Starting from 1 January 2018 it will also begin in Basilicata il monitoring of woodcock with pointing dog. For this reason, the Territorial Areas of Hunting are inviting interested parties to submit the application for membership to the Department of Agricultural and Forestry Policies of the region. The forms can be submitted in three ways, namely by hand, by registered mail or by certified e-mail to the address [email protected].
Just last November the opportunity was given to resident hunters in Basilicata to apply to participate in a series of courses, one of which was about i woodcock monitors. So the time has come to put what you have learned into practice during these lessons. The typical monitoring of this species occurs in a very simple way.
The main objective is to know and deepen phenology, migration and wintering of woodcocks, also because their behavior is little known and it is still a very sought-after species in the hunting field. Some wooded areas are sampled and used enabled pointing dogs. Furthermore, the participants have the task of filling in the monitoring forms, which are then sent to the Region with all the useful data.