Spainsafaris

17/06/2026

Being part of our country's leading professional association is not only a source of pride, but also a responsibility.
At Spainsafaris, we have always believed that standing together to defend our industry from the challenges it faces is just as important as working together to promote hunting and raise the profile of the outfitting profession.
There are many things beyond our control, but there are also many worth fighting for. And that is exactly why we are here.
That is why we are especially proud of days like yesterday—days that reflect the commitment of 23 competing companies coming together with a shared purpose: to strengthen the present and secure the future of our industry.
Congratulations to everyone involved!

🇺🇸 SPHA NEWS | Yesterday, SPHA held its Annual General Assembly, bringing together the Association's members to review the current state of the hunting sector, discuss the main challenges and opportunities facing the organization, and define the strategic priorities that will guide its activities over the coming months.

A significant part of the meeting was devoted to SPHA's ambitious research project aimed at the eradication of sarcoptic mange in wild animal populations. Several leading international organizations, together with companies from across the hunting sector and a growing number of individual hunters, have already expressed their support and willingness to collaborate on what is expected to become a landmark project for wildlife conservation and wildlife health management.

We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to Restaurante Doña Carmela in Madrid for generously providing us with a private meeting room for the Assembly. Its commitment to promoting, supporting, and representing hunting and the rural way of life always makes us feel at home.

🇪🇸 NOTICIAS APTCE | Ayer tuvo lugar la Asamblea General Ordinaria de APTCE, un encuentro en el que los miembros de la Asociación analizaron la actualidad del sector, los principales retos y las oportunidades que afronta la organización, al tiempo que definieron las líneas estratégicas que marcarán su actividad durante los próximos meses.

Una parte importante de la reunión estuvo dedicada al ambicioso proyecto de investigación para la erradicación de la sarna en poblaciones de fauna silvestre. Diversas organizaciones internacionales de referencia, junto con otras empresas del sector y un creciente número de cazadores particulares, ya han mostrado su apoyo y su voluntad de colaborar en un proyecto llamado a convertirse en un hito para la conservación y la gestión sanitaria de la fauna salvaje.

Queremos expresar un especial agradecimiento al Restaurante Doña Carmela, de Madrid, por cedernos un salón privado para la celebración de esta reunión. Su firme compromiso con la promoción, la defensa y la representación de la caza y del mundo rural nos hace sentir como en casa.

16/06/2026

Half a million boars after and we still claiming to ban hunting. It doesn’t seem to be the smartest idea… 🧐

🇺🇸 HUNTING IN SPAIN | According to data published by and compiled from information provided by the Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, approximately 100,000 roe deer, 450,000 wild boar, and 130,000 red deer are harvested annually in Spain, among other game species. Beyond simplistic or biased interpretations, SPHA considers it essential to recognize and highlight the role of hunting as a wildlife management tool, contributing to the balance between wild animal populations and the development of human activities in rural areas. It is worth considering what the impact on agriculture and other land uses would be in the absence of active management of certain species.
These figures can be consulted in the report “FACE Ungulate Harvest Report 2025: Europe’s Ungulate Management in Numbers”, available on the organization’s website.

🇪🇸 LA CAZA EN ESPAÑA | Según datos publicados por FACE y recopilados a partir de información del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, en España se cazan anualmente aproximadamente 100.000 corzos, 450.000 jabalíes y 130.000 ciervos, entre otras especies cinegéticas. Más allá de interpretaciones simplificadas o sesgadas, APTCE considera fundamental poner en valor el papel de la caza como herramienta de gestión, contribuyendo al equilibrio entre las poblaciones de fauna silvestre y el desarrollo de las actividades humanas en el medio rural. Cabe plantearse qué ocurriría con la agricultura y otros aprovechamientos del territorio sin una gestión activa de determinadas especies. Estos datos pueden consultarse en el informe “FACE Ungulate Harvest Report 2025. Europe’s Ungulate Management in Numbers”, disponible en la web de la organización.

02/06/2026

Very excited and committed to this ambitious project. What if we find a way to eradicate the scabies in wild populations?

🇺🇸 HUNTING & CONSERVATION | SPHA and Fundacion Artemisan are leading an ambitious research project focused on the study, control, and potential eradication of sarcoptic mange in wild ungulate populations. The program is structured into several phases and has an overall budget exceeding €400,000. At present, the project is in the fundraising stage to launch the initial phases of the study, with the first donations already secured thanks to the interest and support of hunters and various collaborating organizations.

