Instruction for complex forest and hunting management. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Hunting/capture Wild fauna Birds Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Instruction establishes that in forests destined for hunting management main use felling shall be carried out in late autumn and in winter period, before mating period of wild fauna species subject to hunting as felling in the aforesaid period, especially of forests composed predominantly of pine and aspen forest species shall provide hoofed animals and polar hare with additional feeding in the form of logging residues. Main use felling shall be prohibited in the lekking ground of wood grouse and along rivers and lakes populated by beavers. Timber extraction and logging shall be prohibited in the period from 1 May to 15 June during nesting period of upland game. Full text Russian Website lawru.info