In the Bas-Rhin, the Fédération des chasseurs provides its members with a "cyné'tir", a center for training in the handling of their weapon.
These shootings are carried out in a building, precisely in a corridor of approximately 35 meters length where a film of beaten is projected.
"It's not a video game, it's really complementary to what the hunter has acquired", explains the president of the Federation Frédéric Obry
A blood alcohol offence, half-days without activity… The government presented on Tuesday a “roadmap to improve and guarantee hunting safety”.
Another measure considered, prohibit firing within a radius of 30 degrees to the left and right of the hunters.
“But that, we have been doing for a long time”, reacts Frédéric Obry, the president of the Bas-Rhin Federation (FDC 67).
“It's like the red vests, we were the first to impose them, it was about twenty years ago.
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Its organization was also innovative with a very specific tool: the "cyné'tir".
Not illogical, the concept is widespread in neighboring Germany.
“There, hunters have the obligation to validate their skills in the shooting range to keep their weapon”, adds Alexandre Derrez, the director of the FDC 67.
In France, no passage through this large hangar is required.
Only advised.
“It allows you to shoot more cleanly and efficiently,” explains the same interlocutor before entering the building located at the entrance to Geudertheim, about twenty kilometers north of Strasbourg.
What do we find there?
Small rooms, a coffee machine and above all the famous "cyné'tir".
That is a corridor about ten meters wide by about 35 meters deep.
With, in the background, a paper screen where short films are projected.
Not just any: sequences with wild boars in the middle of nature.
Who eat quietly, who cross a road, here in the snow, there in the middle of autumn... "We can put anything, we must have a hundred different films to tackle all imaginable shooting conditions", specifies Christian Wolff, operator on site.
With three colleagues, he regularly welcomes members of the FDC 67 (or licensees of the French Shooting Federation, also authorized) who wish to train.
The tool is designed for that.
“It allows us to shoot more cleanly and efficiently once we are on the ground,” continues Alexandre Derrez.
“In addition, practitioners can come with their weapon, so they can handle it better.
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"It puts in real conditions"
Like Jean-Luc, crossed this Wednesday morning in the parking lot.
He came to adjust his rifle in the neighboring tunnel but has already gone "twice" to "cyné'tir".
“It's really very good, it puts you in real conditions and it makes you progress.
I don't think I could go on a hunt without it, "says the" young hunter.
Thanks to the eight infrared cameras, the shooter, alone in this large room, knows in real time where his bullet has lodged.
The film stops for a moment and a red circle appears on the giant screen.
Just behind him, in the small room equipped with armored windows, his companions can also see, or not, his precision on television.
Because the "cyné'tir" reserves for a slot of one hour, against 80 euros.
Each person takes turns in this way, with three or four bullets per magazine.
With, always the operator who ensures the smooth running of operations.
“We have already had requests for bachelor parties for young girls or boys, but that is not the goal.
It's not a video game, it's really complementary to what the hunter has acquired”, insists the president of the Federation Frédéric Obry.
“There are others in France but I would like an even greater network.
All hunters need practice!
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In his memories, no fatal accident has been to be deplored in the Bas-Rhin "at least in the last thirty years".
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