Life in the forest: the forest is the natural habitat of ungulates - For all the species of Ungulates the forest represents one of the most important habitats capable, if well structured, of ensuring protection, shelter and nourishment
Hunting ethics: ancient rites for the hunting of the future - Management of the territory and fauna: in a word, the ethics of hunting today
Hunting styles: never with the dog - The exception to the legitimate use of blood dogs is actually not an exception because it is not "hunting" but "recovery", a necessary remedy for an error
Practical hunting: opening… or not? - One of my teachers (initials HH, therefore neither Umbrian nor Tuscan ...)
he said that the Kuegeljager finishes its activity on the morning of December 31st, it makes a stop because it celebrates the end of the year, then there is day 1 when you have to "refocus" after the party, then it comes back into activity on January 2 and continues until the next New Year ... In fact it is like this: the Kuegel (= ball) Jaeger (= hunter) is active all year round: always in "his" wood, to control, observe, provide for foraging salt flats, roof terraces, stalking, hunting lodge, observatories, paths, to carry out health monitoring, censuses, sowing, mowing
Practical hunting: Tuscany or France? - A regional conference dedicated to the management of cervids and bovids opened a debate on the different and virtuous experiences from the Tuscan provinces
Practical hunting: chamois yesterday and today - For once, the nostalgia of "Once upon a time ..." no longer have a raison d'etre, in chamois hunting. Today's young people and chamois hunters must know how much and how things have changed compared to a not too distant past. You no longer pull at the first chamois you see, regardless of age and sex, but take a (well-determined) garment assigned, without haste and in the proper manner. Today the chamois hunter is fully aware that he is part of a plan aimed at protecting an extremely precious capital (the chamois populations, much more numerous than in the past) while taking the "interest", as it should be
Selection hunting: what a passion for fallow deer - The fallow deer is a beautiful animal and having the privilege of hunting it is a great fortune. However, very often wrongly, fallow deer hunting is judged to be less than that of red deer or even roe deer. I believe the reason is more ethnological than hunting, in fact the fallow deer is not a species native to Europe and therefore sometimes some "purist" administration believes it should be eradicated from its own territory, which is why "unscrupulous" samplings are authorized which do not make justice to this wild. Instead, we have always treated it for what it is: one of the largest and most fascinating ungulates that can be undermined in our country and abroad.
Life in the woods: chamois and coexistence with "others" - Unfortunately, the ethology of the chamois is not well known. One of the points still little investigated by specific studies and field observations is that of interspecific relationships (relationships between chamois and "the rest of the animal world") and intraspecific (relationships within the chamois community). Let's try to analyze some aspects
Palchi & Co .: let's talk about trophies - Trophy. In the last decade this word had been the prerogative of Diana's followers in the Alpine Zone and Central Europe, today it has also entered forcefully in the lexicon of hunters in central Italy.
Practical hunting - The first deer is never forgotten - And how could it be otherwise after hours of waiting in the cold that precedes and follows the dawn on that roof terrace in Slovenian soil? Yes, how could a deer like that ever forget it, a young hunter born and raised among the cages of the calls, immersed in the green walls of rocks and mountain stalking?
Hunting and art: Giulio Tasca hunter, fisherman and painter - Constant presence at the main hunting fairs, Giulio amazes us every time with new works that testify the artist's evolution, the way of interpreting hunting and, in a broader sense, the natural scenery that surrounds him
Opening to roe deer: summer mornings - Although now customary, and undoubtedly expected, the opening of the selection to roe deer in the new hunting year is always a bit out of phase, because, after all, we have recently put away the rifle, backpack and heavy clothing, and also the censuses, in the spring, they requested clothes suitable for the temperatures of sunrise and sunset. But the new hunting season is at the start, and will unfold between the heat of passion and that of the sun
Hunters today: at the edge of the world - A winding valley with no plants or greenery, only low dusty bushes here and there. Flanks the rugged mountain range with its sharp peaks and terrifying abysses. Every now and then a tongue of ice that hurts the sight. If it weren't for the two men walking at the bottom, the valley would be completely deserted. They don't talk to each other, just a few gestures, a half smile torn from fatigue and nothing more. And anyway, talking wouldn't help, they wouldn't understand a word of each other. But they have one goal in common: they have been damaging themselves for days to find it ...
Heckler & Koch SLB 2000+: pack horse for wild boar - Like pack horses the H&K SLB 2000+ is ugly, but it does its job at its best. It is light and handy, reliable and precise. Finally, on his side he has the price, definitely affordable
Sabatti Express Classic Safari EDL: without fail - A "work" rifle, with the traditional Anson system, well made and at a decidedly low price when compared to quality. Available in various calibers, there is also an African version, with peculiar characteristics
Bullet ammunition: three ad hoc cartridges for 7.62x39mm - In the last ten years, the technology applied to the production of hunting ammunition for ball hunting has been able to offer new products and new parameters such as to be able to rewrite the Great Book of Hunting Ballistics
Hornady SST LM 150 grains .308: top performance - Among the most performing ammunition on the market for the .308 Winchester caliber, the 150 grain Hornady SST Interlock Light Magnum stands out, a product able to better manage the latest generation ballistic reticles
Handcrafted blades: Dario Quartini's «Bambùs» - Simple but refined knives, with a really usable damask. And with the noble origin of a fifteenth-century mallet, the oldest in the world still in operation
Optics overview 2010: the main innovations proposed by the major companies in the sector - A constantly evolving segment capable of offering enthusiasts new and updated models in all market segments