Hunting on the Moor. Woodcocks, Rabbits and Pheasants a stone's throw from Varese ..

Hunting in Italy: Relive the charm of the misty moor in the six hunting companies that still survive in the province of Varese. The hunting areas decrease day by day, and the hunters, the real and passionate ones, decrease with the plots of land dedicated to them.

This does not mean that there are strips of territory where hunting survives, which attract enthusiasts during the periods when hunting is open, with the desire to relive the emotion that the challenge against nature is capable of giving. In the province of Varese there are six faunal hunting companies still in activity, frequented by all the Milanese surroundings, in which the ancient ethics of hunting still applies and within which you can breathe a family spirit, of encounter and of knowledge.

The hunter who leaves the city during the weekend to savor a bit of nature and heath does not necessarily come home with a surprising game bag, but full of an experience that is difficult to forget. It would not be explained otherwise why many customers of these beautiful hunting reserves have frequented them for more than 15 years.

Pheasants, wild rabbits, woodcocks are hunted exclusively during the days allowed by the hunting calendar with total respect during those days of hunting silence, on Tuesdays and Fridays. The day trips cost yes and no 150 euros, a figure that allows you to take home no more than a dozen animals killed when lucky, but that to fans of the genre, gives ancient sensations and rediscovery of the heath, a habitat that many imagine sterile. , dry and humid, but still home to considerable fauna.

Whatever company you choose to visit, the daily process is roughly the same: we leave around 9,30 am in the company of a guide, but not before having consumed a rich breakfast in the company of the guests, hunters and owners. It is time for tales and he remembers when the moor was a different place, richer in guests and friends. The only thing that seems to have not changed is the reason why many reach the game reserves: to pause their city life and to enjoy a few days of peace, often away from family and in some cases from his wife. You spend whole days with your friends, you live in the wild and you enjoy the fog, which during the week literally drives you crazy and the nature, of which you have almost lost the memory.

The woods of the Golasecca, on the other hand, are fascinating places, which have the power to distance you from the whole world: Milan and the big cities suddenly seem very far away. The party is not only for hunters but also for dogs, who as soon as they are released go crazy with joy.

The rules to be respected for the hunter are many: respect for nature, respect for the wild and respect for hunting companions are elements that should not be underestimated. Of course the richness of the hunting day is due to the fact that it is a reserve, but the air you breathe is really clean, and the tiredness of the legs and arms at the end of the day is more than real.

For this reason, lunch is a more than welcome moment: the doublets are put away and a thousand and one useful tips are shown at the table for the following days. Hunting places, moments, techniques and tricks are wasted: to put it simply, you create that convivial and joyful environment that the hunters grandparents told about.