Evaluation of the economics of sport hunting in Spain through regional surveys

Sánchez-García, Carlos; Urda, Verónica; Lambarri, M. C. Athié; Prieto, Irene; Andueza, Ana; Villanueva, Luis F.

doi:10.1080/00207233.2020.1759305

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“…This concept recognises factors such as enjoyment of nature, exploration of the outdoors, adventure and companionship (Hammitt et al 1990). But the success in hunt and hunting the most precious trophies, regardless of wild meat (Gigliotti 2000, Naevdal et al 2012, Sánchez-García et al 2021, are the toprated reasons for commercial hunting.…”

Section: Management -A Case Study From Croatian Dinaridesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It involves landowners, farmers, foresters, and other stakeholders and by that creates an extensive social network involved in nature and landscape management (Middleton 2014). According to Massei et al (2015) and Sánchez-García et al (2021), there are about 8-9 million hunters in Europe, which makes it the second-largest formally organised hunting population, after the one in the United States of America (Kupren and Hakuć-Błażowska 2021). In the EU hunting as a commercial branch is an important economic subject, approximately worth 16 billion € (Middleton 2014, Arnett andSouthwick 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Investment Analysis of a Joint Forest and Game Management – A Case Study from Croatian Dinarides

Beljan

Pokupić²,

Mataković

et al. 2022

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Wildlife-based tourism, including hunting, is attracting interest from governments, the tourism industry, and researchers. Capital investment in renewable resources, like forests, represents spatial and temporal management, which is significantly limited by the natural potential of a particular habitat (e.g., volume increment, the quantity of food for wildlife, etc.). Therefore, the return rate expected by the investor is quite fixed and the only tool by which the investor can increase it is by adding further business activities and/or expanding the existing value chain. In the Republic of Croatia, the only forests which can be purchased by individual or institutional investors, and in which it is possible to establish both active forest management and commercial hunting, are private forests. Based on these insights, we analysed characteristics of capital invested in a large-scale private forest, where game management is carried out in addition to extensive forest management. Of the 1,104 hunting grounds in Croatia, the one with the largest percentage of forest cover (92%) and privately owned (61%) was taken as the subject of this case study (name of the hunting ground: VIII/120 “Permani” (10,017 ha)). A theoretical approach was used in which the investor buys all private forests (predominantly consisting of common beech), conducts forest management activities, and makes a profit by selling timber (30-year period). Furthermore, the hunting segment consisting of game management for red deer, roe deer, wild boar and brown bear is evaluated. At the lowest cost of capital (5.41%), the results of the separate forest management revealed an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 5.10%, a negative Net Present Value (NPV) (-760,000 €) and a 30-year discount payback period. Joint forest and game management resulted in an IRR of 5.69%, a positive NPV (680,000 €), and the same length of a discount payback period.

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Section: Management -A Case Study From Croatian Dinaridesmentioning

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Section: Management -A Case Study From Croatian Dinaridesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investment Analysis of a Joint Forest and Game Management – A Case Study from Croatian Dinarides

Beljan

Pokupić²,

Mataković

et al. 2022

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“…In Europe, hunting contributes only a small part to the overall meat supply, but represents a sustainable source of meat. Hunting is a legal activity and when managed properly, may contribute to wildlife conservation and rural economy [10]. Most hunting practices fulfill animal welfare requirements, though guidelines for sustainable hunting should be promoted to minimize ethical concerns.…”

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“…In some countries such as New Zealand, Australia, China and Canada, meat from farmed game is considered as an important meat subsector, and the rearing of farmed game is also growing in European countries. However, hunting of wild game remains as an important activity in Europe, including ungulates, lagomorphs and birds, being this the case of Spain, where approximately 20,000 tons are produced each year, with an estimated value of 45 million € [10].…”

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Nutritional Composition of Game Meat from Wild Species Harvested in Europe

Soriano¹,

Sánchez-García²

2021

Meat and Nutrition

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A discussion about the nutritional composition of game meat, with specific focus on wild species harvested in Central and Mediterranean European countries has been conducted. Given the wide range of species, and the climate and vegetation differences among the harvesting areas, game meat shows heterogeneous characteristics and chemical composition, the latter being also affected by sex, age, body condition, physiological and sexual status, and hunting period. However, there are similarities which make it clearly distinguishable from livestock meat. When considering the most consumed species (red and fallow deer, wild boar, hare and wild rabbit), their meat has low fat content (<3 g/100 g for large and <4 g/100 g for small wild game species), high protein content (20–26 g/100 g) and low energy content (90–113 kcal/100 g). Wild game meat has a healthier fatty-acids profile compared to other meats, showing a higher proportion of PUFA, especially n-3, and consequently more favorable PUFA/SAF ratio. Wild ruminants’ meat shows a favorable n-6/n-3 ratio (lower or close to 4). It has a high content of K, followed by P and micro-minerals such as Zn and Fe, together with B-group vitamins and vitamin E. Game meat from wild species harvested in Europe can diversify the market being an alternative to others red meats owing to its nutritional quality and organoleptic characteristics.

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“…43 million hectares and 33 000 hunting estates in total, Sánchez‐García et al . 2020), and feeders and water troughs are among the most common management tools used (Arroyo et al . 2012), this could potentially have a wide impact on wildlife across the territory.…”

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Do non‐target species visit feeders and water troughs targeting small game? A study from farmland Spain using camera‐trapping

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Provision of food and water is a widespread tool implemented around the world for the benefit of game and other wildlife, but factors affecting the use of food and water by non‐target species are poorly known. We evaluated visits to feeders and water troughs by non‐game species using camera‐traps in two separate areas of Spain. Feeders and water troughs were either “protected” (when surrounded by more than 50% of shrubs/forest) or “open” (in the opposite case). A total of 18 948 photos from 5344 camera‐trapping days depicted animals, and 75 species were identified. Feeders and water troughs were visited by target species (partridges and lagomorphs, 55.3% of visits) and non‐target species (44.7% of visits). Among the latter, corvids were the most common (46.1% of visits), followed by rodents (26.8%), other birds (23.6%, mainly passerines), columbids (1.9%), and other species at minor percentages. The highest proportion of visiting days to feeders and water troughs was from corvids (0.173) followed by other‐birds (0.109) and rodents (0.083); the lowest proportion was recorded for columbids (0.016). Use intensity and visit frequency of water troughs tripled that recorded in feeders, and visits to open feeders/troughs were approximately twice those to protected ones. In summary: feeders and water troughs targeting small game species are also used regularly by non‐target ones; they should be set close to cover to optimize their use by non‐target species that are not competitors of target species (though corvids may visit them); water availability should be prioritized where drought periods are expected.

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Evaluation of the economics of sport hunting in Spain through regional surveys

Cited by 21 publications

References 23 publications

Investment Analysis of a Joint Forest and Game Management – A Case Study from Croatian Dinarides

Investment Analysis of a Joint Forest and Game Management – A Case Study from Croatian Dinarides

Nutritional Composition of Game Meat from Wild Species Harvested in Europe

Do non‐target species visit feeders and water troughs targeting small game? A study from farmland Spain using camera‐trapping

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