In the open-air museum

The hunters’ festival in Salzburg is a great success

The hunters like to show it off: the Schwarzach bear - with museum director Peter Fritz (left) and provincial master hunter Max Mayr Melnhof.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Since Saturday there have been exciting insights into the hunting profession. And there will be a furry star guest! The bear that lost its life in a collision with a train in Pongau is now touring the country as a specimen of the Salzburg hunting community. 

When the Salzburg hunting team is out and about on behalf of nature conservation, it is not far away: the Schwarzach bear. The handsome brown bear, which was hit and killed by a train on the railroad line between Schwarzach and Lend last year, has found a new vocation in stuffed form. The local hunting community uses the animal for training purposes. However, the stuffed Master Petz is also used time and again - at traditional costume events, trade fairs and festivals.

Lorenz and Rupert with dog Asta from Bramberg(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Hunting dog demonstrations also delighted visitors(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

This is also the case this weekend at the Salzburg Open Air Museum: at the "Festival of Hunting", which is taking place for the first time, the bearded companion is just one of many items on the program. Over the course of the two-day event, visitors to the open-air museum can encounter hunting and hunting traditions, native wild animals and their habitats, as well as the tasks associated with hunting. In addition to a visit to the animal specimens, the program also includes hunting dog demonstrations, simulated fawn rescue with drone transmission, chamois beard tying and hunting horn blowing.