🇪🇸 CAZA & CONSERVACIÓN | APTCE y la Fundación Artemisan lideran un ambicioso proyecto de investigación orientado al estudio, control y posible erradicación de la sarna sarcóptica en poblaciones de ungulados silvestres. El programa se estructura en varias fases de trabajo y cuenta con un presupuesto global superior a los 400.000 €. Actualmente, se encuentra en fase de captación de fondos para poner en marcha las primeras etapas del estudio, habiéndose ya obtenido las primeras donaciones gracias al interés de cazadores y diversas entidades colaboradoras.

28/05/2026

While governments do nothing, claiming that finding a treatment is too difficult, and while many “ecologists” seem to believe that only the strongest animals should survive, the truth is that the Beceite subspecies is in danger of disappearing. Once again, hunters are the only ones taking action, joining together privately to start an ambitious study aimed at finding a cure for sarcoptic mange in wild populations. So, what is the point of waiting for governments or pseudo-ecologists? Clearly, none at all...

🇺🇸 HUNTING & CONSERVATION: The most significant conservation project currently undertaken by SPHA is the study of sarcoptic mange in wild ungulates. This disease has had a particularly severe impact on populations of Cantabrian chamois, as well as on several subpopulations of Spanish ibex, including those in Ronda, Sierra Nevada, and, more recently, Beceite. In this last, the mortality rates in certain outbreak areas may have exceeded 80%. Although the project was initially prompted by the serious impact observed in this latter population nucleus, its broader objective is to advance the understanding, treatment, and potential control of the disease across all affected wild populations. Photo: www.lacomarca.net

🇪🇸 CAZA & CONSERVACIÓN: El proyecto de conservación más relevante en el que trabaja la Asociación es el estudio de la sarna sarcóptica en ungulados silvestres. Esta enfermedad ha afectado de forma especialmente severa a poblaciones de rebeco cantábrico y a distintas subpoblaciones de cabra montés, como las de Ronda, Sierra Nevada y, más recientemente, Beceite, donde la mortalidad en determinados focos podría haber superado el 80 %. Aunque el desencadenante del proyecto ha sido el grave impacto en este último núcleo poblacional, el objetivo general es avanzar en el conocimiento, tratamiento y posible control de la enfermedad en todas las poblaciones silvestres afectadas. Foto: www.lacomarca.net

26/05/2026

In love with these kind of hunting scenes! The mating season happens in November-December for all the Spanish ibex, so this is when the females pick all the attention of the males that surround them and wait for a chance. As usual, and as it happens with many other hunting species, the rut is a very good moment to chase them.

🇺🇸 SPANISH GAME | The Spanish ibex stands, without question, as one of the most iconic symbols of Iberian wildlife and is widely regarded as the most sought-after trophy species among both domestic and international hunters. Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, it inhabits its principal mountain ranges, where four distinct morphotypes are traditionally recognized: Gredos, Beceite, Southeastern, and Ronda.

🇪🇸 ESPECIES | La cabra montés es, sin lugar a dudas, uno de los grandes emblemas de la fauna ibérica y, probablemente, el trofeo más codiciado por cazadores tanto nacionales como internacionales. Habita exclusivamente en los principales sistemas montañosos de la península, en los que se distinguen cuatro morfotipos: Gredos, Beceite, Sudeste y Ronda.

22/05/2026

As part of the SPHA - Spanish Professional Hunters Association, Spainsafaris takes part in two different committees such as Conservation and Communication. However, this is only about our daily work, but our commitment goes further. It is our responsibility to take the good name of Spain as a hunting destination to the highest, and it means caring of sustainable and legal hunting as the only way.

🇺🇸 SPHA PULSE | The organization of SPHA is structured around a Board of Directors and the leadership of various committees organized by fields of action. These include Conservation, Awards, Ethics, and Communications. The members of this Association are the ones who assume positions of responsibility, either by serving on the Board of Directors or by leading the thematic committees themselves.

🇪🇸 APTCE DESDE DENTRO | La organización de APTCE se estructura en una Junta Directiva y la dirección de diferentes comités organizados por campos de acción. Estos son: Conservación, Premios, Ética o Comunicación. Son los miembros de esta Asociación los que acaparan los puestos de responsabilidad con puestos en la Junta Directiva o dirigiendo los propios comités temáticos.

20/05/2026

Spainsafaris is proud to be member of the leading Spanish Professional Hunters Association, SPHA - Spanish Professional Hunters Association. It is a long road what we are facing, but keeping the reputation of Spain as a safe and reliable hunting destination, as well as working all together on sustainable hunting is our motto. Nothing else to say but "let's work"!

