[5] The company was founded by Étienne Mimard and Pierre Blachon in St Etienne and had activities in various business fields.

[6] In 1990 Medianature, a joint company formed by Bayard SA and Emap, acquired the magazine.

[7] In 2001 Emap bought the shares of Bayard AS in Medianature, becoming the owner of the magazine.

[10] Le Chasseur français is published by Mondadori/Emap France on a monthly basis.

[3][11] The magazine offers articles about nature-related hobbies such as fishing, gardening, hunting, mushroom gathering and farm animal husbandry.