Valle d'Aosta, 200 hunters in revolt against the Region

One of the local districts complains of unequal treatment, impossibility of trespassing and few animals to be killed.

March 12 2016

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There are more than two hundred i Aosta Valley hunters who have decided to openly challenge the decisions of the Region. As told by Aostacronaca.it, the group is confined to its own territory and can only slaughter a limited number of animals without trespassing into other areas: the hunters are part of the Plaine d'Aoste, Fenis, Quart and Nus, to be precise, the members of the fourth hunting district of the northern region. The "revolt" therefore has very specific reasons, also because these people no longer accept the different treatment reserved by Regional Hunting Management Committee. The fact that other areas cannot be accessed forces hunters to focus on a limited number of animals, literally disputed and with a very high economic cost to bear.

Among other things, as reported by the same Aosta Valley portal, all the presidents of the municipal sections involved have resigned, a striking and significant gesture of the criticality of the case. Based on what was explained by the representatives of the Circumscription, theDepartment of Agriculture of the Autonomous Region of Valle d'Aosta has no intention of correctly applying the wildlife plan that is in force in this part of Italy.

Wanting to be even more precise, this plan provides for the equitable subdivision of the animals that can be taken in hunting according to the alpine areas in which hunting is allowed: these are high, medium or low valley areas, while currently the hunters are obliged to respect the limits of the territorial circumscriptions, much more restricted. The Fourth Circumscription then cited as a clarifying example that of Circumscription 8: it includes 48 hunters, who have at their disposal the same number of heads to be killed that is reserved for the 200 in revolt, despite a notable difference.

This is only one of the disparities complained of, but not the only one. In the not too distant past, in fact, hunting was free in certain areas with few animals and many members, even if the "trespassing" was allowed, in particular as regards the circumscriptions considered more "rich". The sections have progressively closed and currently the situation is causing more than one person to turn up their noses due to the restrictions imposed on external hunters. The Region must evaluate a proposal to amend the regulation which has been in the programs for some time and which includes relevant innovations: for example, the hunting levy could be diversified on the basis of economic elements, for the moment the "revolt" does not seem destined to end.