Hunting and seasons: cold or hunting! - During the cold months, the local hunter is offered various opportunities for fun ranging from migratory to sedentary game, although this in fact is reduced to wild boar and, limited to the month of December, to the surviving pheasants who now know how to sell their skin dearly. The winter migration, on the other hand, has several elements, all of which are of great value, which can meet the most disparate tastes of enthusiasts.
Wood pigeon from the stage. Along the Via dei Colombacci - That Livorno is the modern capital of wood pigeon hunting is now a fact. In the last thirty years, the Labron hunters passionate about the mythical lords of the Turkey oaks have invented all kinds of them
Neverland: hunting and nature in the Mediterranean - Italy is a peninsula joined to the central trunk of the European continent by the chain of the Alps. Thanks to its geographical position, it constitutes a bridge between Europe, Asia and Africa. Whole populations of wild birds that, when autumn arrives, move from the nesting areas to the wintering areas, where they will spend the whole winter, finding food and milder temperatures. Some of these populations that are distributed almost homogeneously on the Italian territory, then leave for the African continent, crossing the Mediterranean Sea
Winning techniques for snipe - Do you know the snipe hunter? That special type of hunter different from all the others, that absorbed fanatic dreamer hunter who from early August to late March has his mind occupied by this wild, in the eyes the vision of its darting flight and in the ears the particular sound of its scream ?
Photo hunting in the mountains: snow and chamois - A new year begins, for humans and animals. The harsh winter squeezes its fingers more and more every day. After the November loves, some brave adult chamois insists on staying at high altitude. From December onwards, the big snowfalls are there, covering the grass which is increasingly difficult to scratch with the hoof. The most experienced chamois challenge the impervious walls and approach the large rocks, where the snow cannot cover everything. A few tufts of uncovered grass are always available, even when everything around is white, immaculate
Hunting in the Dolomites: Cortina's most authentic treasures - Deer and chamois in the mountains of Cortina d'Ampezzo, when fatigue and passion are rewarded far beyond expectations
The most challenging ungulate: red deer, fallow deer or roe deer? - This question, we who share the passion for hunting ungulates, we have heard it asked several times, and each time we remain a bit dumbfounded: is there really a more demanding ungulate than others or does it all depend a lot on specific situations?
Hunting with the hunting dog: spaniel size - Hunting accompanied by spaniels projects into a dimension that will never belong entirely to man. Extraordinary predatory intelligence and absolute willingness to collaborate, are the cornerstones on which these wonderful dogs have based their extraordinary vocation ...
Hunting in Sardinia: the priceless charm of Gallura - There is no hunter from the so-called Italian continent who does not wish or who did not wish to live direct hunting experiences in this splendid Mediterranean island, well known for its fauna and botanical endemisms; just think of the partridge and the Sardinian hare, the wild boar, the mouflon, the deer and then many noble migratory species, from the quail to the woodcock, from the thrush to the wood pigeon
In the kitchen: Patè di Capriolo - A simple recipe to make a tasty appetizer
Cinofilia: hunting with the English setter - The English setter is like that famous brand of kitchens… the most loved by Italians! For almost half a century, it has been the most present dog among the great ranks of hunters with pointing dogs: its numbers, that is, those of annual births, had reached four or five years ago to definitely exceed the quota of 20.000 and then fell as all other breeds, but still remaining by far the most numerous
Amateur farms: the kurzhaars of the seven duchies - In Romagna, the kurzhaar is a deeply rooted part of the hunting tradition. In a land on which the history of hunting has recorded pages ranging from partridge to snipe, from hare to mallard passing through woodcock, the variety of the encounter and of the terrain had to logically match, speaking of hunting dogs, with auxiliaries effective and versatile at the same time.
Engraver profession: Max Gobbi, the reasons for aesthetics - Despite his young age, this Brescian artist, son of art, presents himself with a respectable curriculum from which his skills in the various techniques and types of engraving emerge
Armsan A 620: from the Land of the Crescent - Even if the great season of semi-automatic shotguns has had its day, this type of shotgun still represents for many a functional solution because the cost factor is combined with good ballistic qualities.
Zeiss Duralyt 1,2-5 × 36: a batting classic and more - We continue the presentation of the series of Zeiss Duralyt spotting scopes which stand out for the excellent value for money, this is the challenge to the crisis of the German company, which by adopting solutions that standardize its production is able to offer quality products at particularly affordable prices. Today we consider the 1,2-5 × 36 Duralyt model