Hunting & Fishing
SOLOGNOTS
The Sologne: the name sounds like a promise for those who love nature and are serious about hunting. But it also smacks of snobbery and shooting parties. However, its inhabitants haven’t changed. As worthy descendants of Raboliot, Maurice Genevoix’s cunning poacher, the Solognots still live in the h...
The Harvesters: hunter-gatherers
In California and more widely in the United States, a neo-hunter-gatherer movement has emerged over the past decade. Urban for the most part, former vegans sometimes, these neo-predators are unusual in that they are totally untainted by the general public’s often negative view of hunters.
Fleeing th...
Hunting Logs with a difference in New Caledonia
Apart from taking us on a unique hunt for two emblematic species (the Ducula goliath, the largest pigeon in the world, and the fruit bat), this film takes stock of the wilderness areas of New Caledonia and examines the hunting practices within this occasionally fragile ecological context. A travel j...
Ireland, Land of the Sika Deer
Sika deer were introduced to the United Kingdom in 1840 by the Emperor of Japan, who presented some specimens to Queen Victoria on an official visit. Today, the largest populations of Cervus Nippon can be found in Ireland.
We head into the Wicklow Mountains to find the most representative specimens...
Kamchatka, hunting the Siberian bighorn
To the east of Siberia, the Kamchatka Peninsula is renowned for its breathtaking wilderness.
For lovers of big game it’s an extreme playground, as much for the enormous size of the area as the requirements of this quest.
Between lost valleys and mineral mountains, on the edges of the world, we join ...
Pigeon hunters of the Midi
The pigeon is acquiring new admirers every day. As a result, in recent years a host of structures of varying heights – tall enough, in any case, to protrude from the foliage of the oak grove - have emerged above the southern scrubland, dedicated to awaiting the waves of blue birds. To the south, to ...
Ramuncho, in the land of abundance
A portrait of Jamon Arrosagaray, a colourful Spanish pork butcher, who shares a common passion with his brother Luis, a urological surgeon. Together, they hunt pigeons in the Valcarlos valley, but have also created a small business arranging hunting trips in north-western Argentina, in the extensive...
Recreational fishing in Catalonia
Two specialists introduce us to the rich and diverse array of fish, including amberjack, dentex, liche, tuna, skipjack, dolphin fish and barracuda, present on the Catalan coasts. They show us the equipment they use and the various techniques, with lures or bait, during some great sea fishing moments...
The invitation from Catalonia to the Camargue
In this film we set off to discover two exceptional regions steeped in tradition: Catalonia and the Camargue. Two hunters will share their experiences and be confronted, in turn, with a biotope unknown to them, living in total immersion alongside their host.