according to a shooting schedule drawn up yearly with 

 the approval of the higher authorities. The Oberforster may designate 

 other forest officers to shoot for him, but outsiders may not do so 

 except in the presence of himself or other forest officers. Method*-, of 

 hunting are prescribed. The Oberforster disposes of all game killed, 

 and from the proceeds pays his subordinates a fee for the shooting, 

 receives an allowance himself for expenses of keeping dogs, hiring 

 beaters, and transporting game, and pays the balance to the treasury. 

 The State may pay for feeding game in severe winters, for fencing, 

 or to replace damages to game by unusual causes. Forest officers may 

 kill smaller animals such as fox. marten, and waterfowl, under certain 

 restrictions, without accounting for tliem to the treasury. In ^^he few 

 cases where hunting rights are leased to private individuals, the lessee 

 may hunt himself or em])loy a trained hunter; guests may hunt only 

 when the lessee or his hunter are present. The methods to be used are 

 prescribed in some detail. Leases are not transferable, and the lessee 

 is responsible for all damages done by himself, his hunters, or his 

 guests, and also for all damages done by the game to the forest. Forest 

 officers may hunt small game even' on leased areas. Net income from 

 the hunt was 800,000 marks in 1917 and 1,000,000 in 1918, or from 

 0.27 to 0.33 marks per hectare per annum. In Bavaria the State ad- 

 ministers the hunting on slightly more than half of the State forests, 

 the rest are leased to private individuals or to the forest personnel. 

 Where managed by the State, all receipts go to the treasury, and all 



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