Hunters in Solčavsko detect restrictions on hunting practices resulting from the organization of hunting grounds and state ownership of game. Legislation does not reflect local perspectives on hunting, which are based on rejection of external influences, care for landscape, game and community, and land ownership. The three locally conditioned views converge in the driving force of Solčavsko localism, i.e. the demand for autonomous management of the Alpine valley. This drives the desire to change the wildlife management system to allow hunters to hunt on their own land and to restore Solčava farmers' hunting rights. Discussions on local adaptations of the state model highlight the discrepancy between state policies and local perspectives, where economic aspects are intertwined with historical and cultural contexts.
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