Switzerland’s Voters say Yes to Hunting
OutdoorHub 02.22.12
In Switzerland, one of the few direct democracies in the world, voters have repeatedly shown approval of hunting with a two-thirds majority at the polls. Recently, a referendum against drive hunting held in the Swiss canton of Aargau was rejected by 103,000 votes against 50,000.
George P. Aman, president of the Swiss delegation of CIC, is proud of the Swiss citizens’ positive attitude toward hunting. These results show that hunting enjoys strong support amongst the population of Switzerland. About two thirds of the Swiss people accept hunting with a benevolent indifference. They trust government regulations although the approximately 30,000 huntsmen in Switzerland represent a negligibly small minority. The share of militant opponents to hunting is probably no more than about 10% to 15% of the total population.
