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Re: Roe Deer

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20 March 2004, 03:48
ErikT
Re: Roe Deer
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Boy, this is getting a lot more complicated than I thought. I'm going to print all this out and read it every night before hunting. Thanks for the information though.



Mickey,

coming from Germany and having hunted with Americans in the past I just would recommend to take it easy, concentrate on the hunt and not get distrated by the hunting traditions.

Yes, they are there (as previously descriped), but since you probably will not hunt alone your hunting host will do the traditions for you (like giving you the twig or blowing the horn...).

How the traditions are handled is quite different in every hunting district - for example in our hunting area we just use it for the large driven hunts...

And another tip: take your camo hunting clothes - they are simply better that the traditional (loden) greens - right now more and more hunters in Germany are also experimenting with camo clothes...

Have a good hunt!

Best regards,

Erik
20 March 2004, 05:55
Mickey1
Okay, New Plan. The host cannot make it in May as originally planned so I now have two options.

Option #1 is to move the hunt to June or August. I am told that August is the rut and very good.

Option #2 is to go in October or November when there are more animals available but also more hunters out and about. Maybe even a drive for Boar?

What do you guys see as the best options?
21 March 2004, 06:05
ErikT
Mickey,

June is a bad time for roe deer - all the buck territories are taken so there won't be much action. In addition, the vegetation will be very high and therefore largely hiding any deer (or you will just see the head but not be able to make a shot...)

Beginning of August is a very good time for roe buck since it is the end of the roe deer rut and by calling you have a quite good chance to get an old buck which you otherwise probably wouldn't see - that a very nice hunt when you hunt with someboby who knows the calling... For this hunt I would highly recommend to wear camo clothes since you might not sit on a high stand but sit or stand somewhere in the forest at a good place. Fast shooting if a bucks jumps on the call is essential!

Option 2 is also nice, but be aware that the hunting season for male roe deer closes on October 15th, but you can hunting the fawns and does - also a very good hunt, but for sure no trophy... In addition you should also have a fair chance on wild boar and depending on when you go there might also be the chance to participate on a driven hunt for boar and deer - also an experience...

So to cut a long story short - if you are primarily interesting in a good (=old) roe buck trophy, go there BEGINNING of August; if you want to get a larger, mixed bag of roe deer and maybe wild boar, go there in autumn.

If you have further questions, please let me know!

Best regards,

Erik