Filenews 16 August 2023
On Sunday, August 20, the first hunting excursion for the summer hunting season
The Game and Fauna Service calls, through an announcement, on those who will venture out on Sunday, August 20, 2023 to observe all written and unwritten laws of hunting and to show the necessary respect to their colleagues and the foreign properties that will host them.
It also reminds that the recording of harvesting, through the Artemis Cy application, is mandatory for all game in all hunting seasons.
Through the mandatory recording of harvesting, our Service will be given the opportunity to collect more correct and accurate data in order to be used for better management of all game, the data will not be questioned while at the same time they will be a weapon for the defense of hunting activity in Cyprus.
Regarding the process of recording fruit, through the Artemis Cy application, it is clarified that:
• The Artemis Cy application will need to be updated to display the new menu.
• The recording of the harvest of turtle doves and palm pigeons, for each bird hunted, should be done directly from the point of application called "Regulation of the PCD".
• For all other game, the recording of harvest should be done from the point of application named "Game". The declaration of harvest must be made before the hunter embarks on a means of transport either for the purpose of moving to another hunting area or due to the completion of his hunting excursion.
Hunters who do not have access to the Artemis Cy application (i.e. do not have a smartphone), can contact another person of their absolute trust, who will have access to the Artemis Cy application, to record all the above, with their own required data. The person who will record the harvest, should enter the application as a hunter and indicate the number of the hunting license and the ID number of the person who requested it.
In exceptional cases where the above is not possible then the hunter can send a text message (sms) stating the number of the identity card (ID), the game, the number of game hunted and whether they are juveniles (N) or adults (E).
Example text message
ID 000000 Phase 1 N or E
The text message (sms) should be sent to the following telephone numbers:
Nicosia: 99201081 & 99201231
Limassol: 99201258 & 99201503
Paphos: 99201946 & 99202286
Larnaca / Famagusta: 99202463 & 99203228
Along with the above, hunters are advised to observe the following in all their excursions in order to avoid unpleasant phenomena:
• Avoid sun exposure for a long time,
• dress in light clothing,
• use a hat and glasses to protect the eyes from the intense reflection of the sun,
• drink plenty of fluids (water and fruit juices),
• avoid the consumption of alcoholic beverages,
• plan in advance the route and space they will hunt and give themselves enough time to approach the space they will hunt or return back to their car,
• avoid hunting alone and always, another person, knows the exact point they will hunt, and
It is noted that lighting a fire in non-designated areas is prohibited, since under the prevailing weather conditions it is very dangerous to cause a fire.
Finally, hunters are invited, before going out, to study well the permitted hunting areas (through the Artemis Cy application and the relevant maps) and to immediately report any illegality they find, to the following mobile phones of the Service or to the Police at 1414.
Nicosia: 99445697
Limassol: 99445728
Larnaca / Famagusta: 99634325
Paphos: 99445679
Kamares: 99 493436
