Is there a lot of hunting in Italy. Is it legal to buy/own rifles and shotguns? What do Italians hunt? What regions do they hunt in?

Grazie,
Frank

The hunting season is now closed but you can go hunting in a game preserve.
Yes you can buy/own rifles and shotguns. You must have a licence after passing an exam testing your knowledge of laws about the game and different animal species. Italian hunt mostly pheasants and wild boars but above all in game preserves.
Ops, I forgot. Never say "Buona caccia" to a game hunter!!

Ciao
Gabriella

I thought that only Italian citizens could own firearms? Where does one register their guns, once purchased? And isn't the test in some very specific hunting/nature related terms? That would make the test much more difficult to attempt....