Le Chasseur français
French hunting magazine
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Le Chasseur français (French: The French Hunter)[1] is a monthly magazine on hunting and nature published in France. Launched in 1885 it is one of the earliest magazines in this category.
- Hunting magazine
- Nature magazine
Cover of the 15 July 1895 edition. | |
| Editor | Antoine Berton |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 215,836 (2019) |
| Publisher | Mondadori/EMAP France |
| Founder | ManuFrance |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Company | Mondadori |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Website | Le Chasseur français |
| ISSN | 2119-2073 |
History and profile
Le Chasseur français was started in 1885.[2][3] The founding company of the magazine was ManuFrance,[4] which went bankrupt in the 1980s.[5] The company was founded by Étienne Mimard and Pierre Blachon in St Etienne and had activities in various business fields.[6]
In 1990 Medianature, a joint company formed by Bayard SA and Emap, acquired the magazine.[7] In 2001 Emap bought the shares of Bayard AS in Medianature, becoming the owner of the magazine.[8][9] Mondadori is also owner of the magazine, which acquired shares of it in June 2001.[4] In June 2006 the company became the whole owner of the magazine.[10]
Le Chasseur français is published by Mondadori/Emap France on a monthly basis.[3][11] The magazine offers articles about nature-related hobbies such as fishing, gardening, hunting, mushroom gathering and farm animal husbandry.[3] It supports for positivism, work and production.[1] Antoine Berton is the editor of the monthly.[3]
Circulation
The circulation of Le Chasseur français was about 544,000 copies during the first half of 2001[8] and 535,000 copies in 2001.[12] It was one of the 20 best-selling magazines in France in 2005[13] with a circulation of 494,514 copies.[14] The magazine had a circulation of 384,057 copies in 2010.[11] In 2012 the magazine sold 303,380 copies.[3] The magazine sold 215,836 copies in 2019.[15]
