Hunting: First stage of the CPF Championship - Arci Falconry hunting with the help of the dog. Patti and Medde win in high and low flights.
Giovanni Patti in the high flight and Gianluca Medde in the low flight won the first leg of the Hunting Championship of the Association for the Conservation of Progress of Falconry (CPF) which has made a pact and an agreement with Arci Caccia. The test took place on Sunday 16 November at the Corte Pompilio hunting reserve in Roncoferraro in the province of Mantua. Fortunately for the participants and the organizers, the nefarious and sometimes destructive rainfalls of the previous days have spared hawks, falconers, dogs, judges and enthusiasts.
Everything took place in an atmosphere of great sportsmanship and celebration and after the breakfast offered by the Association and the phase intended for the regularization of the registrations, the two judges of the test, Mr. Casati for the high flight and Mr. Michelon for the low flight have read the rules and given explanations regarding the scoring system that would be adopted for the falco , the falconer and the dog. The participation of falconers was significant, about thirty, coming from Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Tuscany, Trentino. On the other hand, 16 flights were registered equally divided between high and low flights.
The falcons opened the race , including hybrids of sacred gyr x and gyr x pell and pilgrims, who delighted those present with their breathtaking swoops and impressive thrusts. Then later the goshawks asserted themselves that attentive to the "stop" of the dog, they measured themselves with good pursuits and with prey just as careful not to be clawed.
The flights continued unabated until late afternoon with a small break for lunch, which was taken on the sidelines. On a positive note: in addition to the preparation of the falconers and hawks, the dogs also stood out, all polite and attentive and prepared for the task they had to perform. A day spent in friendship even if you felt the competitive aspect of the event.
At the end of the day, after reading the partial ranking issued by the judges, the evening ended with a social dinner. Satisfaction with the first test was expressed by the president of the CPF Fabio Sella. The next appointment is for December 14th
The top flight rankings
1st classified PATTI Giovanni, 2nd NAILS Giuseppe tied with CAVOZZA Marco, 3rd Cavozza Marco.
The low flight rankings
1st place MEDDE Gianluca, 2nd CHIODI Giuseppe, 3rd TOMA Giuseppe.
25.11.2014