On Friday 1 December the AATV “MONTEGIOVE” of San Giustino (PG) hosted an event organized by Canicom, with the participation of the Facebook group Blaser Club Italia. Yes, it was a boar containment strike in a particularly suitable area, a few kilometers from the Bocca Trabaria pass, in Umbria on the border with Tuscany and Marche. At the time of arrivals, on Thursday evening, dialects and accents from all corners of the peninsula, from Puglia to Lombardy, echo among the set tables.
The atmosphere was immediately friendly and cheerful, and laid the foundations for the atmosphere of a close-knit team to be breathed the next day. The hunt was masterfully coordinated by Remo Orologio, assisted by Paolo Gotta in the heavy bureaucratic burdens. The area to beat had already been chosen and studied by the route setters since the previous days. The same hunters arrangement had been predefined, so after a short speech to reiterate the safety rules, the hunters set out early to the stalls assigned by the drawing of lots. Most of the canai came from the area and were therefore profound connoisseurs of the area.
Most of the stalls were placed in the fields, some along a cesspool, others in the woods among oaks and junipers. The intensely beaten trots bode well for the presence of the coveted suide.
Animal density expectations are promptly met when the dogs break free. From the first minutes, barking at different points of the expulsion preceded thunderous cries that lead the wild boars to the fire of the rifles. From the posts in the fields, shots overlap with shots in the numerous shots at the wild boars that regain the woods at lightning speed generating a hit rate of shots fired far from 100%.
A particular applause to canai and paratori, since, despite the animals, either for the direction of the wind, or for the inevitable noise that suggested the human presence, they tended to take the opposite direction to the lines of the post offices, they succeeded in the goal, giving most post offices the opportunity to shoot and have fun. The intense day ended with a rich game bag and in the name of cheerful goliardia around the glowing embers where a succulent barbecue refreshed the participants.