The hunting society of Vierville and Saint-Laurent

Despite very unfavorable weather, shooting enthusiasts participated in the ball-trap organized for a weekend by the Vierville–Saint-Laurent hunting society. However, the newspaper highlighted the reduced turnout.

On Saturday, Mr. Mauger, from Mosles, won the cup. He was ahead of Georges Catherine, Mr. Alix, Mr. Richet, then Messrs. Chevalier and Jean-Pierre Catherine, fifth ex æquo.

The two most important competitions were held on Sunday. In the aperitif competition, Jean-Pierre Catherine won ahead of Philippe Legallois, Jean Olard, François Mouillard and André Legallois.

The membership competition was won by François Lemarquant, from Saint-Laurent, who received a cup and a live piglet. Philippe Legallois, René Bataille, Jean-Claude Lenourichel and Daniel Mallet, all from Saint-Laurent, occupied the following four places.

The Société intercommunale de chasse de Vierville-Saint-Laurent organized a grand ball-trap on Sunday, July 18, 1976. The favorable weather accompanied the training series and competitions. At the end of the morning, Jean-Pierre Catherine won the aperitif prize cup in front of Mr. Lallemand after the barrage. In the afternoon, many vacationers participated in the general competition. Stands, including a mess, also allowed people without guns to test their address.

At the price of the Aperitif, the ranking was: Jean-Pierre Catherine, Lallemand, Folliot, Catherine père, Lechevalier, Sorin and Rigault. The general competition was won by Mr. Lemaitre, from Mosles, who received the cup. Mr. Durand, second, won the golden pigeon, ahead of Mr. Folliot, Mr. Lallemand and Mauger. At the rabbit, Mr. Leconte surpassed Françoise, Mallet and Pézeril. A new day of ball-trap and rabbit was announced for August 1, 1976.

Created in August 1976, the intercommunal hunting society of Vierville and Saint-Laurent held its annual meeting on a Saturday under the chairmanship of Mr. Lenourichel. It had counted sixty-four members the previous year and released five hundred pheasants and fifteen companies of sixteen partridges.

For the opening of the following Sunday, the territory reached six hundred hectares, including one hundred and twenty in reserve. However, the releases had to decrease: for lack of participants in the belote and ball-trap competitions, these events were abandoned. Repopulation would therefore depend solely on the revenues of the cards, set at 470 francs for members and 400 francs for members in 1985-1986.

The office brought together Mr. Lenourichel, president; André Legallois and J.-C. Ygouf, vice-presidents; Mr. Françoise, secretary; and André André, treasurer.

The Vierville–Saint-Laurent hunting society brought together land-bringing members at the town hall of Vierville to elect its board of directors. Created in 1975, it covered 560 hectares and had counted sixty-one members the previous year.

The balance sheet reported the destruction of twenty-two foxes, six weasels and three shrews, as well as the organization of a ball-trap in August. The general opening was scheduled for the following Sunday. On the territory of the company, the hare was only to be hunted on September 28 and October 5, 12 and 19, compared to five Sundays and four Mondays authorized at the federation level.

For 1986–1987, the cards cost 400 francs to land contributors and 470 francs to others. The company also sold rifle cases from fifty to eighty francs, gibecières from sixty to eighty francs and large briefcases at one hundred and fifty francs.

René Lenourichel was elected president, with André Legalois, of Saint-Laurent, and Daniel Laronche, of Vierville, as vice-presidents. Two non-land-bringing members, André André and Jean Ollard, were respectively secretary and treasurer. The other members mentioned were Maurice Chitel, Jean-Claude Ygouf, Jean-Paul Ozerman, Henri Lamy, Daniel Auvray, Pierre, whose surname is cut off on the scan, Bernard Parret and a member named Couliboeuf. A new meeting was announced for the following Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the town hall.

The summer ball-trap competition organized on a Saturday and Sunday by the Vierville-Saint-Laurent hunting society attracted a good number of participants, mainly local shooters. Beginners and experienced shooters competed in four clay platter shooting events. Jean-Yves Marie won the one with the filled basket.

