The Province of Potenza will host the 3rd Italian Amateur Hunting Championship on Woodcocks without killing for pointing dogs organized by the Italian Federation of Hunting. On Saturday 2 March 2013 the subjects belonging to the Italian and foreign Continental category will race, while the following day, Sunday 3 March, the English category will race. The areas identified for the test are in Brindisi di Montagna (Pz) the Grancia Regional Forest and in Lagopesole (PZ) the Lagopesole Regional Forest.
The participation fee for each auxiliary is set at € 20,00, to be paid on the day of the meeting to the organizing secretariat. Entries must compulsorily be made by completing the attached form, to be sent to Federcaccia di Potenza, by fax to 0971/37054 no later than 22 February 2013. FIdC Delegate will be Luigi Chiappetta and the Federal Judges Ivo Angeli will judge the tests. Cosimo Colucci, Achille Coppola, Giovanni de Luca, Paolo Gullo, Roberto Iannotti, Tancredi Labate, Vito Antonio Scavo.
Prizes to the first 3 classified of the three categories provided: Italian Continentals; Foreign Continental, English. The first classified in each category will be awarded the title of FIdC Italian Champion of Beccacce Hunting 2013. All hunters in possession of FIdC insurance card and qualification booklet issued by FIdC can take part in the competition. Young people under the age of 18, who do not have a hunting license, can participate if they have an amateur card from the FIdC.
Each participant can register a maximum number of two dogs belonging to a single category (Italian Continental, Foreign Continental or English). The Italian Amateur Cup Regulations for FIdC pointing dogs apply.
- Valid game: woodcock only. The behavior of dogs on other game species will be considered only to evaluate the correctness and the degree of training.
- Soils: characterized by the specific habitat of the woodcock and in any case able to allow a substantial appreciation of the dog's work.
- Rounds: Paired rounds for all standing breeds. The duration of the round is at the discretion of the judge, but it will not be less than 15 minutes.
- Performance: the search for the dog must necessarily adapt to the special nature and configuration of the terrain to be explored.
The experience of how to tackle the terrain by adapting the path and where to look for the wild is a fundamental requirement of the work of the woodcock dog. The autonomy of the search is a primary gift as long as it does not degenerate into uncontrolled independence. Carrying out the search in usually covered and wooded land assumes particular value the connection of the dog with its handler and the search must allow a methodical exploration.
For dogs, the forest bell must be applied together with the beeper positioned in the stop signal function. When whirring and shooting, the subject must be recovered by the conductor within a reasonable amount of time, not exceeding one minute.
- Causes of elimination: I unload after the first minute. Deep pursuit of furred and feathered animals with evident loss of control. Look for apathetic. Lack of consent.
- Judging criteria: since these are tests in environments and on particular game, the judge must take the utmost account of the special aptitudes and experience of the dog for the specific game.
- Ranking: in the event that the Championship tests are divided into several heats, the final ranking will be made on the basis of the results of a barrage to which the dogs that will have qualification of 1st EXC in each heat will be admitted. In the event that the qualification of ECC is not assigned in any heat, the barrage will be carried out among the dogs that have obtained the qualification of 1 ° MB.
The barrage will be judged by a trio of judges indicated in advance. During the barrage, it is essential that the dog provides an adequate level of performance even if in this turn he does not have the opportunity to meet and demonstrates correspondence to the breed standard. The duration of the barrage shift is at the discretion of the judging triad.
- Final rule: The organization reserves the right to modify this program at its sole discretion, to ensure the smooth running of the Championship in the best possible way.
The Organization is not responsible for any accidents, injuries, damage to people, things and animals.
Any information and clarification can be requested from:
Federcaccia of Potenza
Tel. 0971/24056 - Fax.0971 / 37054
email: [email protected]
Hunting Federation
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(February 6, 2013)
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