Federcaccia Sicily and the Faunal and Agro-Environmental Studies and Research Office of Federcaccia Nazionale, after having read the Assessorile Decree n. 37 of Sicilian region signed by Councilor Antonino Scilla and attachment "A" containing the provisions of Hunting Calendar 2021-2022, express their appreciation for the various technical-scientific reasons inserted to support the choices made. At the same time, however, some aspects cannot be shared which therefore ask to change. In detail:
The closing date at Wood pigeon as of January 20, it is not correct in relation to compliance with the time frame.
The opening of the hunt for Quail September 20 instead of 19 has no scientific support.
The closing date of the Quail as of October 31st it is excessively penalizing. This can be extended to November 30, as adopted for years by the Calabria Region, which won the appeals on this point.
It is not clear why the hunt for Fox open on October 2nd instead of September 19th. In fact, encounters with the species are possible during generic roaming hunting and also from stalking.
The closure of the hunt for Song Thrush and Cesena to 20 January does not reconcile with that of Sassello to 31 January since the three species begin the prenuptial migration in the third decade of January as per ISPRA opinion.
The closing date for waterfowl hunting can be extended to January 31st. This provision has never been challenged in the years in which it was valid. Also on this point the undersigned Federation has provided the Sicilian region all supporting arguments and technical-scientific data.
The closing date of the Woodcock it can be brought to the end of January.
A special note on the Tortora. For this species it is suggested to follow the indications of the Commission, presented in the letter of the MITE Prot. 79230 which clearly establish how to proceed for the authorization of hunting the species in the 2021 season. It is also necessary for the Region of Sicily to prepare a sampling form for the Tortora only to be returned to it immediately, even electronically, after the pre-opening days. The undersigned Association, together with the Studies and Research Office, sent a confidential letter to the Councilor Scilla explaining the above. We are obviously available for the drafting of arguments in support of the proposals described above (Source: Hunting Federation).