Das Jagdmagazin mit Weitblick

The finishing shot is the harshest chapter of hunting. It’s the moment when experience, calm, technique — and ultimately the hunter’s decision — determine success or suffering. Jörg Burgstaller, seasoned hunter, firearms expert and Austrian importer for SIG Sauer, speaks from decades of practice: “The finishing shot is not a lucky shot. Anyone who thinks they can just grab a handgun and it will be fine is gravely mistaken.”

When the forest falls silent at dusk, the hunter enters that sacred hour where experience, patience, and technology converge. This is precisely where the new HIKMICRO Habrok HQ50LN comes into play — a scope that combines thermal imaging, digital optics, and a laser rangefinder in one device, promising to help hunters keep their vision clear even in the darkest moments.

Hunting has always been a counterpoint to everyday life — a place of silence, a moment of release, a school of patience. Those who set out with a rifle entered another world, where seconds stretched into minutes and minutes into hours, guided by the rhythm of nature. But that rhythm is changing. Today, hardly any hunter enters the field without a smartphone in their pocket.

Hunting has always been a school of patience — hours of stillness, listening, and observation were once part of every hunter’s daily routine. But in a world that is becoming faster and more technological, this quiet discipline is at risk of disappearing. What happens when hunters forget the art of waiting? And what might we rediscover when we begin to trust our own senses once again?