https://wildbeimwild.com/en/ibex-hunting-end-to-trophy-hunting-by-foreigners

It’s official: From now on, hobby hunters from abroad will no longer be allowed to hunt ibex in Valais.

However, 25 day permits have still been issued to foreigners this year. 

Starting next year, foreigners will no longer be allowed to hunt ibex trophies in Valais . Only hobby hunters residing in the canton of Valais or those with a Valais hunting license will be allowed to hunt ibex.

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The Canton of Valais decision as part of a five-year resolution, as it announced on Friday, August 28, 2020. Last autumn, media reports about wealthy foreigners shooting ibex in Valais sparked controversy.

For the canton, trophy hunting has been a lucrative offshoot until now, bringing in several hundred thousand francs annually. Swiss and foreign nationals can purchase a so-called day permit and shoot ibex in Valais. Depending on the length of the horns, they pay up to 20,000 francs.

Ibex hunting: 25 permits still issued to foreigners

For 2020, the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has approved the regulation plan submitted by the Department for Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife (DJFW). This plan provides for the harvest of a maximum of 544 ibex (269 males and 275 females). Of these, 323 will be harvested by the Valais hunters as part of the regular regulation hunt. The remaining quota will be collected through daily hunting permits, 40th-year-old licensed kills, and any gamekeeper-related kills. For mature males (eleven years and older), the FOEN has approved the harvest of a maximum of 56. The DJFW has issued 45 special daily hunting permits for mature males this year, 25 of which are to foreign hunters. 

In 2021, and with the entry into force of the new five-year resolution 2021-2025, ibex control will be carried out exclusively by hunters residing in Valais or holders of a Valais hunting license. Restricting the group of hunters authorized to control ibex will reduce the workload of gamekeepers, as the supervision and support of foreign hunters who hold a day hunting permit will no longer be necessary. The elimination of this segment will thus allow for savings in personnel resources, which will partially offset the constantly increasing workload for large predators. The proposed change in practice will not affect hunting license prices in the Canton of Valais.