A hunter holds a shot female pheasant during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. The number of hunters in Italy has been decreasing, from 1,701,853 in 1980 to 751.876 in 2007, with a percentage reduction of 55.8%, according to the latest available numbers from the national statistics bureau ISTAT. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A hunter aims during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A hunter holds a shot female pheasant next to his dog “Lola”, a Deutsch female Kurzhaar, during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





An hunter aims during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





“Argo”, a male English setter, is seen pointing during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A hunter holds a shot female pheasant in the back pocket of his jacket during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





An hunter shoots during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A small figurine of a wild boar is glued on the dashboard of a hunter's car next to some rounds during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A hunter holds a shot male pheasant during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A small figurine of a wild boar is glued on the dashboard of a hunter's car during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A hunter walks at sunrise during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





“Argo”, a male English setter, is seen resting at the end of the hunting during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A hunter is seen next to his dog during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)





A hunter holds a shot male pheasant during the first day of the Italy hunting season in Castell'Azzara, Tuscany, central Italy, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)