The Junta Nacional de Homologación de Trofeos de Caza (JNHTC, en, National Board of Trophy Hunting Homologation) is the governing body for the control and assessment of

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, a branch of the

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. It was founded in 1950 and first presided by

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. Since 1999, the President is Alonso Álvarez de Toledo, 12th Marquess of Valdueza, who has also served as vice-president of the

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and was the head of the Spanish delegation. The origins of the Junta can be found in 1950, when a group of Spanish noblemen, namely the

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and the counts of Yebes,

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and Seefried designed formulas to establish a valuation of big game trophies by points.Homologación de Trofeos (1988). p. 7 The success of the 1950 Trophy Exhibition held in Madrid encouraged the

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to officially recognise those who had carried out the technical work, thus establishing the Junta Nacional de Homologación de Trofeos de Caza y Estadística Cinegética, which was assigned to the Superior Council of Continental Fishing, Hunting and National Parks.Homologación de Trofeos (1988). p. 7 Since its creation, the Junta has published catalogues every quinquennium listing every measured medal trophy of the more than a dozen big game species that can be hunted in Spain (it has recently included the Balearean boc and excluded the

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and the

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since 1973). These include the Spanish wolf,

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, sarrio, rebeco,

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, arruí and Balearean boc. As of April 2019, more than 80,000 trophies had been registered by the Junta as having been awarded a gold, silver or bronze medal.

Functions

The Junta is the body in charge of the control, measurement and assessment of hunting trophies in Spain. It is an organism with deep institutional roots, with more than 50 years of existence at the service of hunting activity, in the classification and homologation of the biometric characteristics of the different species. Hunting, like all forest harvesting, is an inherent part of the economic activity of the forestry sector under the jurisdiction of the Ministry de Agriculture, Fishing, Nutrition and Environment, due to its link to both rural development and nature conservation policies. It defines the valuation formulas corresponding to each species, adjusting as far as possible those adopted by the

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, and establishes the minimum scores required for the different categories (Gold, Silver and Bronze). It has the following functions: #Cooperate for the correct application of said formulas, promoting the unification of interpretation criteria among the approval committees of the different Autonomous Communities, preferably attending to the criteria defined by the CIC. #Define the procedures for the homologation of trophies to access the lists of the National Archive of Hunting Trophies, while defining the concepts of National Record of each species, absolute historical record or any other that the Board may consider appropriate to stimulate the management of hunting wealth based on a sustainable use of hunting resources. #Define the trophy cataloging systems and promote and promote the coordination of these systems between the different approval committees of the Autonomous Communities in order to consolidate the cataloging in the National Archive of Hunting Trophies. #Facilitate the exchange of information and records of the National Archive of Hunting Trophies with each of the homologation commissions of the Autonomous Communities when required. #Maintain close collaboration with international organizations responsible for tasks similar to those of the Board. #Act as an advisory body in the field of hunting, hunting management and conservation of ecosystems for the General State Administration and for the different Autonomous Communities. #Inform the General Directorate of Rural Development and Forest Policy regarding matters related to big game that could affect more than one Autonomous Community, either at its request or on its own initiative, and propose the measures it deems appropriate. #Propose to the General Directorate for Rural Development and Forest Policy the renewal, increase or decrease of its members when circumstances require it, as well as the appointment of collaborating advisers. #Measure and approve all kinds of Spanish hunting trophies, both in official competitions and exhibitions and at the request of the owners, and issue the supporting documents for the approvals carried out, without prejudice to the powers of the autonomous communities. #Prepare the catalogs of hunting trophies, in which the homologated trophies will be collected and as many data as necessary in order to highlight the evolution and development of the different species. #Ensure the protection of the biological diversity of the Spanish hunting fauna and, in particular, for its genetic purity. #Value the hunting resources existing in Spain and making these values transcend the existing international organizations in the matter.

Measurable species

The following is a list of all the big-game species in Spain that are currently or have in the past been measured. The Junta has excluded the

and the

since 1973 (due to their hunting prohibition). Below is the official benchmark of points to assess whether the hunted animal in question qualifies as

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or bronze medal. Only a small percentage of hunted animals in Spain is worthy of a medal, which the Junta measures in accordance to the

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. If a trophy is awarded any of the three available medals, it will be published in the Junta catalogues that are produced every five-year periods, with relation to the species, the hunter and the ''

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'' or national park it was harvested in. For instance, the

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harvested a 223,35 point (silver medal)

in Gredos National Park in 1977, which at the time placed him 204th on the national ranking.Homologación de Trofeos (1988). p. 241 To date, only four people have hunted all big-game species in the

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: the marquesses of Villaviciosa de Asturias and Valdueza,

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and

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, as a privilege of a time when no species were protected.

