I am thinking about doing the Poland roe buck thing in July or August. I am not too sure about the dates.

www.diana.dk has packages for 4 buck for E2000,00 for 5 days. What do you think?

I have never hunted roe buck before. Not sure how it works or good times to go. I understand it's a summer hunt.

Never stalked in Poland, but Diana is a VERY reputable organization. I have not gone through them, but will in the future. Have spoken with them many times and run into them in the field before. Great folks and straight up

There are basically 2 main seasons for (Continental) European Roe buck. One is the early season - where you take advantage of lower vegetation. This season typically falls in May (includes April in the UK). In the early season, the earlier you go, the lower the vegetation, and thus the easier it is to see the bucks. However, the later you go, the larger the chance that the bucks have shed their velvet and they have completed shedding their winter coat (is that called "molting", or something?). In the period in April - May where they are shedding, they look like sh*t, and the trophies can only be mounted as a European skull mount (which is how most roe are mounted anyway).

The second season is in the rut - in late July, early August. This is the time for the seasoned buck hunter. Due to the vegetation, you are unlikely to see as many deer as you might in May. The weather can be very warm, and that can stop all movement. However, the bucks are more active in this period, and can sometimes be seen chasing the does, even during the daytime. In addition to that, the bucks (and does) can be called in this part of the season. Doing so is a bit of an art, and is best left to people with the necessary experience (guide, if you don't know how yourself). Very exiting hunting, but can also be frustrating. A lot of this hunting is done from the ground, as opposed to the regular elevated blind hunting. Bucks in the rut are the pretty red-brown colour - great for mounts.

Bucks are supposedly more easily called in the later part of the rut. That normally means around 5-10 of August. So if you want to try your hand at some calling, try to schedule a bit later in the rut.

Poland has great roe. If you are offered a package (4 roe included), you probably won't be hunting in a super trophy area. If an area has super trophies, they are unlikely to bundle them into a package - but would rather charge based on trophy size. Still, for somebody who has not hunted roe a lot, and who is primarily interested in the species and the hunting, a package could be a good thing - you could still take very nice trophies, and the chance of a monster always exists. 4 bucks in 5-6 days should be possible in a good area. Poland is a great place, for hunting and otherwise. Part of the country is still very rural (horse drawn carriages), and the lack of development is a definite advantage for the hunting. I have hunted the south east corner, and that is one of the better trophy areas. Diana (because of their many Danish and North German customers) have a lot of areas in the northern and western part of the country.

Good luck - mike

Danka,

Thanks that was great! I had those dates right then. I will give Diana a call and see if I can make that work with there schedule.

I am guessing a 243 K95 is probably ideal?