Hunting & Fishing
GEORGES AND THE PASSES
Five years ago, Georges Pujolas opened a small chandlery shop north of the village of Cap Ferret. In this tiny marina, nestled in the dunes and adorned with pine trees, Georges only has to walk a few meters to board a boat and enter Les Passes, a narrow channel, in order to indulge in his favourite ...
Great Hunting in Burkina Faso
Yann Legrand, our guide and hunter, takes us to Burkina Faso, near the Benin border, in the most game-rich area of West Africa.
Old-style hunting in the footsteps of the last great trackers. Roan antelope, savannah buffalo, lions, waterbuck, oribi duiker ... the country is home to a high density of ...
Great Migrations in the Carmargue
In the South of France, where the Rhone flows into the sea, there’s an almost desert land called the Camargue. The ongoing battle of the Rhone and the sea combined with the actions of man, have formed over the ages a mosaic of environments and landscapes of exceptional richness. A mecca for nature-l...
HAMEKA, IN THE LAND OF THE WOODPIGEON
Haméka means eleven in Basque. It is said that Haméka was the eleventh house to be built in this valley, on the borders of the Basque Country, maybe 500 years ago. Others say that the farm once had only two rooms: one for a flock of 100 sheep, another for a family of eleven children.
The author of t...
Languedoc Roussillon, hunters, I love you
From a biological point of view, the Languedoc-Roussillon is an extremely rich and diverse region, ranging from the sea to the mountains, with several natural parks.
From a faunal point of view, its departments contain record numbers of game and some of the most beautiful trophies in France, includi...
RECREATIONAL FISHING IN CORSICA
It is in the company of some high-class enthusiasts, all experienced the most diverse angling techniques, that we explore the lle de Beauté, its waters, its nature and its mythical fish: tuna, bonito, liche, dentex, barracuda, garrague, bream, brown comber, royal wrasse, bream and pink dolphin, snap...
THE BLACK BEAST OF THE VACCARÈS
The Étang de Vaccarès, a nature reserve and the largest lake in the Camargue, stretches over 6,000 hectares. A resting and feeding place for migratory birds and flamingos, it enjoys an abundance of rare flora. Another tenant has obviously been seduced by the surroundings: the wild boar.
A gite, plen...
The red bird and the green oak
The garrigue and green oak scrub seem inhospitable to woodcock, the highest densities being found in coniferous forests and moors with heavy soils. However, the climate, the cover, the tranquillity and the wildness of these areas, which make them hard to hunt, also make the garrigue a paradise for w...
THE VIS, A BIOLOGICAL SANCTUARY
Located between the Cévennes National Park and Grands Causses, the Vis is an untamed river several kilometres long that is still virtually inaccessible and uninhabited.
It holds every record in terms of clarity, the richness of its fish and fauna, and, above all, its genetics, since it is one of the...
TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL ?
Once a little known sport, in the space of a few decades “Catch and Release” fishing has become a real phenomenon.
This documentary looks back from its beginnings to its present state.
The film investigates the practise by talking to a wide variety of freshwater and sea fishermen, including those f...