Iberian wolf

*Gold medal: 41 *Silver medal: 39 - 40,99 *Bronze medal: 37 - 38,99

Wild boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...

*Gold medal: 110 *Silver medal: 105 - 109,99 *Bronze medal: 100 - 104,99

Fallow deer ''Dama'' is a genus of deer in the subfamily Cervinae, commonly referred to as fallow deer. Name The name fallow is derived from the deer's pale brown colour. The Latin word ''dāma'' or ''damma'', used for roe deer, gazelles, and antelopes ...

*Gold medal: 180 *Silver medal: 170 - 170,99 *Bronze medal: 160 - 169,99

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*Gold medal: 181 *Silver medal: 173 - 180,99 *Bronze medal: 165 - 172,99

Roe deer The roe deer (''Capreolus capreolus''), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapt ...

*Gold medal: 130 *Silver medal: 115 - 129,99 *Bronze medal: 105 - 114,99

Sarrio

Male

*Gold medal: 97 *Silver medal: 92 - 96,99 *Bronze medal: 87 - 91,99

Female

*Gold medal: 93 *Silver medal: 88 - 92,99 *Bronze medal: 83 - 87,99

Rebeco

Male

*Gold medal: 85 *Silver medal: 81,5 - 84,99 *Bronze medal: 78 - 81,49

Female

*Gold medal: 81 *Silver medal: 77,5 - 84,99 *Bronze medal: 74 - 77,49

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North zone

For those harvested in the provinces of

Ávila Ávila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila. It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m abov ...

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of ...

, León,

Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Herit ...

Segovia Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is in the Inner Plateau ('' Meseta central''), near the northern slopes of t ...

, Zamora, Cáceres (north of

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, Lugo, Ourense,

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensiv ...

Tarragona Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tarr ...

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, Castellón and

Teruel Teruel () is a city in Aragon, located in eastern Spain, and is also the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 35,675 in 2014 making it the least populated provincial capital in the country. It is noted for its harsh climate, with ...

. *Gold medal: 230 *Silver medal: 220 - 229,99 *Bronze medal: 205 - 219,99

Mid zone

For those harvested in the provinces of

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...

Murcia Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...

, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Toledo, Cáceres (south of

) and

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. *Gold medal: 225 *Silver medal: 215 - 224,99 *Bronze medal: 205 - 214,99

South zone

For those harvested in the provinces of

Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...

Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...

, Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Málaga y

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

. *Gold medal: 220 *Silver medal: 210 - 219,99 *Bronze medal: 195 - 209,99

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*Gold medal: 205 *Silver medal: 195 - 204,99 *Bronze medal: 185 - 194,99

Arruí

*Gold medal: 350 *Silver medal: 330 - 349,99 *Bronze medal: 310 - 329,99

Balearean boc

*Gold medal: 310,00 *Silver medal: 290,00 - 309,99 *Bronze medal: 270,00 - 289,99

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*Gold medal: 51,01Homologación de Trofeos (1973). p. 567 *Silver medal: 47,01 - 51,00 *Bronze medal: 42,01 - 47,00

Iberian lynx The Iberian lynx (''Lynx pardinus'') is a wild cat species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. In the 20th century, the Iberian lynx population had declined because of overhun ...

*Gold medal: 23,01Homologación de Trofeos (1973). p. 567 *Silver medal: 21,51 - 23,00 *Bronze medal: 19,01 - 21,50

Governing body

President

* The Marquess of ValduezaMinisterio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación - Junta Nacional de Homologación de Trofeos de Caza
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Vice-president

*Valentín Almansa de Lara

Spokesmen

* The Viscount of Salinas *Cástor Cañedo Angoso *Juan Luis Oliva de Suelves Cazurro *Juan del Yerro San Román *José Luis López-Schümmer Treviño *Francisco Landaluce Domínguez *Jorge Bernad Danzberger * The Duke of Algeciras *Juan José Viola Cardoso *Luis de la Peña Fernández-Nespral *Jose Ignacio Crespo Fernández *Jose Manuel Jaquotot Sáenz de Miera *Jose Hernández Fernández *Adolfo Díaz-Ambrona Medrano *Ángel Fernández Díaz *Guillermo Ceballos Watling *Roberto González Hernando

Secretary

*Carlos Guillén del Rey

Timeline of presidents

* 1950 – 1979 The Count of Yebes * 1979 – 1982 Adolfo Domínguez Merelles * 1982 – 1992 The Marquess of Laula * 1992 – 1999 Juan Luis Oliva de Suelves * 1999 – The Marquess of Valdueza

Territorial delegations

References

Bibliography

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External links

Official Site of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Nutrition
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Official website of the CIC
International environmental organizations Wildlife conservation organizations Organisations based in Madrid Organizations established in 1950