Squirreltail,
Sounds as if you've found it out already, but just in case you haven't...
1. All forms of hunting live game, whether fur or feather, in France need the permis de chasse.
2. Like the German Jagdschein, the PdC also allows you to buy firearms/shotguns and ammunition. There is no equivalent of the shotgun certificate or FAC that we have here. Put it another way, even if you wanted to blast nothing more lively than clays, you'd still need to have acquired your PdC.
3. Scenthounds are a big thing in parts of France, with a much wider range of legal game than in the UK (up t