The hunting society of Vierville and Saint-Laurent held its annual meeting on a Saturday at the town hall, in front of about thirty hunters. President Lenourichel and Secretary-treasurer Olard presented a satisfactory financial balance sheet.

In 1987, the company had released 460 pheasants and 224 partridges. She indicated that she had destroyed thirty-one foxes, seven weasels, two shrews and a marten. For 1988, four releases were announced, representing about 440 pheasants and 200 partridges. The president recalled the limit of one pheasant and two partridges per hunter.

The meeting ended with the delivery of the cards. The company had about sixty members. His office included Mr. Lenourichel, André Legallois and Daniel Laronche as Vice-President, and Mr. and Mrs. Jean Olard in the Secretariat and Treasury.

The intercommunal hunting society of Vierville–Saint-Laurent held its annual general meeting on a Saturday evening at the town hall of Vierville. About forty people attended the meeting chaired by Mr. Lenourichel.

The balance sheet of the previous season reported the release of 480 pheasants, for 25,493 francs, and 276 partridges, for 11,220 francs. Fifty-four animals described as "pest" by the newspaper had been destroyed. The company had also organized a party and a ball-trap.

For the following season, four pheasant releases were already planned. The company had a territory of 560 hectares and had sixty-six members, including five new young hunters. The card cost 400 francs for land contributors and 470 francs for others. The opening was scheduled for Sunday, September 24.

About forty of the 66 members of the Société intercommunale de chasse de Vierville-Saint-Laurent attended the general meeting on a Saturday evening at the town hall. René Lenourichel chaired the meeting, surrounded by Vice-Presidents André Legallois and Daniel Laronche, Treasurer André André and Secretary Jean Olard.

The balance sheet for the past year reported 480 pheasants released for 25,493 F and 276 partridges for 11,220 F, or 756 birds. The newspaper also reported that 54 animals described as pests had been destroyed on the 560 hectares available to the company. A ball-trap and a friendly evening had been organized.

Five young hunters had joined the association. Four new releases were planned, the opening being announced for September 24. The president reminded not to shoot the young partridges. The membership card cost 470 F, or 400 F for people making their land available.

Before Sunday's opening, the Vierville-Saint-Laurent hunting society had released fifty partridges and thirty pheasants in each of the two municipalities. Its sixty-five members had 538 hectares.

At the Friday assembly at the town hall of Vierville, President Mr. Lenourichel recalled the purchase, during the previous season, of 482 pheasants and 332 partridges for 39,490 francs, as well as the release of fifteen breeding pheasants. The beatings had resulted in the death of forty-one foxes, twelve weasels, three weasels and a shrew. A wild boar party and a ball-trap had been organized.

For 1990-1991, the card cost four hundred francs to the owners and four hundred and seventy francs to the members. The President insisted on compliance with the Rules. The office also included Mr. Legallois and Mr. Laronche, Vice-Presidents, Ms. Olard, Secretary, and Mr. André, Treasurer.

One week before the opening set for Sunday, September 26, the hunting society of Vierville–Saint-Laurent held its general meeting at the town hall of Vierville, under the presidency of Mr. Lenourichel. It had fifty-eight members and provided them with 630 hectares.

The financial balance sheet being satisfactory, the cards remained at the price of 1992: 400 francs for the owners of land contributed to the company and 500 francs for the other members. The president recalled the releases of the previous season: twenty-five breeding pheasants, 548 other pheasants and 240 partridges. Three beatings had made it possible to destroy forty foxes or weasels, described as "pesants" in the cut.

A new fox fight was planned for October 2 and a partridge release in the spring. The hare hunt was to be limited to the only opening day of September 26.

The assembly elected two new members, Dominique Poitou and Alain Leconte. About twenty hunters withdrew their card during the evening.

Gathered on a Saturday evening before the opening, the members of the Vierville-Saint-Laurent hunting society received instructions from President Lenourichel for the 1996-1997 season. The hare hunt was to be limited to opening Sunday, September 22, with four rings available. Partridge and pheasant releases were planned during the season.

