Hunting during mating is certainly a topic that interests, fascinates and divides most rifled barrel hunters. This is demonstrated by this very interesting discussion that has opened through our pages. Another “big game” intervenes by placing the emphasis on hunting management in the Apennines, younger in age, but full of successes. We reiterate our willingness to host opinions, comments, replies and anything else that makes sense to be said on the subject. FC
Dear Ettore, as you rightly say, there would be no problems for the bellow hunt. So, can you explain to me how this feel-good philosophy was born? If that's just me, let's stick with this healthy withdrawal practice. It is true. It takes prudence, wisdom, competence, little trouble, few people around. So, I guess, assigned head and choice of the elderly subject to be taken. In Tarvisio (I say this as a frequent visitor of the Reserve for over twenty years and now an honorary member) this happens. Unfortunately, this does not happen in Trentino where the principle of the "assigned boss" does not apply and therefore it seems to me that there is a rush all together to ensure the subjects envisaged by the plan. And so, all out together the first few days of hunting, sometimes shooting at 500 meters ... Excuse the frankness.
As an Apennine, I feel a little touched by your judgments on the way we manage. The Apennines have learned the lesson of Central Europe well, they have had excellent teachers (I want to remember the Friulian Nicoloso). And the results can be seen: our deer thrive, increase in number and body weight, are bearers of trophies reminiscent of those of their Danubian ancestors (the Apennine deer come from Tarvisio, themselves originating more recently from Carinthia and more ancient from the Hungary).
With us, management is done without prejudice and no one turns up their noses when it touches the female or the calf (as it still happens today among the old people of the Alps area). I have never heard of us suggest hunting deer with hounds, as it happens in France. It is an old proposal of the hounds of northern Italy. And some time ago I read the same suggestion in the magazine of the Association of Tyrolean Hunters, which I belong to. In any case in Tarvisio, in the month of January, as well as in many areas of Austria and Hungary, a sort of hunt is practiced on the females in order to complete the slaughter plan. But without dogs.
Anyway, let me tell you something. I like this frank but civilized and composed debate that is developing on Passion hunting. It is very different from what happens in other locations. That's why I'd like some other hunter to have their say. Waidmann's Heil! And long live Maria! Bruno Modugno
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