Paphos People

I heard that the end of the hunting season finished yesterday - is this right? I really hope so, I get sick of getting woken at 6am every Sunday by gunfire outside my house in Kouklia. Also scared to take the dog for a walk down the lane in case we get shot by some trigger happy nutter. Had a close shave last year, got a ricochet whilst gardening!

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Sue the wedding planner

maybe yes/ maybe no!! Depends what they are shooting at - many shoot the migrating birds. Yesterday was an extra day being the 29th Feb! We avoid the tracks on Wed and Sun too - but then we meet the hunters on the road!!
Ruth

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Ruth x

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I think I have posted this before. This is the table outlining the hunting season.

Open season
Game involved.

November-December (Wednesdays and Sundays only, 16-18 hunting days).
Hare, chukar partridge, black francolin, thrushes, woodpigeon, woodcock.

January-February (Wednesdays and Sundays only).
Thrushes, woodpigeon, woodcock, ducks and geese.

End of August (3-4 hunting days) only in the inland of the island.
Woodpigeon, turtle dove.

September (very limited areas in the coastal regions not exceeding 40 km2, daily, 10-12 hunting days).
Woodpigeon, turtle dove, quail


So, in effect the season should have ended now. Who knows though as Cypriots seem to see rules as guidelines, rather than statutory regulations.

Verity.

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