Mayor of Gračanica municipality, Srđan Popović and his
associates visited today the Hunting Lodge in Laplje Selo to
discuss the needs of the members of the Hunter’s Association
and challenges facing them.
Members of the Hunter’s Association familiarized Popović with the
work results in the first six months of this year, as well as plans for
the next period.
Mayor Popović announced that the Municipality of Gračanica
would continue to support the Hunter’s Association, which
operated very seriously.
"This is one of the major sports associations with about a hundred
members. Their cooperation with the municipality is at a high
level. The local self-government will help hunters and meet their
demands. Today we held a meeting and agreed on the activities
that we hope will be completed successfully", Popović said.
The hunting season starts in just over a month and hunters say
they are prepared for the season and they are much easier to
deal with this hobby after the management of a joint hunting
ground "Gračanica" was leased by the contract last year for the
period of ten years. Dragomir Živić, the Deputy President of the
Hunter’s Association "Gračanica" based in Laplje Selo, says he is
satisfied with the talks they had with Mayor Popović today
because further concrete steps were agreed.
"Mayor Popović promised us both legal and financial assistance.
We expect in the following period to get a professional and
certified game warden in accordance with the law, and we will
start to implement this issue. For years, nothing has been
invested in the Hunting Lodge. The roof, fences and inventory
have gone quite bad. Popović promised us help from this side as
well as help in the preparation of the ten-year work plan", Živić
said.
The Hunter’s Association is one of the major sports associations
with about a hundred members who, besides hunting, work on the
