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November 2007:EBA Officials meet with Bulgarian govenment representatives.


EBA officials meet with Bulgarian Government representatives.
EBA First Vice President Carlos Freitas, together with President of the Bulgarian Bowhunting Association (BBA), Ivan Yotov, recently met with Mr. Yordan Radoslavov, Vice President of the Forest National Agency in the Bulgarian Agricultural Ministery as well as President of the Bulgarian National Hunting Agency.

BBA and EBA´s Bowhunting Awareness Seminar held on 24-25 November 2007 were EBA aim to help Bulgaria develop and make hunting with bow and arrow possible. EBA First-Vice President Carlos Freitas, together with Ivan Yotov, got the opportunity to meet with government officials at the Bulgarian Agricultural Ministry on November 28.

The meeting was held in a very positive atmosphere and EBA presented scientifically data and information as well as explained the current bowhunting situation around the world and specifically in Europe. Views were shared about the possibility of going forward with the full legalisation of bowhunting in Bulgaria in a near future, following the trend that has seen more and more nations doing so in South Eastern Europe.

EBA is very happy to know that there was an acceptance and openness to discussions from the local officials and that there is no principle opposition to bowhunting. EBA´s offer to provide further information and scientifically data and share its expertise in this process was accepted. Carlos Freitas said,

" -We are very happy that Bulgaria can embrace hunting with bow and arrow as this will help Bulgarian development and fully integration on EU and both Bulgarian an foreign hunters can profit from this alternative hunting method”.

EBA will continue its support to this process in future initiatives in the region, not only in Bulgaria, but also in neighbouring countries such as Romania, Croatia or Slovenia to name a few where bowhunting legalisation is already moving forward.

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Welcome to EBF

The European Bowhunting Federation (EBF)  promotes high ethical standards in a form of hunting that is tens of thousands of years old.

Our mission is to inform the public and to provide a base of knowledge for guiding governmental or non-governmental organizations toward effectiveimplementation of the art of hunting with the bow and arrow.

To achieve this end, we strive to communicate the value of bowhunting as a tool for sustainable game management and improving ecological conditions and awareness. EBF also supports the acquisition of practical skills and understanding by educating individual hunters through internationally acclaimed courses specifically created for the needs of modern bowhunters.

  

Bowhunting and why ? 

 

When choosing the bow and arrow as a hunting weapon, the bowhunter makes a conscious decision to forget many of the advantages modern technology offers in the area of equipment.

As a consequence, the bowhunter needs to develop the skills necessary to approach and hunt the quarry at ranges much closer than the animal's normal reaction/escape distance.

 

Further, the bowhunter needs to select, maintain and become proficient with equipment appropriate to the game hunted. Bowhunters are committed and ethical outdoor enthusiasts. 

They have chosen a deeper natural experience that requires more time to harvest the quarry, much like the angler who chooses fly casting and the challenges it brings. Challenge is the major reason for bowhunting. "A challenging way to hunt" or "requires more skill" consistently top the list of reasons why people take up bowhunting.

 

The majority of bowhunters have hunted with firearms prior to taking up bowhunting. In the U.S., the second most cited reason is that bowhunting expands the opportunity to hunt because of longer seasons (bowhunting seasons are generally twice as long as gun seasons), earlier seasons and more liberal bag limits.

 

Bow seasons are the least crowded hunting periods, and because bows are quiet, one doesn't sense the presence of competition, even when the woods are full of other archers. Bowhunting, as a silent, invisible and safe method, can be pursued in areas that are in close proximity to development, thus closer to home.

 

Bowhunters may also find it easier to gain permission to hunt on private land due to the relative safety and unobtrusiveness of the sport With a bow one can shoot all year round. In winter, clubs or shops hold indoor shoots, in spring and summer, 3-D tournaments and field shoots are regular attractions. One can also practice just about anywhere, including the backyard or even in the basement It's captivating to watch an arrow speeding to the target. 

The energy an arrow possesses is actually generated by the archer's own body. Thus, a bowhunter captures the quarry with his/her own hands. Archery is a hands-on sport. One can make arrows, sharpen broadheads, make bowstrings, tune bows and even fabricate a bow oneself Archery and bowhunting has a rich history, extending back further than 25,000 years. For some, bowhunting is a tradition, a life style.