HYDRAULIKPRESSE 2/2013 - einseitig - Hansa Flex
HYDRAULIKPRESSE 2/2013 - einseitig - Hansa Flex
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the “Grünes abitur” – meaning literally translated green<br />
graduation – a reference to the school leaving examination<br />
that decides eligibility for university admission.<br />
the shooting test is an important part of the hunting<br />
licence, and its requirements vary from one federal state<br />
to another. In most cases the candidate shoots with two<br />
different weapons – a rifle and a shotgun. For the rifle,<br />
five shots must be fired at targets over a distance of 100<br />
metres for each required discipline. with the shotgun, the candidate must hit ten<br />
to 15 moving targets. only two cartridges may be used for each target. Candidates<br />
who fail this part of the test are permitted to try again on the same day. If they are<br />
unsuccessful at the second attempt, they must retake the entire exam.<br />
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nadine Beneke did not need to take the exam again. She passed at the first attempt.<br />
this means that, since 2009, Ms Beneke is an officially licensed huntress.<br />
But I am interested to learn why she is committed to a pursuit that often seems<br />
rather warlike to the uninitiated.<br />
“It is certainly not just<br />
the idea of killing wild animals”,<br />
the media designer<br />
states quite emphatically.<br />
“when you have sighted<br />
and assessed a target as a<br />
suitable target, your body<br />
is flooded with adrenalin.<br />
then, when you actually pull<br />
the trigger, that is the icing<br />
on the cake. But for me, that<br />
is not what it is all about.” It<br />
is rather a sense of experiencing<br />
nature. “when I am<br />
sitting in the raised blind,<br />
it is like a short holiday. the<br />
peace is just a wonderful<br />
contrast to my work sitting<br />
at a desk. I don’t always take<br />
my weapon with me when<br />
I go, I prefer to just sit and<br />
watch the animals. For me,<br />
it is just a relaxing evening<br />
surrounded by nature”, says<br />
the huntress.<br />
the duties of qualified hunters<br />
are in fact manifold. they<br />
are tasked with keeping<br />
wildlife populations healthy<br />
through targeted hunting,<br />
and thus preventing major<br />
die offs during the winter.<br />
hunting also helps to control<br />
the growth of wildlife populations,<br />
which in turn limits<br />
damage to farmland and<br />
woodland and maintains<br />
species diversity. hunters<br />
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who have leased a hunting district are also required to improve the land for all<br />
wild animals living in the area, for example by planting hedges and feeding pastures,<br />
keeping woodland borders defined or creating wetland areas. they maintain<br />
hunting facilities such as raised blinds, carry out wildlife monitoring projects<br />
and wildlife counts, and they protect the wild animals from feral dogs and cats.<br />
these are just a few of the many functions they are required to fulfil.<br />
a VisiT TO cHarly and JOsy<br />
we have finished the interview, and my colleague takes me outside. In the garden,<br />
there is a huge aviary, which<br />
is home to Charly and Josy,<br />
her two Siberian eagle owls.<br />
after passing the hunting examination,<br />
nadine Beneke,<br />
did go on to get her falconry<br />
permit, and she now keeps<br />
two of these magnificent<br />
owls. Charly is the tercel (a<br />
word from falconry meaning<br />
the male). he is a good third<br />
smaller than Josy and quite<br />
a lot more trusting. “I have<br />
had him much longer than<br />
Josy, so he is more used to<br />
me”, explains the falconer,<br />
with Charly sitting on her<br />
left arm. training birds is<br />
immensely time-intensive.<br />
the media designer takes<br />
her eagle owls out for two to<br />
three hours every day. this<br />
is also from the language<br />
of falconry and means that<br />
the falconer walks outside<br />
the aviary with the bird<br />
perched on her arm, so that<br />
it becomes used to her. It is<br />
important to build up trust.<br />
“the eagle owls have to<br />
learn that they have nothing<br />
to fear from me”, says<br />
my colleague, as she strokes<br />
Charly’s head affectionately.<br />
Josy is watching everything<br />
from a few metres away, occasionally<br />
uttering a series of<br />
clicked warning sounds. She<br />
is still wary, but that will no<br />
doubt change in time. •<br />
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