Suspension of the hunt
One might say, "He who causes his own misfortune should cry only himself." Unfortunately, those who are also crying are those who are not the cause of the problem that led to the suspension of the hunting calendar . It is worth reminding once again, for those with a short memory or pretending not to remember, that the problems we are experiencing today in the hunting calendar come from afar, namely from the implementation of Article 42 of the Community law, or "Hunting is prohibited, for each individual species during the return to the nesting site and during the nesting period and the stages of reproduction and dependence of the birds." The same associations that today are railing against the Region and against anyone with different views, are the same ones who in 2010 supported and loudly called for the implementation of Article 42 of the Community law to make hunting in Italy more European. FIDC; ANUU, Libera Caccia, and Enalcaccia, then united in the FACE Italia committee, accused Arci Caccia, which had already distanced itself from that measure, because there was no scientific basis for implementing the EU Directive. They accused us of being anti-hunters, because such a change would have allowed for more time and more species, yet since then we have found no peace: contested calendars, shorter time periods, and fewer huntable species.
A jump in the past
We invite all hunters and leaders of hunting associations to take a leap into the past and remember what happened in 2010, those who were in favor and those who were against the implementation of the community law, perhaps bartering 10 days of hunting in February, never granted (Senator Orsi was also critical of this). Ask your reference associations for clarifications on the matter, get them to explain their position, and if you want you can also consult the archives of hunting sites. As for the issue of the calendar, it was a disaster waiting to happen, even at the time of its approval, which also occurred late compared to what was foreseen by the framework law. The responsibilities must be attributed to those who, in the discussion on the calendar, supported demagogic positions and against every rational principle, given the complex regulatory situation, and they did so with the support of exponents of the previous majority, putting in difficulty the same Assessor accused of lacking courage.
Certainties for hunters
Arci Caccia has always expressed itself in favor of a hunting calendar that would give certainties to hunters, we have never supported positions that we already knew were losing from the start, we have never told falsehoods to hunters. On the hunting calendar we have always believed it was right to clearly state what can be done and what cannot be done. If someone wonders why Arci Caccia did not participate in the appeal with the other Associations, the reason is simply that no one promoted a shared action, better to escape alone, to guarantee a few minutes of glory, but above all, we answer that the defense of decisions is up to those who supported them, certainly not to those who suffer them. They are certainly not political reasons, as some would have us believe, indeed in the last legislature, we never allowed ourselves to be disrespectful to Councilor Morroni or to the Northern League councilors, even when we disagreed. Because for us, respect for the institutions is still a value, as is respect for the other hunting associations; welcome even the harsh confrontation, as long as it is constructive. The instrumentalization, as happened with the audio released on the occasion of the past consultations, where the hunting calendar was discussed, are the expression of characters in search of glory, who still persist in making promises, lying knowing they are lying, to hunters; the same ones who defended the reception of the community as a success.
The allusion to ISPRA
Enough with the demagogy, the European Directive has been implemented in 157 and, like it or not, we must adhere to it when drafting hunting calendars if next year we want to ensure a quiet hunting season, we can and must ask for what is possible and what is permitted, the rest is anachronistic. If we want a correct application, it is necessary for ISPRA and wildlife observers to return to research, we cannot dismiss an opinion on the calendar where, in the absence of updated data, ISPRA takes refuge behind the principle of maximum precaution, then leaving the Region the choice of whether or not to apply the decades of overlapping provided for by the Directive. We do not deny our environmentalist soul and the defense of an ethical hunt, which does not conflict with the needs of fauna conservation, our battle is, and will always be, the same in defense of a modern and sustainable hunt, which is in step with the times. We do not speak to the gut of hunters chasing tesserae, we have an interest in defending hunting, a passion that must be lived in harmony with the environment. We turn to the new Councilor, to whom we send our best wishes: let's turn the page, there are blank pages to fill with a new history and a new vision of hunting. Let's talk about management, let's fully implement the management plans for declining species such as the turtle dove, the skylark and many others. This is what Europe asks of us, let's review the role and function of the ATCs that become the true engine of wildlife management, let's reopen a correct discussion with the environmentalist world, because not everyone is a fundamentalist, so we could come out of the isolation where others have dragged us and regain that role that is rightfully ours as true custodians of the environment and fauna (source: Arci Caccia Umbria).
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