The entire Forest Enterprise territory is assigned as a hunting area to the Putchinsky designated game husbandry of the Minsky Forest Enterprise of the Republic of Belarus and the district councils of the Belarusian Association of Hunters and Fishers of Minsk and Dzerzhinsk Districts, the game husbandry of “Agrokombinat Dzerzhinsky” OJSC. The game husbandry total area is 17.607 ha, of which 6.5 ha is occupied by woodland area, 11 ha – farm land and 0.06 ha – swamp area. The Forest Enterprise is headed by Mikhail Ivanovich Smolsky, Engineer-Game Manager. The forestry is divided into two hunting areas. The gamekeepers’ duties include protection of animal and vegetable world, animals feeding and arrangement of hunting. The UAZ automobile and two motorcycles are at the hunting service’s disposal.

 

A special hunting improvement of Putchinsky forest hunting range of Minsky Forest Enterprise was carried out in 1997 by Hunting Improvement Department of PGP “Belgosokhota”.

 

The basic mission of the forest hunting range is its management efficiency improvement. This objective was prescribed by the State Program of Game Husbandry Development for 2006 – 2015. To ensure this program implementation self-sufficiency is to be achieved. One of the ways of meeting the stated objectives is to increase the number of wildlife in the husbandry and, consequently, the number of issued hunting licenses. The husbandry is inhabited by the following species at the moment: elk, roe deer, swine, blue hare, brown hare, squirrel, fox, racoon dog, marten, polecat.

 

Special attention is drawn to hunting areas protection and anti-poaching activities. For this purpose hunting service personnel go on regular raids, including in collaboration with wild life protection inspectorate representatives. Some activities with the population are conducted as well. Hunters are in charge of certain areas where they can hunt and control observance of hunting and order maintenance rules leading to reduction in the number of poaching events and wild life growth.

 

The Forest Enterprise personnel is proud of its forest hunting range and, in particular, the Hunter’s House, which is situated close to village Kovaltsy of Dzerzhinsk District. The hunter’s house is equipped with heating and water supply at your disposal, 2 WC-and-bathroom units, furniture, a fridge with a freezing chamber, a TV set, a gas stove, a complete set of dishware, a fire-place and sleeping accommodations. A comfortable garden-house is situated on the territory of the farm yard. Nearby is the river with pier. You can cook aromatic shashlik or fish soup in a specially arranged zone at your pleasure. This complex may be used for family recreation, celebration, meeting with friends. It also provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy hunting and fishing keeping within the law. 8 sleeping accommodations for hunters are provided. Besides, active recreation park “Yakutskie Gory” is situated close to the forest hunting range.

 

 

Game husbandry borders have been established by the decision of Dzerzhinsky district Soviet of Deputies No. 67 dated 24.06.2008. Their description is given below.

The Northern border – from the intersection of administrative borders of Stolbtsovsky, Volozhinsky and Dzerzhinsky Districts to the east along the administrative border of Dzerzhinsk and Minsk Districts till Zaslavl-Dzerzhinsk highway.

The Eastern border – from the administrative border of Dzerzhinsk and Minsk Districts to the south on Zaslavl-Dzerzhinsk highway through Vertniki settlement, Putchino, till the turn to Garutishki settlement.

The Southern border – from the intersection of Zaslavl-Dzerzhinsk highway to Garutishki to the west on the road crossing Peretiatki, Volovniki, Yurkovichi, Lipki settlements till the administrative border of Dzerzhinsk District.

The Western border – from the intersection of Putchino-Rochevishi highway with the administrative border of Dzerzhinsk District to the north till the intersection of administrative borders of Stolbtsovsky, Volozhinsky and Dzerzhinsky Districts.

 

 

“Belgosokhota” Unitary Enterprise is responsible for substitution and issuance of hunting licence certificates. The detailed information may be obtained by phone 8-017-220-47-36 or on the website belgosohota.by.

 

The terms of standardized wildlife species hunting have been determined in accordance with Game Husbandry Management and Hunting Rules approved by Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 580 dated December 8, 2005.

 

The cost of accommodation in the hunter’s house for a Belarusian hunter is 30 thousand Belarusian roubles per day.

 

A single and season fur game hunting permit costs 15 thousand and 150 thousand, respectively, while feather game hunting permit costs 10 thousand and 100 thousand, respectively.