Bei Gesellschaftsjagden muss der Unternehmer einen Jagdleiter bestimmen, wenn er nicht selbst diese Aufgabe wahrnimmt. At a group hunt, the organizer must appoint a hunt leader, unless he takes on the role himself. The rule is in the accident prevention regulation for hunting, VSG 4.4. Die Anordnungen des Jagdleiters sind zu befolgen. The hunt leader’s orders must be followed. Before the hunt starts, he instructs the shooters and the beaters. This briefing is called die Jagdansprache, the hunt address. In a drive hunt, he assigns each shooter a stand. He also marks exactly the area into which that shooter may fire. A shooter may not move or leave his stand before the drive is over, unless the hunt leader decides otherwise. In April 2026 the agricultural social insurance SVLFG and the Lower Saxony hunting association announced joint seminars for hunt leaders.