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Signed by Torbjörn Larsson, President of FACE, on behalf of FACE Members, representing 7 million hunters in Europe, the letter calls on the EU Commission President to put in place practical solutions to ensure appropriate management frameworks to ensure coexistence, for the future of rural communities and conservation.

Benelli Advanced Impact is not just a brand new barrel, it is an actual system consisting of two inseparable elements that work together: barrel and chokes with new profiles that allow hunters and sport shooters to achieve previously unknown results in terms of velocity, range and impact on the target. 

The Vipera aspis is a reptile considered by most to be dangerous, and rightly so! However, we should get to know it better in order to understand its behavior, and learn the necessary lessons to avoid any harm to us and our four-legged friends while hunting in Italy. That's an important info for the holiday season.

Dedicated to those who hunt, stalk & have a passion for the great outdoors, the  Stalking Show – a new event in its second year – was held from 15th to 16th April 2023, at Staffordshire County Showground, UK. Two days of talks, product launches, shopping, demonstrations and displays. 

Should I go hunting tonight even though we have a full moon? Do you think hunting makes sense today or is it too bright? We hear such questions again and again and actually it is quite understandable that such questions are asked especially by young hunters. After all, our native wild boar is an extremely clever game species that knows exactly how to move, when and, above all, where. Nevertheless, …

The REACH Annex XIV Authorization Listing includes substances “of very high concern” and “of the highest priority”. ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, recommended to include lead metal in the list: This has severe consequences for a broad range of strategically important European industries and applications – among them, the ammo industry, of course. But finally it will be a political decision.

The ECHA committees (SEAC and RAC) sent their technical advice to the European Commission for scrutiny and to allow the REACH Committee to start the drafting activities over the legislative proposal to restrict the use and placing on the market of lead ammunition in outdoor activities. What will happen next?

The REACH Regulation that prohibits discharging and carrying lead shot in or within 100 meters of wetlands will come into force next month. Firearms United Network sought the annulment of the regulation putting forward 15 legal grounds for an annulment: the European General Court rejected all claims.

After two editions, the Hunting Experience Days at Schloss Lembeck, Germany, will no longer take place in the future. According to the organizer, the reason for the cancellation is the concentration on business-to-business activities, with a particular focus on further developing IWA OutdoorClassics in Nuremberg.

The role of hunters to nature, society and economy was the main topic of the live streaming press conference held by the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE). Top representatives from major European hunting associations talked about biodiversity, conservation, EU rules and regulations. The message is: hunters are not the problem, but are an important part of the solution. Let's …

"Recknagel" a name that rings in the ears. Especially in the eastern part of the Federal Republic of Germany, people associate this name with at least one Olympic victory, namely that of Helmut Recknagel on the normal hill at Squaw Valley in 1960. If you Google "Recknagel" today, however, you will also find the company Recknagel on page one of the results lists. We are talking about the German …

The “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside" European Parliament Intergroup scheduled for Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 16:30h, a briefing session supported by FACE aimed at bringing together a variety of stakeholders to discuss a way forward for livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe. All participants are invited to send questions for the panel discussion: register now! 

The European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) rings the alarm: in Brussels there is an active agenda to end most regional hunting practices across Europe; some policy-makers are working against hunting; important hunting practices are being unnecessarily restricted. Read on to learn what FACE's “European Hunters’ Campaign” is about and how you can sign the petition.

For some reason, bad ideas and detrimental ideologies often enjoy great popularity and spread quickly. This is the case of the anti-lead-in-ammo crusade that, from the EU, is now also infecting the UK. The restrictions proposed by the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will impact all 600,000 live quarry shooters and the estimated four million target and air rifle shooters in Great Britain.

Sixteen months after the last Jagd & Hund in 2020, the anniversary will be summery: many activities will take place in the outdoor area around the Dortmund exhibition halls. Every visitor also has free access to the large Food & Outdoor Area, but above all the chance to win rich prizes worth a total of 100,000 euros. We are revealing here what you can look forward to during your visit.

Some days ago forty-one hunting and conservation organizations sent a letter to the US Fish- and Wildlife Service asking to stop any settlement discussions with an environmental group that, by banning lead ammo and fish tackle, would roll back public access for hunting and fishing to 2.3 million acres of public land. Just like in the EU, in the US too single interest groups seek to impose their …