Hunting: the Lazio Region has decided to extend the Hunting Season until 10 February 2013 exclusively for some species.
The president of the Lazio Region Renata Polverini with decree n. T00007 of 30 January 2013 postponed the closing of the hunting season to 10 February 2013, previously scheduled for 2 February, for hunting the species of wood pigeon (Colomba Palumbus), hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix), magpie (Pica pica ) and jay (Garrulus Glandarius).
The decision was adopted following the release of favorable opinions from Ispra (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) which certified how the postponement of the hunting activity will not negatively affect the conservation status of the species concerned and the environmental balance of the territory.
The postponement of the hunting is however bound to the observance of some specific prescriptions regarding the stalking and the quantity of game that can be hunted. The stalking must be located no less than 500 meters from the wetlands, frequented by water birds as they are sensitive to the disturbance caused by hunting and at a distance greater than 500 meters from the rocky walls or partially such, to protect the start of the Falco's reproductive activities. peregrine (Falco peregrinus) and Lanner (Falco biarmicus).
The daily game bag limit, for each hunter, is established as a total of twenty heads of the authorized species, of which, in any case, no longer five heads for the Colombaccio species. Hunting is allowed without the aid of the dog and must take place from 6.15 am to 17.30 pm. In the Special Protection Areas (SPAs) hunting is allowed only on Thursdays and Sundays.
Any hunter who will benefit from the extension of the closure of the hunt to February 10, 2013, he will have to report, in pen with indelible ink on his hunting card, on the "February 2013" page, in the columns reserved for the collection of "sedentary game" the species hooded crow, magpie and jay; in the columns reserved for the collection of "migratory game", the wood pigeon species.
It is possible to view the full text of the decree number T00007 of the President of the Lazio Region with which the Hunting Season 2012-2013 in the special Venator Calendars section of the portal Passion Hunt or by clicking on the following link: Decree n.T00007 of the President of the Lazio Region - Extension of the 2012-2013 Hunting Season.
31 January 2013