On the permissible standards for the use (shooting, catching) of certain species of game animals

The author presents his own views and experience on the organisation of state control over hunting management in Ukraine. The basis of such statements is the experience of the Mykolaiv Regional Forestry and Hunting Administration in implementing measures to increase the number of the main game species in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. The author suggests changes to the calculation of game harvest rates. A proposal was also made to grant the status of rationed species to European hare, pheasant, and grey partridge, i.e. the number of shooting cards for harvesting these species should be equal to the seasonal harvest rate of animals in the farm. A negative attitude was expressed towards the proposal of the so-called ‘eco-activists’ to legalise the conduct of control censuses of game animals by the public.