The hunters' association Kaccaturi San Umbertu said today that it has has issued a directive calling on its members to be on the lookout for illegalities and to report any incident they might witness to the police on telephone number 119.

Hunters were also urged to report any illegal dumping, damage to rubble walls, damage to trees or any other prohibited activity.

The autumn hunting season opens tomorrow and continues till the end of January. 

KSU said it is in every law abiding hunter’s interest to weed out any law breakers who only serve to discredit legal hunting in Malta.

"KSU urges mutual respect from hunters and other countryside users and reminds about the legal rights to private property and the laws related to our countryside," the association said. 

In a separate statement later, the FKNK hunters' federation asked its members to be wary and ignore any provocative actions by 'anti-hunting abolitionist entities and/or individuals'.

The FKNK said it expects its hunter members to act responsibly and above all to be safe when hunting.