Those wascally wabbits

These signs along the canal are telling you that shooting ducks (canards) and hares (liveries) is prohibited and this next sign says nix on partridges (perdrix)

 These protection zones are for their benefit - and for the benefit of the hunters come hunting season. There are tons of farm fields just waiting for the seasons to begin. And then the woods are filled with these guys

When we were in Tuscany we landed in Italian wild boar country - cinghialta with polenta was a target at restaurants and we found it once. Once we also got told "No luck, Pal - hunters didn't bring us any

But how about some lovely mushrooms instead?" Ick, no sale