Hunting techniques: Given its great adaptive capacity, the Italian sparrow is present roughly throughout the peninsula, and better than others it has been able to exploit its proximity to humans in its favor: it lives in the city, lives in the hills and lives in the countryside, and its increase has been such as to have endangered local crops in more than one situation.
The Sparrow of Italy is about 16 cm long, its weight does not exceed 30 grams and seems to be native to Asia, even if, as mentioned, today it is widespread not only throughout Italy, but also throughout the world, with the exception of for some areas of Australia, the Equator and the Poles. Small and grayish brown colored, the male has dark streaks and a large black spot on the chest, while the female is recognizable by a slightly lighter color.
Noisy especially during the mating season which begins in March, the formed couple collaborates in the creation of the nest which is placed in the cracks of the walls, on the roofs or on the trees. Also during the hatching male and female are interchangeable: this lasts about 15 days and at the hatching the new born are at least five. They will remain in the nest less than twenty days before taking flight. If the season is good, the Sparrow of Italy is able to carry out at least four broods: this explains the surprising speed of reproduction of the bird.
Unlike the city cousin, the country sparrow is instead less sociable and is also very suspicious of humans. The fact remains that it is a social creature, which lives in particularly numerous colonies and who even loves to nest in groups.
Poop Techniques: Having said that, let's find out what are the most popular hunting techniques for the Italian sparrow.
If we talk about the Sparrow of Italy, hunting in a wandering form offers interesting results: what counts is to know the pasture areas well and those in which the groups retire for the night. One of the richest months for those who want to try their hand at this kind of hunting is September; the reason is simple: the groups are made up mostly of young specimens, certainly less suspicious than the old generation, but the period is very short. Already after a few days of hunting, the sparrow becomes suspicious and difficult to catch: it is time for the hunt to become real and satisfying.
The ideal is, once the area has been identified, to choose a good shelter perhaps among cultivated fields and with the help of a few calls to wait for the sparrows to make their arrival. Notable results can be obtained by choosing to position yourself near the farms (while maintaining a safe distance), preferably not far from livestock. Not infrequently it is customary to identify the area where groups of birds rest, lurking just before sunset to catch the birds that return for the night. After the autumn season we will have to be patient: the sparrow has now become quite suspicious, and only with the first frosts, which force them to travel to find food, this bird with a great interpretative capacity shows itself again.
Those who opt for hunting from stalking, if they want to get some results, will have to have numerous calls with them. However, it is good to remember that a sparrow removed from the sluice at the beginning of September usually stops singing after a month. There are very few that continue to play throughout November.
Furthermore, the season during which the sparrow hunt gives the best results is the winter one: it is therefore good to have a good number of calls from September, so that during the winter season, "fresh" ones can be used. For hunting in stalking or from a shed, the same rules apply in general as we have said for the wandering one, especially in relation to the location.
It is precisely the place of stalking that makes the difference and that you can choose with full knowledge of the facts only if you know the habits of the bird and clearly the hunting area.