St. Hubert's Cross

"Hubert, unless thou turnest to the Lord, and leadest an holy life, thou shalt quickly go down into hell"

Saint Hubertus, or Hubert, is honored among sport-hunters as the originator of ethical hunting behavior. He taught the hunter ought to only shoot when a humane, clean and quick kill is assured. He ought shoot only old stags past their prime breeding years and to relinquish a much anticipated shot on a trophy to instead euthanize a sick or injured animal that might appear on the scene.

Further, one ought never shoot a female with young in tow to assure the young deer have a mother to guide them to food during the winter. Such is the legacy of Hubert who still today is taught and held in high regard in the extensive and rigorous German and Austrian hunter education courses.