In the SEPTEMBER 2010 issue
On the cover: The charm of chamois hunting
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Publishing: Lights and shadows… by Danilo Liboi
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Hunting in the Alps
Jausiers yearling
by Giovanni Tarditi
The author takes us to the mountains of Haute Provence to chase a dream: the meeting with the lord of the mountains, the chamois
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Game and the role of the hunter
courtesy of CA To2 Alta Valle Susa (first part)
Good sanitation practices for the correct management of an ancient resource
Hunting and cultureCommunicate effectively: get to know and know each otherby Franco Perco, honorary president of the Italian Association for Wildlife Management (second part) Conflicts and consensus towards the world of hunting: the role of communication
The management activities of an Alpine District
September: fire to the powders
di David Pittavino, wildlife technician
All wildlife management operations are now completed; the crudest remains, the one that contains within itself that ancient sense of freedom and conscious participation: the beginning of the killing
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Road accidents: active prevention systems
by Ivano Confortini, biologist in charge of the Hunting and Fishing service of the Province of Verona
The description of the different and possible prevention measures against road accidents caused by ungulates continues with this article
The vet's corner
It sticks like ... a tick!
by Ezio Ferroglio
By now the hunting activity has started for some time and going out on the field the risk of meeting, us or our four-legged auxiliaries, unwanted guests is high. Among these "unwanted guests" ticks certainly occupy the "place of honor". The sense of disgust that these animals cause is in fact very high even in people normally accustomed to the "rough aspects of life"
Track dogs
Good first!
by Eddi Titta and Antonella Berteotti
On an autumn evening, while chatting among hunters in front of a set table, the idea of organizing a track dog competition was born. Someone will say: nothing new! True, of course, except that the novelty lies in the fact that huntresses from Trentino have measured themselves for the first time
News from the Urca: The regulations in selection hunting. Everything to be redone?di lawyer Rita Notarpasquale, Urca legal advisor, and dr. Michele Barillaro, National Urca External Relations Office (first part)
Hierarchy of sources, regulatory standardization, scope of regulations and administrative sanctions in the field of selection hunting
Academy of Sant'Uberto
Oltrepò Pavese to the rescuecurated by Fausto Bongiorni
Weapons
Thompson Icon: the power of simplicity
by Danilo Liboi
A modern design, but which, due to its lean and sleek lines, can appeal to even the most traditionalists, coupled with a series of extremely interesting technical and construction solutions, represent the peculiar characteristics of this new overseas rifle, the first bolt of the Thompson Center. brand imported and distributed by Bignami
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6 × 62 Frères: small, great hunter
by Sergio Facchini (second part)
In the previous issue we made an exhaustive historical excursus on the birth of the caliber conceived by engineer Frères and on the intrinsic characteristics of this interesting cartridge; in this article we will mainly deal with recharging, through which it is possible to fully squeeze the potential of this small, great hunter
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255 Giani Special
curated by Danilo Liboi
Vittorio Giani, of MAG Italy, based on the experience accumulated in more than 30 years of ball hunting, has developed a new cartridge. Accuracy, trajectory tension, constant performance, almost zero recoil-detection, excellent stopping power and an eye towards the environment, given the use of a monolithic bullet, are the salient features of the new 255 GS. Let's get to know him better
On newsstands: The manual for long range shootingby the editorial staff
The "Handbook for long-distance shooting", practical and pocket-sized, the first publication of its kind in Italy, will become an indispensable tool for improving the results of sport shooters, professionals, agonists and hunters.
Events
Swarovski Z4i
by Ettore Zanon
Hunting optics can be tried… hunting! This is the absolutely acceptable philosophy of Absam's firm; the splendid Kaszò reserve, in the south of Hungary, with its magnificent roe deer, deer, wild boar and fallow deer was a worthy setting for the presentation of the last born of the prestigious Z series, the Z4i
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Hunting with the mind, third round of practical advice: stalking and shooting
by Ettore Zanon
What should you do as soon as you reach the stakeout? What facilitates shooting success? How can you train mentally?
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Among the ice of the North Pole
by Andrea Puricelli
More than 1.300 kilometers traveled on a dog sled looking of Nanook, the great predator of the ice; the chronicle of an exciting adventure lived by the author in the company of the best hunting companion that one can have: his own father ...
Hunting in Africa
The linha electrica
by Gianni Olivo (first part)
... today the Gaza Strip has become the Great Limpopo Transfrontalier Park, joined to the Kruger in a sort of marriage of convenience, of those that once served to establish an alliance between families, but yesterday, and I'm talking a few years ago, it was instead famous among those who loved the most extreme and adventurous lion hunt, because the peculiar characteristic of that strip of Mozambique, which bordered the borders of the Kruger, was the impressive frequency of man-eater lions ...
Pills of Africa
Bull or ram?
by Gianni Olivo