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Greetings from Europe

gcr0003 said:
My wife spent a year during college working as an au pair for a Spanish family in Madrid while she took Spanish classes. She became fluent in Spanish and fell in love with the culture. She said if it wasn’t for meeting me she probably would have moved there. That said, she would like to go back at some point. If I could work in a hunting trip while there that would be incredible. Anyway, thanks for the great write up. My wife is fairly anti-gun and doesn’t realize the freedom that we as Americans currently hold.

Welcome from the Alabama!
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People who come to Spain usually loves it... but then the opposite is also true. I went to the US at age fifteen and attended high school in MN. By the time I got back I was in love with everything I saw there.... including the Vikings.... my life has not been easy ever since... LOL
 
Ozzy said:
The 2nd Amendment, the land of the free, Don’t tread on me.... not just words, they’re a privilege you guys fought for and now enjoy everyday...
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I’m grateful for our freedoms, but unfortunately, they’re trying to take them from us...

I’m sorry you have to go through so much trouble to enjoy your hobbies, but I do admire that you do what you have to so you can enjoy them!
 
Welcome from NY. I grew up in germany and moved here in my mid twenties. If you guys think the regulations in spain are tough let me just tell you what it took to get a fishing license in germany. A 32 hr class, 4 hrs for 8 saturdays and a written test at the end. It was a lot harder than the hunter ed courses here. And then you could only fish in the ocean or some of the few public streams or ponds. Most of those are leased by clubs and you have to become a member.
Getting a gun license there is of course even more involved. And as far as i know there is no public hunting,you have to lease land.
The wildlife and natural resources in this country are mindblowing to someone growing up in Europe.
I dont think hunting with a bow is allowed either in germany.
 
Bowmanmike said:
Welcome from NY. I grew up in germany and moved here in my mid twenties. If you guys think the regulations in spain are tough let me just tell you what it took to get a fishing license in germany. A 32 hr class, 4 hrs for 8 saturdays and a written test at the end. It was a lot harder than the hunter ed courses here. And then you could only fish in the ocean or some of the few public streams or ponds. Most of those are leased by clubs and you have to become a member.
Getting a gun license there is of course even more involved. And as far as i know there is no public hunting,you have to lease land.
The wildlife and natural resources in this country are mindblowing to someone growing up in Europe.
I dont think hunting with a bow is allowed either in germany.
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You are absolutely right. No public land in Spain either except for the state reserves where you can only hunt after public bidding to get a tag and only accompanied by a reserve ranger. We either lease land or hunt in private farms and ranches. Fro the bowhunting in Germany, all of us european bowhunters are lobbying to get it legalized, it will hopefully happen soon. Great Britain and some other countries do not allow bowhunting either....
 
Bowhunting is the best,i dont need a gun season. I started hunting late in life,around 38 years old.
I hope it gets more attention in the rest of europe,good thing it is legal in Spain.
 
Ozzy said:
I understand you mean licenses and such? Are you ready for depression?

In Spain any hunter needs two main documents: hunting license and hunting insurance.

If you hunt with firearm (only rifles or shotguns are allowed), then you also need a “weapons permit”. This permit is obtained by taking an exam. You are asked to study laws and regulations related to firearms, then pass the written and practical exam. A specific unit of the Police deals with this.
Only people holding this permit are allowed to buy any firearm. Every time you buy a gun or ammo, the shop notifies the police with your permit reference number. You can only have a certain amount of guns in your possession and you can only buy a certain amount of rounds per year.. You are also forced to buy a certified gun safe and give the serial number to the Police to keep those arms at home. Big pain.
Now, every gun comes with a specific ID card in which model and serial number are printed along with owners name.
Every time you carry your gun, you need to be in possession of the permit and the gun’s ID card...
To make it even worse, every five years you have to renew you permit and this includes medical examination, psychological and physical, a tax and taking every single gun you own to a Police station for check up.

But, if you hunt with a bow, you do not need all of the above, only the hunting license and the insurance. Bows have no ID card. Note: this applies only to vertical bows; crossbows, since they can be carried loaded and ready to fire, are treated as shotguns and need all of the above...

Hunting License: Spain has a population similar to that of Texas and is smaller in size. Still we have managed to divide it into 17 States!! No national license, you need one for every state you intend to hunt. Not expensive, but boring process to apply for one at a time.

Hunting Insurance: Issued by any insurance company that carries the specific policy to cover accidents and damage to the hunter o third parties, you cn even include dogs coverage

So, every year, you need to renew both licenses and insurance. As you see, if you hunt in Spain, it is because you are really passionate about it... It is the price to pay for not having a 2nd amendment...

But then on the other hand, hunting opportunities are incredible here and for such a small territory we are blessed with a variety of terrains second to none. We have red stags, wild hogs, fallow deer, roe deer, mouflon, Balearian Boc, barbaric sheep, chamois, feral goats, and of course the world famous four subspecies of Spanish Ibex. All of them in healthy populations allowing for year round hunting.
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Great summary Ozzy! This stuff fascinates me. Do I need to hire a guide to hunt Ibex, or could a legally hunt on my own?
 
tam9492 said:
Great summary Ozzy! This stuff fascinates me. Do I need to hire a guide to hunt Ibex, or could a legally hunt on my own?
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When hunting for ibex, a guide is mandatory. There are many Spanish outfitters very well established in the US that regularly attend the shows to market their hunts. Not cheap but a beautiful hunt and a beautiful animal.
 
Welcome from Cincinnati and thank you for all this information! I may find myself in Europe in the next few years and would love to work in a hunt somewhere.
 
Hello from Canada!

Send hunting pics from Spain. I would like to see the terrain you are hunting in.

Here is my patch of ground...
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Sorry guys I did not get back to you. I have been quite offline lately. I will try to post some pics of the piece of land we have been hunting this season. There are more on my instsgram (that is is the place I am more active) @osvaldobalaguer


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