La wild boar hunting in Abruzzo has ended, with the beginning of 2017 instead, space is given to hunted for the fox. Since yesterday, Saturday 31 December 2016, it is no longer possible to take ungulates in the region, albeit the emergency is not over. As far as the fox is concerned, however, a very precise disciplinary has been established. The follow-up dog can be used until the next 30 January: the hunt will be possible without any foreclosure in the territory that is used for free hunting.
Hunters are obliged to organize themselves into teams and communicate the composition and name of the person in charge to the competent Hunting Territorial Area. The composition is soon said: each single team cannot have fewer than five hunters, while the maximum number is equal to 15, without forgetting the appointment of a team leader and a deputy. Both have the task of organizing and directing the team, assigning posts to the hunters and ensuring the smooth running of the dogs' work.
Once the fox has been killed, you cannot leave the area, but you must wait for the official end of the joke. Volunteer gamekeepers will not be missing, as well as an agent from the Provincial Police. The number of foxes killed and the exact locations of the sampling will finally be communicated to the ATC.