Hunter of the Year 2023
Also in 2023, the Italian Hunting Federation awarded the honor of "Hunter of the Year" during its Winter Assembly. The recognition, established by the current Presidential Council, is assigned every year to those who have distinguished themselves for particular merits or with their commitment in wildlife-hunting, environmental, ethical or social matters have represented a positive example among the civil society of the the work of the Federation and the figure of the hunter. National President Massimo Buconi awarded the honor to National Coordination of Federcaccia Hunters, whose components particularly stood out during the adverse meteorological events that last May hit Central Italy and especially Emilia Romagna, plagued by persistent rain, flooding, overflows and landslides.
The huntresses for the social
Activating from the first moment and making themselves available to the relief structure, the hunters of the Coordination operated autonomously by opening a subscription and with the first donations purchasing basic necessities of food delivered to families who were still isolated at the time; by contributing to the sustenance of the many volunteers who, often in a personal capacity and without being formally included in the ranks of the Civil Protection, had rushed to provide help, and by providing fuel for the chainsaws, essential for cutting down the trees that were blocking the roads.
Collecting the prize
As mentioned in the motivation that accompanied the recognition, the commitment of the hunters of the Coordination in favor of the local populations has continued over time and once the emergency was overcome it took shape in the realization of the happy idea of leaving a tangible sign by allocating the numerous contributions received from various sources for the renovation of the "Ippodromo" nursery school and nursery school in Cesena, donating the furnishings for the motor room and the reconstruction of the garden. A plaque affixed on the school premises remains as evidence of the generous gesture in favor of the citizens. The national coordinator Isabella Villa and the contact person for Emilia Romagna Paola Gobbi (Press Office of the Italian Hunting Federation) accepted the award.