With its own note, the Club Colombaccio Apennino Umbro-Toscano makes it known that it is in favor of the pre-opening to the wild provided by the new Umbrian Hunting Calendar.
The Club del Colombaccio dell'Appennino Umbro-Toscano born in September 2009, composed of over 250 members who practice their passion for hunting at the Colombaccio along the Umbrian-Tuscan border, intervene with their own note on the issue of the hunting calendar of the Umbria Region on the issue Wood pigeon in pre-opening.
After a careful analysis on the status of the species, the regulations in force and the ISPRA opinion sent in recent years to the Regions of Umbria and Tuscany, about the possibility of proposing hunting activities to this species in the pre-opening period (presumably 1 and 2 September) the members and the management team of the Club are in favor of early withdrawals in the period indicated above.
The reasons for this request are as follows:
- The Ispra opinion contained in the "Guide for the drafting of the Hunting Calendars" quotes verbatim: "... In the Provinces where there are sufficiently abundant breeding populations, early harvesting on September 18, in the fixed or temporary posting mode, pursuant to art. 2 paragraph 157 of Law 92/XNUMX can be considered acceptable ... ";
- The consistency of the species in the Province of Perugia and Terni is to be considered abundant;
- The introduction of an additional species in the pre-opening period in addition to Tortora, Blackbird, Cornacchia Grigia, Magpie and any anatidae would allow a reduction in the hunting pressure on a few species;
- In the past hunting seasons in which the wood pigeon was introduced in the pre-opening period, the species has shown to be able to contain the collection with a satisfactory presence throughout the hunting period;
- In the Interpretative Guide to 79/409 EEC it is moreover clearly specified that the species which during the breeding period carry out more than one brood the second or even the third are irrelevant for the conservation purposes of the species.
The Club del Colombaccio dell'Appennino Umbro-Toscano, having as its fundamental principles the respect of the hunting traditions typical of hunting this bird, considers the pre-opening to the Colombaccio both from fixed and temporary stalking a consolidated custom by now.
The Club, free from any elite or private preconception, also considers it appropriate to grant the collection of the Wood Pigeon in pre-opening to all hunters, especially migratoryists, who do not make this particular and complex hunting activity a specialized form.
On this occasion, the Colombaccio dell'Appennino Umbro-Toscano Club, certain of your positive feedback, offers cordial greetings.
In witness
Moreno Raggetti
President of the Club Del Colombaccio of the Umbrian-Tuscan Apennines
Letter sent, to the kind attention:
• Umbria Region - President Catiuscia Marini
• Councilor for Agricultural Policies - Fernanda Cecchini
• Province of Perugia - President of the Province of Perugia Marco Vinicio Guasticchi
• Franco Granocchia - Managing Director of Hunting
• Wildlife Observatory of the Umbria Region
• Hunting Associations