Even regarding selective roe deer hunting , we were forced, unfortunately, to acknowledge the limitations of a provision approved too late, and which, on certain substantive aspects, was not influenced by the necessary consultation with all stakeholders—starting with hunting associations and ATCs— a consultation that would perhaps have avoided some questionable technical and management decisions from a strictly biological perspective, for a species that, as is well known, presents numerous variables in its population structure within the diverse Tuscan territory. In fact, while greater autumn hunting pressure on females and fawns could have been agreed upon in specific areas of central Tuscany, but certainly not along the Apennine ridge where the species is showing signs of numerical distress, the absurd spring opening to males finds no plausible justification, whether technical, biological, or management-related.
Male classes, whose numbers already demonstrate a more than satisfactory harvest , and indeed excessive and disruptive compared to other classes. We therefore ask ourselves what the rationale is behind certain decisions that conflict with the biology, ethology, and wildlife management techniques applied to ungulate management. If, in Tuscany, wildlife management can still be discussed, that is. It is therefore more essential than ever to immediately restore the ground for discussion and debate , to restore to the representative associations their rightful role in decisions regarding wildlife management, but also ethics and hunting passion.
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