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- International Seminar on Bowhunting in Modern Wildlife management Brussels
- Mårten Ekström in memorian
- First ever IBEP bowhunting seminar on Iceland
- EBF joins FACE
- EBF anual meeting 2013
- Greenland legalizes hunting of Muskox with bow and arrow
- North American deer harvest tops 1.1 million, taken with bow and arrow
- New regulations in France
- New instructors within the iBEP system in Europe
- EBA becomes EBF
- SABA and EBF affiliation
- General assembly 2010
- BFA and DBJV at Die hohe Jagd und Fischerei
- Bowhunting seminar in Riga/Latvia
- International Conference and annual gathering
- ATA Visits Europe
- CIC General Assembly 2009
- Romanian Bowhunters Association founded 1 September 2008
- Instructor class IBEP
- Meeting with Yves Lecocq
BFA and DBJV at Die hohe Jagd und Fischerei
A small booth operated by the Bowhunter Federation Austria BFA and the German Bowhunting Association DBJV - but a big step for Bowhunting in German speaking countries "Die hohe Jagd und Fischerei" is one of the most important and biggest hunting fairs in Europe.
End of February 2010, the exhibition took place in the Expo Center of Salzburg, and the BFA - together with the German DBJV - were presenting bow hunting for the first time to the more than 44.000 visitors.
The exhibition was a real eye-catcher and an overwhelming success: even though the booth was small compared to the big industry exhibitors, it was nevertheless a great attraction for the visitors.
Videos bow hunting were continuously playing on a big screen and were attracting visitors passing the booth. Many of them stopped and engaged in intensive and constructive dialogues about bow hunting with the booth personnel.
A lot of questions could be answered, a lot of prejudices were eliminated and there was a visible and positive effect on hunter's opinion the longer the discussions lasted.
It can be safely asserted that the majority of the hunters would accept bowhunting as an alternative "niche" hunting method provided it is conducted properly and after passing a respective education course.Our staff on the stand had barely a chance to have a break or take look around on the fair - but it was well worth it. Both the DBJV and the BFA are convinced, that this exhibition was an important step forward for bowhunting in German speaking countries.