It is usually said that three clues make a test: this idiom is perfect for describing what happened in Switzerland, more precisely in the Canton of Grisons. After the Government and the Grand Council, in fact, also the Administrative Court (also known by the German name of Justiz Graubünden) said no to the initiative against the special hunting in the largest and easternmost of the XNUMX Swiss cantons. As reported by Rsi.ch, the rejection of the project in question came with 79 votes (36 against). We are talking about a proposal that in 2013 registered more than 10 thousand signatures in total, a real record, and which aims to avoid what is called a "winter slaughter".
Special hunting is nothing more than a second hunting period that includes in the Grisons the period between the months of November and December: in this case the aim is to regulate the total number of wild animals, so as to put a stop to the damage caused to the woods. According to the Administrative Court, as highlighted in the two previous cases, the initiative against special hunting cannot be approved because it is contrary to federal law. The last winter sampling highlighted important numbers: 1651 hunters were registered, with 1000 deer killed out of 5164 and 250 roe deer collected out of 3271.
Christian Mathis is the promoter of the project against the high hunt and responded to the third rejection with an appeal to Federal Court. Hunting has a long and glorious tradition in this Swiss canton, whose capital is Chur, while the most famous municipality is undoubtedly Saint-Moritz, a renowned ski resort. There are many animals and birds that find their ideal habitat in these parts, but fishing also plays an important role. The historical tradition is well exemplified by what happened in the 500th century, when every citizen of Graubünden was allowed to freely pursue hunting activities.
The so-called “high hunt” has a total time duration of 21 days and includes the entire month of September; then there is what is called the "low hunt", which begins on October 1st and ends on November 30th. Ibex hunting is a further "variant", scheduled from 4 to 31 October of each year. Usually an exam is taken to become a hunter and if it is successful it is possible purchase a license for hunting throughout the canton (according to the latest estimates there are also 150 huntresses, a small but still strategic presence for women).