"Some he took to a private hunting reserve and hunted."
The partnership used the island for cattle ranching and a private hunting reserve.
It should be noted that a forest was a royal hunting reserve, not necessarily wooded.
By the late 17th century Rum's status as a hunting reserve went into decline and population numbers started to rise.
The forest was declared a hunting reserve in 1541 to protect bison.
Hermann Göring planned to create the largest hunting reserve in the world there.
Until the 20th century the area was a royal hunting reserve, populated by various wildlife.
With an area of 49, 471 ha the hunting reserve covers the greater part of the natural park.
In the 1970s timber extraction was forbidden and the woods were preserved as a hunting reserve.