Along with the woodcocks, the latest issue of Beccacce che Passione of 2018 also arrives at newsstands, which opens with the reflections of Andrea Selvi on 'ethics e theaesthetics of hunting, themes that represent for the contemporary hunter the North Star to inspire him to avoid remaining a simple "gun carrier", rather than a man capable of responsibly giving himself a code and then respecting it.
Indeed, it will only be our ability to combine solid ethical principles and profound aesthetic references, with an indissoluble bond with technical and scientific knowledge, that will keep our hunting art vital. This art is not simply a banal repetition of tradition, but rather a culture in constant evolution, in dialogue with the world.
The following article, by Valerio Di Ventura, gives continuity to the concepts expressed by Selvi: the current woodcock hunting with pointing dogs isIn fact, the link between tradition and modernityKnowing how to combine the advantages offered by third millennium hunting with the best that we have jealously preserved of our hunting tradition is the most ethically acceptable way to practice hunting today. Scolopax rusticola: With responsibility and awareness of the role of hunting in the management and conservation of wildlife and the territory.
With Alessio Allegrucci we delve into the woods behind the back of an English setter to analyse the differences, problems and strengths in facing a woodcock season with a young dog.
Paolo Pennacchini, on the other hand, has the task of conducting delicate considerations on the ostentation of the fleshed woodcock, between ethics, philosophy and good taste and the Fanbpo Communications Commission has been entrusted with clarifications and elucidations on the ban on the marketing of the Scolopax rusticola.
The results of recent studies on the nutrition of working dogs are reported and commented on by Rossella Di Palma and, still on the subject of the health and well-being of our dogs , veterinarians Fabrizia Sanchi and Michele Bravin answer your questions.
All 'lawyer Giovanni Figus the task of summarizing was then entrusted What changes for hunters with the recent implementation of the European Firearms Directive?while a Simone Bertini describes features and impressions after testing the over-and-under Yildiz SPZ-M 20 gauge. There is no shortage of one refill recipe proposed by our trio “Bertini, Guerrucci and Iacolina” and finally, on display, the new rifles by Fausti, an over and under and a double, proposed on the occasion of the seventieth birthday of the Marcheno company.
The issue also features hunting stories, your letters and photos, the usual columns by Felice Modica and Andrea Dario Manzi Fé , news and product tests dedicated to woodcock hunting.
Happy reading.
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