Thematic Route: The Beautiful Nature Route – Outside Activities

Name of Tourist Attraction: Bahna Hunters and Sportive Fishermen Association

Location: Bahna village, Ilovita commune, MehedintiCounty, 30 km away from DrobetaTurnuSeverin.

Description: AVPS Bahna is a private hunting and fishing association that owns two hunting funds: 5-Vărciorova and 6-Podeni. The two funds are joined and form a common trunk with a total area of 18,938 ha.

Information and Contact:

Contact Association:

President: Constantin VITEL: phone: +40723864483,

E-mail: icuvitel@gmail.com

Other useful information:

The hunting permit is obtained in accordance with Article 28, 407/2006 Law with subsequent amendments and modifications:

“(2) Permanent hunting permits shall be printed and registered by the central public authority responsible for hunting, and shall be released through the hunting associations with limited number for the citizens with the domicile or residence in Romania.

(3) The conditions that an applicant must meet cumulatively at the time of passing the examination in order to obtain a permanent hunting permit are as follows:

(a) The minimum age is at least 18;

(b) Has completed one year of traineeship under the guidance of the hunting organization managing at least one hunting fund to which they apply to be enrolled, except for hunting graduates;

(c) Has practiced at least a practical training in a shooting area regarding the possession and usage of weapons and ammunition;

(d) has been admitted to an organized examination to obtain a permanent hunting permit, held in front of a commission formed of representatives of the national hunting public authority, associations, unions or federations representative at national and international level and higher education institutions;

(e) During the last 5 years he / she have not committed deeds that are classified as crimes by this law;

(f) Has to be physically and psychologically able at the time of the examination to hold and use a lethal weapon.

(4) The temporary hunting permit shall be issued by the managers of the hunting funds at the request of the foreign citizens and stateless persons with the domicile abroad who are hunters in their country of residence and if they come to Romania for hunting activities.

(5) The regulation for the exchange of hunting permits in use and for obtaining hunting permits under the present law shall be approved by order of the administrator.

(6) The examination for obtaining the quality of hunter shall be organized in counties, according to the regulation approved by the order of the administrator.

(7) By exception to the provisions of paragraph (3) lit. b) Hunting technical staff and hired personnel of hunting fund managers, as well as hunters with the domicile abroad and residing in Romania, who are in possession of a valid license / hunting permit in their countries of origin are exempted from the traineeship. “

AVPS Bahna organizes hunting matches, having the following tourist packages for Romanian tourists:

	Hunting period		Prices
	Male	Female	Male	Female
Wild boar	All year long	January 1 – January 31	– shooting: 1000 lei – organized hunting: 250 lei/day/hunter	– shooting a sow: 800 lei – shooting a piglet: 500 lei – organized hunting: 250 lei/day/hunter
Roebuck	First of May -October 15	First of September – February 15	– authorization price (trophies): 500lei -meat take-over price: gutted meat – 10lei/kg – organized hunting: 250/day/hunter	-authorization price (trophies): 500lei – organized hunting: 250/day/hunter

• On chase in groups of at least 10 hunters and maximum 25 hunters, the hunting fee is 300 lei / hunter
• The optional price for accommodation, meals and transportation to the guesthouses and hotels in the area
• To participate in organized hunting matches, the hunters must have the following documents:

-ID card

-The weapon license

-The hunting license

-The hunter member license

– Insurance against accidents

– Appropriate equipment

– The related weapons and ammunition

AVPS Bahna organizes hunting matches, having the following tourist packages for foreign tourists:

1. PRICES FOR ORGANIZATION, SPECIALTY ASSISTANCE, SHOOTING AND MEAT TAKE-OFF:

	PRICE			PERIOD
	MALE		FEMALE	MALE	FEMALE
Common deer	-price for shooting for the trophy: 1000-8000euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal: 1000 euro -price for missed fire: 100 euro/fire		– shooting price: 500 euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal: 300 euro -price for missed fire: 100 euro/fire	01.09-31.12	01.09-15.02
Hunting fund assistance fee: 100 euro/ day/ hunter
Roebuck	-price for shooting for the trophy: 200-1000euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal:100 euro -price for missed fire: 50 euro/fire	-price for shooting for the trophy: 100 euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal:50 euro – price for missed fire: 25 euro/fire		01.05-15.10	01.09-15.02
Hunting fund assistance fee: 100 euro/ day / hunter
Wild boar	-price for shooting for the trophy: 300-600(+10euro/cm inferior teeth) -price for injured and unrecovered animal:150 euro -price for missed fire: 50 euro/fire	-price for shooting for the trophy: 300 euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal:100 euro -price for missed fire: 50 euro/fire   -price for shooting a piglet for the trophy: 150 euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal:50 euro -price for missed fire: 25 euro/fire		All year long	01.06-31.01
Fox	-price for shooting for the trophy: 25 euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal: 10 euro			All year long
Hunting fund assistance fee: 50 euro/ day/ hunter
Badger	-price for shooting for the trophy: 25 euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal: 10 euro			All year long
Hunting fund assistance fee: 50 euro/ day / hunter
Rabbit	-price for shooting for the trophy: 20 euro -price for injured and unrecovered animal: 10 euro			01.11-31.01
Hunting fund assistance fee: 50 euro/ day/ hunter
Forest Woodcock	-shooting price: 100 euro/day/hunter -meat take-over price: 2 euro/piece			01.09 – 28.02
Pigeon with a collar	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter -meat take-over price: 1 euro/piesă			01.09 – 10.02
Ringdove	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter -meat take-over price: 1 euro/piece			15.08 – 28.02
Quail	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter -meat take-over price: 0,5 euro/piece			15.08 – 31.10
Starling	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter -meat take-over price: 0,1 euro/piece			15.08 – 28.02
Mistletoe thrush	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter -meat take-over price: 0,1 euro/piece			01.09 – 28.02
The wine yards thrush	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter -meat take-over price: 0,1 euro/piece			01.09 – 28.02
The winter thrush	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter -meat take-over price: 0,1 euro/piece
The Variegated Crow	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter			01.06 – 31.03
The magpie	-shooting price: 50 euro/day /hunter			01.06 – 31.03

Hunting Methods:

– By search: practiced in the morning and evening

– On hold: at fixed locations and observatories, in the morning and evening

– On the go: during the day

Weapons:

– With pipes for small animals

– With rifled pipes for big animals

Required documents:

-ID card

-Hunt permit

-weapon permit

-insurance against accidents

-European passport

Upon request, the association issues an invitation to the hunter, accompanied by a temporary hunting permit and an accident insurance.

1. Prices for extra services:

1. Prices for hotel or guesthouse accommodation

Simple room	100 euro/day
Double room	150 euro/day

2. Prices for translator: 50 euro/day
3. Prices for out of the hunting fund transport:

– 0.5 euro / km

– 10 euro / hour

– 10 euro / day

4. Hunting and ammunition rental prices :

– With pressed pipes – 30 euro / day and cartridges – 1 euro / pcs

– With ribbed pipes – 50 euro / day and cartridges – 5 euro / pcs

5. Prices for taking the meat:

Specie of animal	Delivery way	Value
Common deer	Gutted	4 euro/ kg
Roebuck	Gutted	4 euro/ kg
Wild boar	Gutted	3       Euro / kg