This hunting reserve of Cegni offers hunters the opportunity not to interrupt the hunting activity, as it is open all year round. Example of a balanced management and conservation of the ecosystem, the Cegni reserve is home to an excellent variety of huntable species.
The Cegni hunting reserve is located in the Upper Staffora Valley, in the Oltrepo Pavese, in the Municipality of Santa Margherita di Staffora, precisely in the territory of the hamlets of Fego and Cegni.
Along the bottom of the Staffora valley and the Montagnola stream, at an altitude of 700/800 meters above sea level, meadows, crops and groves alternate.
This is the typical landscape of the high hills, in which small vineyards with the characteristic “cellars” can still be found.
Going up in altitude, you enter the wood, natural habitat of the black and white hornbeam, oak, beech, maple, chestnut, hazelnut and black pine; these are the extraordinary forest realities that can be contemplated during a hunting trip or a simple walk.
The wood grants space to the perennial natural pastures in the summer months to the herds of cattle, which the herdsmen of Cegni raise according to the dictates of organic farming.
The boundary of the Reserve is included by the Via del Sale, an ancient communication road with the Ligurian Sea, which extends over the watershed of Monte Boglieglio (1492 m) between the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont.
During the clear autumn days, the natural landscape becomes even more suggestive.
The groves on the banks of the Staffora and Boscarola streams host the partridge its ideal habitat, while the mixed woods of broad-leaved trees, pines, the humid undergrowth rich in earthworms, anemones, wild strawberries, rovai, honeysuckle, dogwood, junipers and gorse, and the summer presence of wild cattle in the pastures, give the woodcock a perfect environment.
In the summer months it is easy to meet, in the meadows and in the wheat, with other migrants in transit towards the sea, from the passes of the upper Staffora Valley.
The Staffora Valley is home to another noble animal: the wild boar. A walk is enough to identify the signs of its presence: from the lestra to the pride, from the trot to the grufolata.
The hunting is always carried out under control, in order to ensure its proverbial prolificacy.
Roe deer has also found space in this splendid territory, whose presence is constantly monitored in terms of quantity and quality.
In addition to all these huntable species, there are also foxes and wolves, both excluded from hunting.
In this valley it is possible to hunt red partridge with the pointing dog, even if there is no shortage of partridges, pheasants and hares. The use of the hunting dog in the areas where the vegetation is thicker, can grant the hunter splendid satisfactions. Migratory hunting is not limited to woodcock, as the reserve's environment also offers space for small migratory birds such as thrushes and cesene. It should be noted that this valley offers the possibility for training for dogs with gunshot, throughout the year. Some testimonies affirm that in this valley it is possible to practice a hunt full of emotions and satisfactions, having the possibility of being able to compete with very fast animals, which fly towards the valley starting from slopes located at over a thousand meters above sea level. Another quality hunting practiced in reserve is that of selection, from roof terrace or hunting with a rifle equipped with optics. The opening of the selection hunt begins at dawn.
For after hunting, there are many facilities that offer the possibility of staying and relaxing.
In conclusion, territories such as the Staffora Valley are an example of the excellent management of fauna and flora, in order to preserve both according to precise parameters, giving hunters the opportunity to immerse themselves in a spectacular environment.
As with all hunting trips to unknown places, it is good to inquire in advance about the rules to be respected. The preservation of such wonderful places depends not only on who manages them, but also on who borrows them for a short period.
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