As communicated by the Hunting Federation regional, was approved on hunting calendar on the 2018-2019 season as far as Sicily is concerned. The hunting activity will be allowed on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, for no more than three days a week. In particular, from 1 September to 16 December it will be possible to take wild rabbit, turtledove and blackbird. As for the quail, however, the period to be respected will be the one included between September 16th and December 31st.
From 16 September to 31 January 2019 there will be hunting for different aquatic species, in addition to cesene, song thrushes, stone thrushes, woodcocks and snipe. For wood pigeon, magpie, fox and jay, on the contrary, there will be time from 1 September to 6 January and then again from 2 to 10 February next year. For wild boar and lark it was decided to start the killing next November 1st, while the closure was set for January 31, 2019.
Among other things, the hunt for turtledoves, wood pigeons, magpies, jays, blackbirds and foxes can only take place from temporary stalking and without the help of dogs. No less important they are the dates relating to the ferret: the use of the latter in hunting wild rabbit will be allowed from the September 16 to the October 31 within the limits defined by the wildlife hunting divisions decided by the Committee.