The closure of the partridge was announced for November 3, and the number of pheasants allowed was limited to one per hunter. A fox fight was to take place on September 28. The company did not register a new member and maintained the price of its card. The president also introduced the new guard, Mr. Bourdet, in charge of monitoring the entire territory.

The fifty-five members of the Vierville and Saint-Laurent hunting society met on a Saturday to prepare for the opening. President René Lenourichel considered the reproduction of game on the 590 hectares of the territory very satisfactory. He attributed this result in particular to the reserve and destruction of twenty-four foxes.

The cards remained fixed at four hundred francs for the owners and five hundred francs for the members. The company announced the release of 240 partridges and 480 pheasants. The office remained unchanged.

The raffle was drawn during the assembly. The printed winning numbers were: 3739, 1570, 3743, 3983, 3193, 1967, 3360, 1193, 1400, 2662, 3038, 3602, 2985, 1341, 1950, 3915, 3418, 2870, 1509, 1731, 3005, 2200, 2730, 3832, 3331, 1705, 1353, 2335, 1289, 1780, 1295, 1033, 3757, 1447, 1727, 3501, 2537, 1672, 1645, 3393, 2533, 1372, 2597, 2777, 2018, 2835, 3702, 3648, 2707, 2100, 1690 and 2580. Number 3675 won a sheep and 2218 a mountain bike.

The Vierville–Saint-Laurent hunting society held its general meeting on a Saturday evening, before the opening of the season. It had sixty members on a territory of 590 hectares, ten percent of them in reserve.

President René Lenourichel announced that the membership card would increase to 600 francs and that a release of pheasants would be removed. These decisions responded to a decrease in revenues: meals and evenings organized by the company had yielded fewer profits. The previous year, 40,000 francs of pheasants and partridges had been released.

The president recalled the need to respect fences and barriers and to pick up empty sockets. The shooting of the hare was to be allowed only on Sundays; the company had twelve rings that year. The partridge hunt was to close on November 7. A sauerkraut meal was announced for December 5th.

The hunting society's annual ball-trap took place on a Saturday and Sunday. It usually brought together a hundred shooters, members and amateurs from the region. Like the previous year, a rabbit event completed the shooting at the trays.

The rabbit consisted of aiming at a clay disc rolling quickly on the ground over a short distance, between obstacles, to imitate a rabbit's race. The irregularities of the terrain suddenly changed the trajectory. This skill test attracted many participants.

Didier Pellot won the main competition, ahead of Ange Lecordier, Alain Marie and Joël Leconte. In the competition reserved for members, Romain Larronche ranked first and Alain Leconte second.

One Tuesday in Écrammeville, three administrators from the Departmental Federation of Calvados Hunters and technician Stéphane Bernier met with trappers and hunting plan holders. They wanted to take stock by species and present possible actions with the federation.

The department lost, according to their inventory, about two hundred hunters per year. Although 17,518 permits had been issued the previous year, the population was aging and young people were less attracted to hunting.

Stéphane Bernier presented local studies: after a very low index in 1991, the hare had increased and then retreated in 2007, before starting to rise again without finding the hoped-for numbers. He recalled that a female could have about twelve young per year, with significant juvenile mortality. He attributed the losses to agricultural machinery and especially to predators.

He reported a similar observation for partridges followed by beacons: in one year, 88% of the equipped birds had been killed, only one during a hunting action. The fox, whose population would have doubled in seven years, was presented as favored to the detriment of more vulnerable species. These interpretations are those presented at the meeting.

The federation offered training on safety, permits, archery, accompanied hunting and trapping. She accompanied the development of territories, including garennes, rabbit parks and English avieries for pheasants, as well as the purchase of trapping equipment. It compensated the damage of wild boars to crops: the number of files remained stable, but the increase in food increased the cost.

Finally, the technician judged the canton of Trévières favorable to the development of the deer, thanks to an existing population and an adapted territory. However, he believed that poaching was mainly slowing down this progression.