30 April 2022 - "You hunters must have courage, you must not hide even if they attack you"hold Giuseppe Cruciani in a public meeting organized by Youth Coordination of Federcaccia, in the ARENA of Eos show. The irreverent radio host of Radio24's “The Mosquito” does not send it to say. “I have no hunting relatives, but I've never had anything against hunting. But I remember an uncle who was forced to take a stake in a reserve in Serbia. In Italy it is like this: the normal development of many economic activities is prevented for bureaucratic and ideological reasons. I believe that many hunters love and know animals much more than animal rights activists ... ". Federcaccia reported that the average age of Italian hunters is 60 years, but those between 20 and 18 are 30. A not insignificant figure. The national coordinator of the Young hunters of Federcaccia Paul of Bella and the deputy Carmelo Violante, with the president Massimo Buconi, discussed what Cruciani called the "recruitment" of young people. Coming to the conclusion that hunting must be taught well and that today more than ever the mediation of intermediate bodies such as hunting associations is needed. Buconi went even further: "Others always talk about hunting, and badly, when we are present we are often not useful to ourselves".
There has certainly been a lot of talk about hunting among the EOS SHOW audience, very numerous since the morning and then enthusiastic about the offer. The Verona fair is a location that finally lives up to the expectations of the public and above all of the exhibitors. The organizer remarked Patrick Carotta during the ribbon cutting ceremony. The president of Veronafiere, Maurizio Danese, appreciated the organizational effort and the presence of such a passionate and numerous audience. The prerequisites for aspiring to improve further are all there. "EOS SHOW is a project that we immediately shared with the companies and to which the companies responded positively: they are almost all here and I hope they will increase from next year and we can open up more to Europe and the world", Carotta said. “Fishing and hunting have many similarities, even in the numbers of enthusiasts, for example. Even in the perception of public opinion. Here we will be able to establish a greater dialogue and, who knows, maybe even collaboration ".
When the ribbon is cut, the undersecretary of the ministry of agricultural, food and forestry policies, Francesco Battistoni, who acted as a trait d'union between the two worlds, recalling how hunting and fishing were common activities in his family. His ministry organized at EOS Show a series of events on aquaculture and sustainable fishing, to address a culture of fish consumption and regulate wild fish catches, respecting fish stocks and at the same time to build a vision strategic for the well-being of humanity and the planet. In a series of events that have followed one another incessantly throughout the day, the Federation of Sport Fishing and Suzuki marine Italia presented the Big Game World Championships next September in Pescara. Good chances for the national team of the coach Mirco Eusebi, outgoing champion, while Pescara intends to seize the opportunity from a tourist point of view.
Sport is an important interpretation of this fair: protagonists at the inauguration and then in the Beretta stand, the blue Diana Bacosi, Skeet's silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, fresh from the successes of the World Cup test in Lonato in recent days, and Alessandra Perillo, Trap shooter of the Beretta team and historic bronze medal for San Marino in Tokyo. They are the most beautiful and convincing image of the Italian shooting movement and of the production of weapons and ammunition.
PHOTO CUTTING THE RIBBON. From left: Costantino Fiocchi, technical director of Fiocchi Munizioni; Giovanni Mantovani, general manager of Veronafiere; Pierangelo Pedersoli, president of Conarmi; Patrizio Carotta; Diana Bacosi and Alessandra Perilli; Francesco Battistoni, undersecretary of MIPAAF; Maurizio Danese, president of Veronafiere; Luciano Rossi, president of FITAV; Carlo Ferlito, general manager of the Pietro Beretta Arms Factory; Mauro Perazzi, representative of Armi Perazzi.