51st International Hunting Conference - Hunting between deer call and Twitter

Focus of the 51st International Hunting Conference - Internet and communication

In June 2013, the 51st International Hunting Conference took place in Gargellen / Vorarlberg.  Hotel Madrisa in Gargellen  to the topic "Hunting between deer calls and Twitter - communication and public relations in the age of new technologies and social networks - challenge and opportunity".

The event was hosted by the Vorarlberg Hunters - State Hunting Master Dr Ernst Albrich.

The following topics were discussed extensively by the hunters' representatives:

• Hunting and trends From the safety of opinion research: What will hunting look like in 2030?
• Web 2.0 - platforms that can be actively and productively used by everyone?
• What is this Social Media actually?
  Why is it important?
  What is actually happening?
• Best Practice Example: Presentation of the hunting portal of the Vorarlberg hunting organisation

Link to the detailed report with pictures of the event  HERE on Vorarlberg hunting portal

Extract from reports on the hunting conference

• Hagen District Hunting Association
• Hunting Switzerland
• The sight
• South Tyrolean hunting portal
• Report Carinthian Hunters Page 22
• Report Tyrolean Hunters Page 23
• Report South Tyrolean Hunting Association Page 24
• Upper Austrian Hunter Page 27

Extract - Final Declaration of the 51st International Hunting Conference

"In the age of new technologies and social networks Communication and public relations a major challenge represent. However, they can also The opportunity become.

After in-depth discussion of the presentations, the participants from the individual hunting organisations from Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Lower Rhine, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol came to the following conclusions and findings: The IJK calls on its member organisations to make greater use of the opportunities offered by new media - possibly even jointly or in close consultation, and to set up and actively support hunting portals at European level.

In this way, the importance and impact of hunting for society can be emphasised. At the same time, hunting culture and tradition must be lived and further developed, and communication with each other must be strengthened in order to emphasise and maintain the high emotionality of hunting for hunters and non-hunters."