Erhard Ueckermann

Erhard Ueckermann (born March 3, 1924 in Neu Krakow , Pomerania Province ; † September 5, 1996 ) was a German hunting and forestry scientist who enjoyed international recognition. From 1957 to 1989 he was head of the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Bonn .

Life

Erhard Ueckermann comes from an old Prussian forest ranger family. Born as the son of a forest ranger in the Neu Krakow forest district, he discovered his love for forest and game at an early age while on stalking walks with his father.

After graduating from high school in World War II , he registered as a war volunteer and served in the Air Force , most recently with the paratroopers .

When he lost his homeland Pomerania after the end of the war, he started in 1945 at the forestry faculty of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in Hann. Münden to study forest sciences. After graduation, the Great Forest State Examination followed in 1951 and in the same year also the doctorate with Fritz Nüßlein with the dissertation thesis The effect of the location on the body weight and horn formation of the forest deer . With this, the young scientist had found the topic that would occupy him full-time for his entire life: local game , its hunting and herding . From 1952 to 1957 Ueckermann was entrusted with questions of game damage prevention at the Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik (KWF) in Hamburg .

In 1957 he moved to Bonn to the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention in North Rhine-Westphalia, which he headed until 1989. This on October 1, 1957 as a private foundation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the State Hunting Association was housed in the forester's house Hardt and was nationalized in 1976. Since then it has been an institution of the state in accordance with the State Hunting Act of North Rhine-Westphalia. The research center has been part of the Association of German Forest Research Centers since 1962. It is primarily Ueckermann's merit that this institution became a household name in hunting circles at home and abroad. This was achieved primarily through the series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention, published by the renowned hunting and forestry specialist publisher Paul Parey . Dr. Uecker man wrote it posts on the management especially of hoofed game - roe deer, deer , fallow deer and sika deer - as well as the wild boar . Most of these publications, for which his wife Anneliese Ueckermann also often contributed drawings, were widely distributed thanks to their practical relevance and saw several editions.

Ueckermann's main work was the monograph Das Damwild , written together with chief forester Paul Hansen . Naturgeschichte, Hege und Jagd (1968), which was awarded the DJV Literature Prize in 1969 and is still considered a standard work today (2007) (the third, revised edition appeared in 1994).

In addition to his numerous publications, Ueckermann also made an active travel and lecturing activity known far beyond the borders of North Rhine-Westphalia. From 1973 onwards, together with Professor Fritz Nüßlein, he published the internationally recognized journal for hunting science , the editorial management and supervision of which has since been part of the research center. In 1978 he founded the subsequent annual lecture event "Bonner Jägertage" as an encounter between hunting practice and hunting science. He was also appointed to a large number of specialist committees and advisory boards. On the initiative of Ueckermann, the “Working Group for Wildlife Biology and Hunting Research Centers” was formed on October 31, 1968 in Beuel. In 1978 he took over from Nüßlein as chairman of the Federal Republic of Germany group in the International Ring of Hunting Scientists. In 1976, Dr. Ueckermann's commitment to game was honored with the award of the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon .

After his retirement in 1989 he devoted himself more to his hunting history and hunting culture interests. This resulted in his last work, Kulturgut Jagd. A guide through the hunting history of North Rhine-Westphalia and hunting historical sites (1994). In addition, in 1990 he was one of the founders of the “ Society for Organics eV ”, which is committed to establishing the concept of sustainability in all areas of life.

Forester Dr. Erhard Ueckermann died after a serious illness on September 5, 1996 at the age of 72.

Awards

• 1969 - DJV -Literature Prize for The Damwild. Natural history, conservation and hunting (1968)
• 1976 - Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon

Fonts (selection)

• The effect of the location on body weight and horn formation of the forest deer , dissertation, Göttingen (Hann. Münden) 1951
• The fallow deer. Lifestyle, nutrition, management of game stocks, game damage and damage prevention , Hamburg and Berlin 1956
• Game management and game damage prevention in roe deer , Neuwied / Rhein 1957
• Game damage prevention in forests and fields. A practical guide for foresters, farmers and hunting tenants , series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention, Hamburg and Berlin 1960 (4th, revised and expanded edition under the title The game damage prevention in forest and field. A practical guide to technical protective measures , Hamburg and Berlin 1981, series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Issue 2, ISBN 3-490-18912-4 )
• Game management and game damage prevention in red deer. A guideline for a successful deer enclosure , series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention , Hamburg and Berlin 1960
• The deer kill. Instructions for planning and implementation as well as for the correct response , series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention , Hamburg and Berlin 1963 (7th, revised edition, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-8263-8191-2 )
• Feeding the hoofed game. Nutritional basics and instructions for feeding technology in the wild, in the enclosure and in the gate area , series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention , Hamburg and Berlin 1964 (3rd, revised and expanded edition under the title The feeding of hoofed game. Nutritional basics and instructions for feeding technology in the wild and in the enclosure , series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, issue 5, Hamburg and Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-490-45212-7 )
• together with Paul Hansen: The fallow deer. Natural history, hunting and hunting , Hamburg and Berlin 1968 (3rd, revised edition, Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-490-45812-5 )
• together with Hans Scholz et al .: Wildäsungsflächen. Planning, installation, maintenance , series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention , Hamburg and Berlin 1970 (3rd, revised edition, series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, No. 6, Hamburg and Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-490- 45612-2 )
• Der Sikawildverschuß , Hamburg and Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-490-20312-7 (2nd, revised and expanded edition under the title Das Sikawild. Occurrence, natural history and hunting , series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Issue 7 , Hamburg and Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-490-08812-3 )
• The Wild Boar Shooting, series of publications by the Research Center for Hunting and Game Damage Prevention of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Issue 8, Hamburg and Berlin 1978, ISBN 3-490-19012-2
• with the assistance of Albert Hexges: Hunting and Hunting History North Rhine-Westphalia , writings of the Hunting and Natural History Museum Burg Brüggen No. 3, Cologne and Bonn 1979, ISBN 3-7927-0471-4
• together with Peter Olbrich: Investigation of the suitability of game passages and the effectiveness of game warning reflectors , research on road construction and road traffic technology, volume 426, Bonn-Bad Godesberg 1984
• Hunting cultural asset. A guide through the hunting history of North Rhine-Westphalia and hunting historical sites , Münster-Hiltrup 1994, ISBN 3-7843-2640-4

literature

• HS: Dr. Erhard Ueckermann 60 , in: Allgemeine Forst Zeitschrift (AFZ) . 39th year, issue 09/10 1994, pp. 243-244, ISSN  1430-2713
• Friedrich Georgi, Rudolf Georgi: Dr. Erhard Ueckermann turns 65 . In: Journal for Hunting Science . 35th year, issue No. 1 / March 1989. Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg 1989, pp. 1–5. doi : 10.1007 / BF02244349 .
• Rolf Hennig : Dr. Erhard Ueckermann † , in: AFZ / DerWald . 51st year, issue 21/1996, p. 1197, ISSN  1430-2713

Individual evidence

1. ^ Friedrich Georgi, Rudolf Georgi: Dr. Erhard Ueckermann turns 65 . In: Journal for Hunting Science . 35th year, issue No. 1 / March 1989, p. 1
2. ↑ Fritz Nüßlein: Honor for Dr. Erhard Ueckermann . In: Journal for Hunting Science . 22nd year, issue No. 2 / June 1976. Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg 1976, p. 118. doi : 10.1007 / BF01905009 .
3. ^ Rolf Hennig: Dr. Erhard Ueckermann † , in: AFZ / DerWald . Volume 51, issue 21/1996, p. 1197