GTW
NEWS
Swine fever found in Belgium
FACE and the CIC are calling for the
following actions:
• Th e necessary wild boar management
measures must be established and executed
in consultation with key stakeholders.
• Hunters should receive support from the
regional, national and European authorities.
Th is should contain the necessary equipment
for hunters (e.g. sound moderators),
biosecurity measures and other management
measures (e.g. for the detection of carcasses).
• Swift action is needed, taking into account
lessons learnt from other EU countries and
from the international training organised
by FACE, the CIC and World Organisation
for Animal Health (OIE) on hunters’ roles
in the surveillance of wildlife diseases.
Currently, there is no known treatment
or vaccination for ASF despite a substantial
amount of research. Although the disease
does not aff ect humans, it can impact all
aspects of hunting and wildlife management
where ASF is present. Th is is evident from
eastern Europe and the Baltic states, where
it is causing a wide range of problems for
farmers, hunters, wildlife managers and the
multi-billion-euro pork industry.
Speaking at a recent FACE
General Assembly in Brussels, the EU
Commissioner for Health and Food Safety,
Mr. Vytenis Andriukaitis correctly stated
that ASF is one of Europe’s largest animal
health challenges where hunters have an
important role.
About
FACE is the European Federation for Hunting
and Conservation. Established in 1977, FACE
represents the interests of Europe’s seven
million hunters as an international non-profitmaking
nongovernmental organisation. FACE
is made up of national hunters’ associations
from 36 European countries including the
EU-28. FACE is supported by seven associate
members and is based in Brussels. FACE
upholds the principle of sustainable use
and has been a member of the International
Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
since 1987. FACE works with its partners on
a range of hunting-related matt ers from
international conservation agreements to
local implementation issues with the aim of
sustaining hunting across Europe.
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CENTURY ARMS APPOINTS REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
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Century Arms, the North
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Oertle has spent the last
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“As we continue to expand our
team to further support dealer
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said Jason Karvois, Century’s
Director of Sales. “We’re not just
looking for run-of-the-mill people
for these roles, it’s important to
us to add strong players with
deep industry knowledge and
a knack for dealer support and
development.”
Prior to joining the Century
team, Oertle has been the
Gun Library Lead for Sales &
Purchasing and the Firearms
Historian at Cabelas’ Kansas
City location, managed the Rifl e
Custom Shop Design & Sales
program at CZ-USA, and was
Product Line Manager for On
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Oertle will be bringing his
enthusiasm and wealth of
experience to work dealers in the
Midwest-South region of the U.S.
“It is very important to me to
establish long lasting, valuable
relationships within the shooting
sports community. I see myself
as an educator, to help the client
to pick the proper fi rearm set for
their end user,” said Oertle.
“What works in one store in one
region, may not work in another.
It is my job to help the client
establish the proper mix of quality
fi rearms to deliver positive results.
Lastly, it is very important to me
that clients, become personal
friends for a lifelong relationship.
Th is a great opportunity for me
to work with old friends within
the industry once again.”
About
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the company continues to off er
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products to the US consumer and
US government.
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