The decision of the Region to reduce the restocking area in Collebrunacchi, announced by the mayor of San Miniato, Simone Giglioli, unleashes a harsh response from the local section of the Italian hunting federation. "The hunting associations have made the request to the Tuscany Region, competent body on the subject, to modify the perimeter of this area - said Giglioli - and the municipal administration has put itself alongside the hunters to give more strength to the request and help them achieve an important result that benefits the territory ". The hunters, however, did not like: «We were amazed by the statements of the mayor with whom expresses satisfaction with the initiative of the Tuscany Region, as if it were his merit, completely neglecting the path and the work carried out by our Association and by the hunters ».
It's still: "Everyone take their own merits and do not avail himself of merits that he does not have ». The Municipality had explained that "the Tuscany Region has accepted the request of the hunting associations to reduce the boundaries of the repopulation and capture area of Collebrunacchi, a request also promoted by the municipal administration of San Miniato, to allow a better development of the noble game". In practice, as illustrated by Hunting Federation, in the 2011-2012 season, the hunters' associations proposed to "make substantial changes to the Restocking Area, through the insertion of new areas and the simultaneous reduction of a large area that is identified in the so-called Enzi valley, which it goes from Borghigiana to the confluence of the Enzi stream in the Egola stream».
An operation that should have been carried out in three steps. With the repeal of the Provinces this process has been slowed down. "In the meantime, Federcaccia has not been at a standstill, but has continued to work to try to reach the set goal". More, "the continuous complaints and solicitations of farmers and citizens, damaged by the excessive presence of certain species such as wild boar, roe deer and fallow deer, combined with the sharply increasing environmental degradation in a large part of the area in question and therefore no longer suitable to comply with the requirements for the characteristics of maintenance of the Zrc, they made us continue to continue with tenacity and perseverance in our objective of reducing the area ».
The result was obtained, but Federcaccia told the mayor that "it is too easy to remember hunters in situations of convenience by taking advantage of the opportunity or to remember to intermittence of this category, but an ongoing and structured relationship with the establishment of a holding body is necessary, together with truffle hunters and farmers, recognized by the city council ». A political choice at no cost for the management and protection of the territory. "Theme that based on the results of the last meeting held in the town hall in July - say the hunters - does not appear to be of interest to the Municipality" (Source: The Tyrrhenian Sea).