[PIO] Announcement of the Game and Fauna Service for the first hunting trip for the summer hunting season

The Game and Wildlife Service wishes all hunters a good and safe hunt and invites those who will be out on Sunday 20 August 2023 to observe all written and unwritten laws of hunting and to show the necessary respect to their colleagues and the foreign properties that will host them. It also reminds that the recording of the kill, through the Artemis Cy application, is mandatory for all game in all hunting seasons.

Through the mandatory recording of the kill, our Service will be given the opportunity to collect more correct and accurate data in order to be used for the better management of all game, the data will not be questioned and will be a weapon for the defence of the hunting activity in Cyprus.

Concerning the process of recording the harvest, through the Artemis Cy application, it is clarified that:

1. The Artemis Cy application must be updated in order to display the new menu.
2. The recording of the bagging of birds of prey and palm civets, for each bird hunted, should be done directly from the application's 'Regulation IDC' section.
3. For all other game birds, the recording of capture should be done from the application point named "Game". The declaration of carcasses must be made before the hunter boards a means of transport either for the purpose of moving to another hunting area or due to the completion of the hunting trip.

Hunters who do not have access to the Artemis Cy application (i.e. do not have a smart mobile phone), can contact another person of their absolute trust, who will have access to the Artemis Cy application, to record all of the above, with their own required data i.e. The person who will record the capture, must enter the application as a hunter and enter the hunting license number and the ID number of the person who requested it.

In exceptional cases where the above is not possible then the hunter can send a text message (sms) indicating the ID card number (ID card number), the prey, the number of prey taken and whether they are young (N) or adult (E).

Example of a text message

ID number 000000 Fassa 1 N or E

The text message (sms) should be sent to the following phone numbers:

Nicosia: 99201081 & 99201231

Limassol: 99201258 & 99201503

Paphos: 99201946 & 99202286

Larnaca / Famagusta: 99202463 & 99203228

In addition to the above, hunters are urged to observe the following in all their excursions in order to avoid unpleasant phenomena:

1. Avoid exposure to the sun for long periods of time,
2. dress in light clothing,
3. use a hat and glasses that protect the eyes from the strong reflection of the sun,
4. drink plenty of liquids (water and fruit juices),
5. avoid drinking alcoholic beverages,
6. plan in advance the route and the area to be hunted and give themselves enough time to approach the area to be hunted or return back to their car,
7. avoid hunting alone and always have another person know the exact spot to be hunted, and
8. plan in advance how to act or who to contact in case of an unpleasant incident.

Please note that lighting fires in undesignated areas is prohibited, as in the prevailing weather conditions it is very dangerous to start a fire.

Finally, hunters are invited, before going out, to study well the permitted hunting areas (through the Artemis Cy application and the relevant maps) and to immediately report any illegality they find to the following mobile phones of the Service or to the Police at 1414.

Nicosia: 99445697

Limassol: 99445728

Larnaca / Famagusta: 99634325

Paphos: 99445679

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