🇺🇸 SPHA PULSE | SPHA is the leading quality certification body within the Spanish hunting industry. It is the first accreditation program designed for outfitters and other professionals in the sector who advocate hunting as a key tool for conservation. We promote lawful hunting as the only acceptable practice, together with responsibility in our actions and the integrity of the companies that shape the Spanish hunting sector.

🇪🇸 APTCE DESDE DENTRO | APTCE es el más importante sello de calidad de la industria española. El primer examen para outfitters y otros profesionales del sector que abogan por la caza como herramienta clave de conservación. Promocionamos la caza legal como su única vía, la responsabilidad de nuestras acciones y la honradez de las empresas que construyen el sector cinegético español.

06/05/2026

On the beautiful island of Mallorca, there is a type of hunt we must not overlook, and we strongly emphasize this: the Balearean boc. It’s not just the beauty of the trophy or its hide, but the spectacle of the hunt itself. A good hunt in Mallorca can easily surpass the challenging harvest of any other Spanish species. As always, it simply comes down to choosing a good hunting area where the game offered is pure. Pure hunting and nothing more.

Adam .safari.consultants experienced all of this a few days ago when he came to us thanks to a donation we made to the Pope & Young archery club . The result, once again, is not only a unique and beautiful trophy, but also how it was obtained, through a complete and truly epic hunt, and rewarding like no other.

18/04/2026

The future of hunting is at stake, and now more than ever, we must join forces to promote sustainable hunting as the most effective tool for managing wild populations.

🇺🇸 SPHA NEWS | CIC CONVENTION TAKING PLACE IN VIENNA

Vienna is becoming, over the course of this weekend, the centre of global conservation dialogue, as the 72nd General Assembly of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) CIC - The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation has opened with the participation of more than 650 attendees from around the world.

Ministers, ambassadors, diplomats, policymakers, scientists, and conservation leaders have convened under the theme “Wildlife Economy,” placing Austria at the heart of discussions on biodiversity, land use, and rural development.

Spain is represented by several relevant delegates, including José Luis López-Schümmer, current President of Fundación Artemisan Fundacion Artemisan—an organization of which SPHA is a trustee—as well as Ana Rodríguez Castaño, Secretary General for Agricultural Resources and Food Security, who stated: “The Wildlife Economy is not a mere commercial concept, but the heartbeat of the Spanish rural world and the guarantee of its survival, based on the historical symbiosis between man and the land.”

SPHA supports all types of conservation organizations that advocate sustainable hunting as a resource for the management of natural habitats.

🇪🇸 NOTICIAS APTCE | VIENA ACOGE UNA NUEVA EDICIÓN DE LA CONVENCIÓN DEL CIC

Viena se convierte, a lo largo de este fin de semana, en el centro del diálogo mundial sobre conservación, ya que la 72ª Asamblea General del Consejo Internacional para la Conservación de la Caza y la Fauna Silvestre (CIC) ha dado comienzo con la participación de más de 650 asistentes de todo el mundo.

Ministros, embajadores, diplomáticos, responsables políticos, científicos y líderes en conservación se han reunido bajo el lema “Economía de la Vida Silvestre”, situando a Austria en el centro de los debates sobre biodiversidad, uso del suelo y desarrollo rural.

España está representada por varios representantes de destacada importancia, entre ellos José Luis López-Schümmer, actual presidente de la Fundación Artemisan —organización de la que APTCE es patrono—, así como Ana Rodríguez Castaño, secretaria general de Recursos Agrarios y Seguridad Alimentaria, quien afirmó: «La Economía de la Vida Silvestre no es meramente un concepto comercial, sino el latido del mundo rural español y la garantía de su supervivencia, basada en la simbiosis histórica entre el ser humano y la tierra».

APTCE apoya a todo tipo de organizaciones conservacionistas que defienden la caza sostenible como un recurso para la gestión de los hábitats naturales.

15/04/2026

Some people still think that a Balearean boc hunt can’t ever be rugged and wild. Others already experienced the real Majorcan mountains. Love British humor 😂

“Good morning,
What can I say…? I thoroughly enjoyed my day hunting on the flat island! Although I had been doing some exercise before coming, I need to step up a bit before my next trip with you ! WOW!
I would definitely like to hunt with you again.
Once again, thanks for a trip that is unforgettable.
Paul.“