That this is currently not the case in the Steigerwald itself was stated by Söder in early November 2010 at the ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Bavarian Forest National Park.
Dies sei aber gerade im Steigerwald derzeit nicht der Fall, erklärte Söder Anfang November 2010 am Rande des Festakts anlässlich des 40-jährigen Bestehens des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald.