#DailyBloggingChallenge (120/200)
#TIL that in #Germany the hunters have a contract with the farmers in their #hunting region, where the hunters are liable if the crop is destroyed through wild game. Thus farmers and hunters almost live in a symbiotic relationship, the hunters have the duty to remove the pest and the farmers permit the hunters to hunt on their area.
The typical example of a poor hunter are bald spots in crop fields. This is usually due to boars digging up in the area, especially prone during months when food is scarce. Killing off a couple pigs usually scares them away for some time before returning back to the crime scene.
Of course the farmers could always claim that the bald spot was due to poor management of game, where the hunter can hire a specialist to vet the area to reduce the liability cost.
Depending on the hunting region and area size, it is typical to set the liability limit at 20,000€. This is about the cost if 10-15 farmers lost their crop yield within the area.
