B.: Type of hunting practised?
F.F.: Small game (wood pigeon, duck, pheasant, partridge, woodcock, hare…) and big game (wild boar, roe deer, red deer…) by driven hunt or stalking hunt.
B.: Your best trophy?
F.F.: My first roe deer, an old one, with a single antler. Hunt by stalking in the South of France during summer, guided by my boyfriend… Difficult but an awesome moment with great memories…
B.: When did you start hunting?
F.F.: I have my license since November 2015. But I have been at the hunt with my dad sometimes when I was young.
B.: And why?
F.F.: I have always loved the wild and I have always admired animals. In 2014, I accompanied my dad, my brother and my uncle during a driven hunt (small game and big game). I had a really great time during this day with beautiful memories… But there isn’t female at hunt… So, I said to myself: “why couldn’t I do it?”. I discussed it with my family and my grandmother said to me “If you have your hunting license, I give you a shotgun which belonged to your grandfather.” So, I got my hunting license and my story started from there. I was not thinking that I can be addicted as I am. I have a deep respect for the wild and for the animals. The wild is incredibly beautiful… I feel myself nearer to the wild since I hunt.
B.: Favourite place to hunt?
F.F.: It’s near my parents’ house, the place is called « Champagne Wood ». It’s in this place I have hunted for the first time, thank to my father’s friend, Alain. I am feeling very well, like at home, when I am in this place…
B.: Your dream place for a hunt?
F.F.: I have two: in the French mountains to hunt mouflon by stalking and in Saskatchewan (Canada) to hunt a whitetail deer during a snowing day.
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