How much money do hunters spend on their passion? What are the biggest costs? What is the average price of a part? How much does someone spend on weapons, hunting clothes and hunting attributes? But also: what are the government’s revenues from wildlife management? To answer all these questions, the yachting sector is calling on the internationally renowned audit firm PwC , which is currently conducting a large-scale study into the economic impact of hunting in Belgium. By finding out how much resources the hunting industry generates, the interest groups can play a greater role in decision-making. That is why Hubertus Vereniging Vlaanderen, one of the initiators, is calling on all members and sympathizers to participate in the study.
How?
Simple. By filling in a questionnaire, which gauges the financial efforts of the individual hunter. Are you an active hunter? Then click on this link to continue.Are you someone who organizes hunting parties? Click here to answer the questionnaire.(If link 1 doesn’t work, copy the url below in a new tab.) https://forms.gle/hjfFYNmLgkvxtLcZ6(If link 2 doesn’t work, copy the url below in a new tab.)https://forms.gle/UUd4nyMHt2DSjbMb7If you are both a hunter and an organizer of hunting parties, please fill in both questionnaires.Everything is done anonymously. In other words, no one else, apart from PwC for the analysis of the results, can read the answers. Participating takes about fifteen minutes. Nevertheless, feel free to take all the time you need to answer the questions as accurately as possible.
Why participate?
- Support scientific research
- Increase the effectiveness of the hunting sector
- Provide crucial information so that the Belgian yachting sector can serve your interests even better
The questionnaire is part of a broader survey by PwC, and runs from Thursday 5 May to Monday 23 May. After that, the investigation closes. The study is an initiative of the Belgian hunting sector and runs simultaneously in Flanders and Wallonia. ‘By gaining insight into the economic size of the Belgian hunting sector, the hunting industry strengthens its own social position,’ explains HVV director Geert Van den Bosch . ‘Hunters are an important economic player. Validating this in objective figures increases the effectiveness of HVV as an interest group in important discussions. That is why your participation is crucial.’
