RED DEER- RED STAG - Cervus elaphus - Rotwild

Hunting season is open: 1 Sept.– 31 Oct.
The best time is from the 5th September to the 30th September.

Average Trophy size: 7- 8 kg, based on the antler's weight.

Hunting style:

• Individual – from High Seat, stalking, shooting from hide

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Suggested calibers: 270 W, 7x57, .308, .30-06 or similar

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Description

Physical Description
Red deer are the largest native land animal in Hungary. Stags (males) are larger in size than hinds (females), and have magnificent branched antlers that can reach up to 1m in width. The coat is reddish-brown in color in summer but becomes brown or gray in winter, and there is a cream colored rump patch.

Behavior
Stags and hinds tend to stay in separate groups for most of the year, stags group into unrelated 'bachelor herds', and hinds live in groups consisting of a dominant female and her daughters. They are active 24 hours a day, but tend to be more active in the evening and at night, possibly due to human activity. The diet consists of shrub and tree browse, grasses, sedges and rushes, as well as heather.

Mating occurs between late September and November, and during this time, known as 'the rut', mature stags invest much time and effort into competing with other males for access to females at traditional rutting areas. Roaring contests and parallel walking allows males to 'size each other up' without violence; evenly matched stags may then escalate the contest and lock antlers, push each other and try to throw their opponent off-balance by twisting, sometimes leading to serious injuries and even death.

Once the rut is over, the stags and hinds will separate. The calves are born the following June and are usually weaned by eight months of age, although they may stay with their mother after this time. The newborn calves are left by their mothers for long periods in patches of bracken or nettles; their mothers returning at intervals to feed them.