Serbian Hunting Association

The Serbian Hunting Association (Serbian Cyrillic: Ловачки савез Србије; Serbian Latin: Lovački savez Srbije) is the national hunting society of Serbia. It was founded in 1896, making it one of the oldest organised hunting bodies in the Balkans. The association operates as an umbrella organisation that brings together more than 227 regional hunting associations, including the hunters' associations of Vojvodina and of Kosovo and Metohija. Public institutions also participate in its structure, among them the national parks of Fruška gora, the Tara mountains, the Kopaonik mountains, Đerdap and the Šar mountains, as well as the state forestry companies Srbijašume ("Forests of Serbia") and Vojvodinašume ("Forests of Vojvodina"). The association traces its origins to a hunters' assembly held on 13 October 1896 in the village of Brzan near Lapovo, on the Košutnjak estate that had served as the private hunting ground of King Milan Obrenović and was known for its deer and roe deer. The Association of Hunters of the Kingdom of Serbia was officially created on 26 October of that year. By 1898 it already grouped 42 associations spread across the kingdom and counted 2,500 members. Today the association manages a hunting domain of roughly 650,000 km2 divided into 321 hunting zones, and it also manages 250 hunting lodges. Administratively it is divided into 15 large hunting areas (Lovni oblasti): Bačka, Northern Banat, Southern Banat, Syrmia, Belgrade, Podunavlje, Šumadija, Podrinje-Kolubara, Zlatibor, Raška, Timok, South-Eastern Serbia, Southern Serbia, and Kosovo and Metohija. Each of these areas is in turn subdivided into several sectors. The association is a membership-based organisation rather than a commercial company, but it functions as a brand-like national institution in the field of hunting, wildlife management and hunting tourism in Serbia. Its official website is published in Serbian, English and French.

The Serbian Hunting Association was founded in 1896. A hunters' assembly gathered on 13 October 1896 in the village of Brzan near Lapovo, on the Košutnjak estate, which had been the private hunting ground of King Milan Obrenović and was reputed for its deer and roe deer. On 26 October 1896 the Association of Hunters of the Kingdom of Serbia was officially created. The organisation grew quickly: by 1898 it already grouped 42 associations across the kingdom and had 2,500 members. Over the following decades the association developed into the national umbrella body for hunting in Serbia. It now brings together more than 227 regional associations, including the hunters' associations of Vojvodina and of Kosovo and Metohija. Public institutions also form part of the association, such as the national parks of Fruška gora, the Tara mountains, the Kopaonik mountains, Đerdap and the Šar mountains, as well as the public forestry enterprises Srbijašume ("Forests of Serbia") and Vojvodinašume ("Forests of Vojvodina"). The association manages a hunting domain of approximately 650,000 km2, divided into 321 hunting zones, and it also manages 250 hunting lodges. Administratively it is divided into 15 large hunting areas (Lovni oblasti): Bačka, Northern Banat, Southern Banat, Syrmia, Belgrade, Podunavlje, Šumadija, Podrinje-Kolubara, Zlatibor, Raška, Timok, South-Eastern Serbia, Southern Serbia, and Kosovo and Metohija. Each of these areas is subdivided into several sectors.

• 1898

  Association grouped 42 associations across the kingdom and counted 2,500 members.

• 1896

  Hunters' assembly held on 13 October in Brzan near Lapovo; Association of Hunters of the Kingdom of Serbia officially created on 26 October.

National umbrella organisation for hunting in Serbia, uniting regional associations and public institutions.

Product categories. Hunting grounds management · Hunting lodges · Hunting tourism · Wildlife management

1. 1Serbian Hunting Association – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Association des chasseurs de Serbie – Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org