Since its founding, the hunting reserve near the historic town of Cortona has had hunting with pointing and flushing dogs in its DNA, and with great success. Today, the ungulates that proliferate in the area are also sought after.
Cortona, a cliff that rises majestically above the Val di Chiana valley near Arezzo. The steep climb to the town affords us a fabulous view, stretching as far as Umbria and Lake Trasimeno. But if we climb a little higher up the mountain above Cortona, we reach a dense wooded area. Beyond that, a magnificent slope opens up again, marking the entrance to the Modena Hunting Reserve . Here, owner and manager Marco Castelli has carved out a small treasure trove in a sometimes rugged environment, yet the terrain is decidedly suited to hunting, with the best hunting staff.
The estate is about 400 hectares and on this the owner and his predecessors worked hard to compete for the land with the deciduous forests, oaks, downy oaks and holm oaks and create plots for a high-quality agricultureollinNever too rich. Today, these plots, no longer used for agricultural purposes, have been transformed into meadows, grasslands, and scrublands, meticulously cared for by Marco Castelli, who has shaped them to make them suitable for hunting with pointing or flushing dogs.
Where the bushes become more challenging, the company has built and maintains roads so that dogs and hunters can move around without any particular worries and focus on the pleasure of a day's hunting . Here, it's possible to hunt typical Italian galliformes, from the thunderous pheasant to the darting red-legged partridge, or the grey partridge, the true queen of the pointing dog. The vegetation cover is always adequate in every season, although Marco Castelli prefers to significantly reduce hunting activity during the summer months to dedicate himself to the actual maintenance of the hunting reserve.
From the hunting areas located in the valley bottoms to the one located on the top of the high collina, the environment is always very suitable for obtaining important canine satisfactions and it is no coincidence that this The hunting farm is often chosen for dog competitions in particular of Sant'Uberto specialties.
The summit hunting area is a true winter gem, where other grassy meadows are less able to accommodate game. Here, the vegetation cover is knee-high, dense, and ever-vegetating, never collapsing, even under the snow. For this reason, in winter, it's a delightful place to watch hunting dogs at work on the fowl.
The Modena Hunting Reserve also faces the proliferation of ungulates, which in this specific case could become an opportunity; the company has in fact initiated the necessary process to conduct selective hunting of wild boar and roe deer, fauna species that will therefore be added to the hunting reserve's offerings in the very near future.
The estate also includes a business center with an agritourism facility where you can taste typical Tuscan dishes.
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