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crossing borders, travelling to the hunting ground, obtaining weapons and ammunition licences and qualified guides, as well as veterinary licences and all other requirements for exporting game.All hunters must possess documentation for hunting weapons, ammunition, optical sights and hunting dogs. Only the species of game


listed on the hunting licence may be shot, and with the approval of the qualified escort. Before the shot game and its parts (trophy,meat, skin) can be removed fromthe hunting ground, the huntermustmake the necessary payment as detailed in the price list of the hunting association.


ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS


Serbia offers other types of shooting too, and those seeking training in both pistol and rifle shooting are well catered for, with a number of well-equipped shooting ranges spread around the country,with some close to the capital,Belgrade. Tis can be for sport shooting or on amore professional level,where bodyguard training and special services including tactical, sniping and familiarising with a broad selection of firearms can be arranged. Serbia is also noted for


running excellentmajor competitions in rifle, pistol and clay pigeon shooting target shooting, including ISSF and IPSC championships. It has vast wooded areas that


it conserves professionally,with woodlands taking onmore than just the important economic and regeneration of oxygen while absorbing carbon-dioxide properties. Te name of “Srbijašume”,


traditionally and symbolically, represents the bond between two great goods – the Republic of Serbia and its forests.Serbia’s nature is rich and almost a third of its territory, around 2.7million hectares, is covered by deciduous and coniferous woodland known as its ‘forest treasure’.


Finding the links between


shooting sports and the dealers and distributors in Serbia provedmore than a challenge; even seeking assistance fromembassy trade and press departments, hunting associations andmagazines, we found little to show how businesses couldmake inroads into this rather interesting market. With its superb hunting


facilities and long traditions of hunting with an affinity for guns that is not found everywhere,we had hoped to provide some stronger information. While the nation forges


ahead with its EU plans itmay have other priorities right now, but the scene would appear set for business opportunities as things develop.Te Serbia economy is growing faster than many in Europe and it has great natural resources and talent.


GUNMAKING TRADITION


Tere is a thriving gun industry, with probably the best known manufacturer being Zastava, whichmakesmany products for the civilianmarket, including small-bore hunting rifles, but also equipment for themilitary with some strong export opportunities. On the ammunition front,


Prvi Partisan has built a great reputation around the world for its excellent rifle and pistol ammunition,with hunting and target loads besidesmilitary types. Less well known is Krusik,


whichmakes shotgun ammunition in a wide range of types for hunting, target shooting, plusmilitary and police roles, plus self-defence loads. Te Krusik factory was


severely damaged during the NATObombings during the 1990s but a determined workforce had the factory rebuilt and running in a very short time and now it produces sufficient ammunition tomeet home demand and export up to 50 per cent. GTW


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