Since the end of July, the woods and plains of France have resonated hoarse barrels from the one of our most emblematic game: deer. In this full season of the Rut, brocks compete in activity, ardor and sometimes imprudence. An intense, fleeting, precious-period for nature lovers as for wildlife managers such as the Nemrods of the Interdepartmental Federation of Hunters of Île-de-France.
A nature on the skin
From the end of July to mid-August, the biological cycle of deer reaches its climax. The males come out of their usual discretion, crisscross the edges in search of chevrettes in heat, chain the circular races around the females and confirm with insistent to affirm their presence and push the competitors. These spectacular behaviors provide informed observers with striking scenes, particularly at dawn and twilight. For animal photographers and respectful walkers, the Rut du Brocard is a rare gift, direct access to the wild intimacy of our peri -urban forests.
A key moment for hunting management
For us hunters, this period constitutes a key moment in direct debits to the approach, in particular for the territories engaged in sustainable and rigorous management, as is the case in Île-de-France Ouest under the impulse of the Interdepartmental Federation of Hunters of Île-de-France (FICIF). Thanks to very strict quotas and a fine knowledge of the workforce, hunters are authorized to take a few handpicked males: irregular, deficient, or excess wooden subjects compared to the capacities of the territory. This is a reasoned selection act, in perfect adequacy with the objectives of maintaining biodiversity, good health of populations, and agro-sylvo-cynégetic balance. Remarkable trophies can also, more rarely, be the subject of a sample, fruit of a patient, respectful and ethical approach.
Exemplary management carried by Ficif
In Île-de-France Ouest, Ficif watches with requirement on the terms of these samples. For each territory concerned, a clear, limited and controlled framework is defined and the priority remains the sustainability of the species and the stability of the populations. Through this approach, the Ile -de -France hunters demonstrate the central role they occupy in the knowledge, regulation and preservation of deer. At a time when the urban world is moving away more and more from these realities in the field, the rut of the brocade reminds us of the importance of the link between man, nature and fauna. And in Île-de-France, this link is maintained, day after day, by passionate and responsible managers.
