For many people around the world, hunting is becoming a very questionable area of outdoor activities. Everybody has an opinion, and that’s fine. But as long as hunting is legal, and you’re following all the rules and most importantly hunter’s code of conduct, everything is alright.

We love nature, we love animals, and we’re passionate hunters as well. This is why our hunting tours in Montenegro are so popular. But we hunt only with the strict following of the most important hunting rules of universal hunter’s code of conduct and other institutional regulations which can provide safe hunting environment and help to obtain the hunting environment and ecosystems same as they were before we came here. Of course, there are also many rules about safe hunting and other law regulations.

We won’t speak much about those law regulations in Montenegro and Bosnia for now since you can easily find them, but we’ll keep our track with the most important universal hunting rules and hunter’s code of conduct which will provide that every hunting expedition goes just as it should.

Check out the most important hunting rules, and make sure to follow them once you have read them, and decided that the reasons to go hunting in Montenegro are simply brilliant.

#1 Hunting effects on environment & wildlife

Since we love nature so much, which we hope you can see by many different outdoor adventures we organize in Montenegro, of course, that effects of hunting on environment & wildlife will be our main and first issue in the universal hunter’s code of conduct.

Always show respect towards the wildlife, since as much as you love hunting, it should have the chance to be here next year, once you come back again. Hunt reasonably and within the legal limit. Once you pick your target, make sure that you have a clean shot that won’t just hurt the animal and left it to suffer. Make sure that your shot will kill that animal instantly, without much pain. Yes, we know that sometimes situation can change quickly, but at least give your best to make this happen.

When it comes to hunting effects on the environment, you have to follow all of the regulations since hunting grounds are often highly protected nature area. Motor vehicles should be used only on established roads within the hunting regions so that you won’t contaminate the nature or ride over some trees, lower plants and bushes. Camps shouldn’t make any impact on the environment. This means that you should pick up all the trash you make, just as empty bullet shells.

#2 Safe hunting rules

Hunter’s ethics always include the rule of safe hunting. You should always hunt safely, especially when you’re hunting in a group where many things can go wrong in a split of the second.

Some of the most important rules mean that you should always look for your target with binoculars, and never with your sniper (rifle scope). That means that you mustn’t keep your finger on the trigger at if you’re not ready to shoot. Only when you’re sure of your target and you’re able to see what lies behind it, you should pull the trigger and make a clean shot. Securing yourself, your hunting companions and other innocent animals and plants.

#3 Never drink alcohol while you hunt

Ok, we know that it can get cold on a mountainous hunting grounds and that you might wish to warm yourself up with some warm wine, strong brandy or some other alcoholic beverage, but you have to fight the urge. Alcohol is the most dangerous thing you can bring on your hunting trip. Remember that! Not guns, not ammunition but alcohol.

Every sip of alcohol lowers your reaction time and clarity, which can be very dangerous if you know that you’re caring a loaded gun around. Not to mention how dangerous can be a group of boozed hunters. Especially if they’re inexperienced. Those inexperienced hunters are our next rule in the ultimate hunter’s code of conduct.

#4 Spread your knowledge and ethical hunting spirit

Once you become an experienced hunter, with years of hunting experience behind you, it is your obligation and honor to teach younger hunters all of these important ethical hunting rules. Not just that you’ll give them important knowledge, but you’ll make your surrounding safer and more comfortable.

Fairplay and safe atmosphere on a hunting expedition are among the best reasons why many decide to go hunting. For example, we suggest you to bring along a beginner to go scouting, and let him know about all of the important things he should check out while he’s doing that, and why it is important once you go hunting.

#5 Read the law regulations thoroughly

Always, and we repeat that always read all of the law regulations when it comes to hunting in any particular country, state or protected area where hunting grounds are located. One tiny mistake or large fine can ruin your expedition. Not to mention the damage you can make on the existing environment if there are particular regulation standards for that matter.

Make sure that all of your tax duty is fully paid prior to hunting expedition, and that all of the fees you should pay after are done the right way.

#6 Double check your hunting location

Even if you’re going on an organized hunting expedition, make sure to make a thorough background check about the destination where you’ll hunt. This is very important since you can stumble upon an unethical tour organizer which could bring you to the hunting grounds that have no obvious definition or marked hunting areas. This means that you could easily go behind provided hunting grounds and onto private property.

Even if you’re going on an organized hunting tour on private property, with prior consent by the owner, be polite enough to share your game with them, or to at least thank them in some other way. If you’re coming from a distant country, a good decision could be to bring some traditional homemade food, drinks or some other things from your native land.

Also, make sure to let the owner know about any irregularities you might find on the hunting ground.

#7 Don’t make fun of inexperienced hunters

Remember the time when you went on your first hunt? Yeah, you probably do, so just remember how rude was that someone thought that you were slowing them down, or that you didn’t know anything about hunt. Yeah, it’s not a very nice feeling. Make sure that newbies feel comfortable with you, and they’ll know how to give it back to you.

All of these 7 things are pretty much the most important hunting rules that you need to know before you go hunting. We hope that you’ll follow this little but universal hunter’s code of conduct once you come on our hunting grounds.