Hunting notebook: first episode, long live the turtledoves - First appointment with a sort of column that intends to follow our hunting season step by step, marking the stages with a series of services focused in part on the report of hunting experiences lived, in part, and just taking a cue from the news, on the presentation of the game and on the description of the hunting techniques adopted. The debut obviously could only be under the banner of Africanelle, wild which still today, despite the hunting calendar postponing its collection compared to the past, catalyses the attention of migratory enthusiasts at the time of the opening of each new hunting year.
Hunting and tradition: in the name of Sant'Uberto - Since its origins, man has always tried to exorcise the fear of death. He did it in the most varied ways: now by exalting courage, now by offering his victims to the Gods as a sacrifice. In all ancient and modern peoples there are initiation rites, with which one passes from young to adult, from beginner to expert, through which one becomes "men". Even today, following these ancient traditions, it is customary to baptize new hunters after the latter have conquered their first important prey.
Hunting in the mountains: 'arena del black grouse - They say - and it is true - that in the mountains it is good because we seem to be closer to heaven. The black grouse (which we like to call black-grouse) thinks so too when it chooses its singing arena and its habitat at the edge of the tree vegetation. Since hunting this splendid grouse is the one that is most connected to hunting in the plains, it is important to know the lesser known aspects of black grouse, and the spectacular differences that exist compared to lowland pheasants.
Hunting breeds: French harried, shaggy and rough factotum griffon - The French wirehaired griffon, more simply called korthals, is a hunting dog whose limited diffusion in Italy is inversely proportional to its kinetic potential. Speaking of a single specimen as a typical exponent of the breed, but keeping in mind the morphological and work standards, let's get to know it better. Paraphrasing the musical phraseology: continental, but not too much
Art and hunting: nature in the wind - Diana's travels in the art world continue. Today we want to talk to you about Salvatore Piras, a refined self-taught painter and excellent pyrograph. The main themes of his works are the natural landscapes and the fauna of his splendid region, Sardinia
3rd Toschi Day: shooting party and banquet - The third Toschi Day took place on May 30th, on the platforms of the Randi Shooting Range in Villa S. Martino di Lugo, near Ravenna. of the ancient family of arquebusiers from Romagna. A cheerful and convivial party, devoid of formalisms, as Andrea Toschi spontaneously thought and wanted it from the first edition
Inside the CPA: anatomy of an association (in the name of passion) - A conversation with Alessandro Fiumani, president of the CPA, one of the associations that make up the archipelago of the various "islands" of the national hunting world. To learn about the paths and strategies of "his different philosophy"
Races Compared: Blood Pact - The pointer and the kurzhaar are two magnificent pointers. They are both muscular, strong-willed, greedy; merciless on the wild animal and adaptable to the forge of man; attentive to detail but upwind yachtsmen by innate vocation. Between the two there is a bond that has been handed down over the centuries with the inexhaustible strength of a dominant gene and with the prodigious efficacy of positive thinking.
On the farm: Galiga, in the heart of hunting - A visit to the hunting farm in Galiga, where the hunter can exercise his passion throughout the year in a setting of absolute beauty
Abroad: The wild boars of Ataturk and Walesa - This time we present to the Italian public an absolute novelty, which approaches a confirmation of what is and remains one of the most relaxing and intriguing experiences of recent times. The novelty is called Turkey and confirms Poland, or rather "Prussian joke" in Poland, as many now identify it
In the kitchen: gnocchi with mallard - A dish with a strong, decisive taste that enhances the quality of the King of aquatic species, a recipe that uses those parts, often sacrificed, which in terms of goodness have nothing to envy to the most noble morsels
Rizzini BR550 20 gauge: the side-by-side can still be improved - A truly significant rifle, which introduces new solutions where no one would expect them. Proof that even if a product has been consolidated for over a hundred years, an improvement is always possible with imagination and technology
Fabbri Titanio caliber 20: a refined superlight - Having to write the history of the shotgun, on the front page there would be the usual names, well known. From Pape to Greener, from Jones to Purdey, from Holland & Holland to Westley Richards. And so on, until the available space is filled. At that point, it would be necessary to turn the page. And on that other page, otherwise completely blank, there would be only one name: Ivo Fabbri
ZEISS T * RF 8 × 56: Two in one! - We tested the new binoculars that Zeiss made by combining the classic 8 × 56 size with the built-in rangefinder and a ballistic program to give hunters the highest twilight view along with instantaneous distance measurement and target correction. elevation to set in the aim
Benchmade Bone Collector: from Bavaria to the USA - It is the Central European knife par excellence, but the Americans are beginning to appreciate it. And they modified it by updating it
Competitive dog lovers: "Mugellana" hunting test - In the lands of Giotto and Beato Angelico, but also of other artistic geniuses including Pietro Annigoni who also had a home in those parts and of which, in the nearby village of San Lorenzo, there is a museum dedicated to him, day of 4 September, a "hunting test on natural game" for British breeds organized by the Red Setter Club and the GC Fiorentino. Nor should it be forgotten that, just beyond the Sieve, the hills of Don Milani's commitment from his school in Barbiana begin
The Hunter's Library: Villatte des Prugnes - Robert Villatte des Prugnes was one of the most prolific exponents of French cinegetic literature: where the adjective "prolific" does not at all imply, as often even involuntarily happens, other negative adjectives such as those that can be attributed to authors who are a little "all-savvy" And other things of this kind