375Fox
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I just returned from hunting roe deer in Poland outside of Warsaw. I really enjoy hunting roe deer, the most of any animal. This hunt/hunting was really exceptional. I hunted this area with this hunting club in 2019. I was supposed to return in 2020 and bring my Dad, but it was postponed to 2021, then finally to this year over covid entry requirements. Hunt dates were July 27-31 consisting of 9 morning and evening outings about 0400-0830 and 1800-2130. I took 10 bucks over the trip. My Dad came on this trip and also took 10 bucks. The rut was just starting. We saw some rutting activity every day, but heavy rutting action only started on the last morning and we were finally able to call in bucks. The first day I took 5 great bucks. The 2nd day, I was trying to hold out for really great bucks and passed on two bucks I probably should not have. I had an almost opportunity at a huge buck this evening, but didn’t see him after he stepped into the brush until we spooked him again. The third day was very slow for activity, but I was still searching for exceptional bucks. I took a representative 8 year old buck at last light on the third evening. The fourth day was again somewhat slow, I took a representative buck in morning. That evening the heavy rain started and we were unsure how rest of hunt would go. I took a very old buck, but was my only opportunity that night. The final morning there was a break in rain and rut was really starting. We found a huge buck right next to the hotel. It came into call and I unfortunately missed when it circled behind me. We found another relatively good scoring very old buck and I took him. Then we found a really nice tall old buck. He came right into call and that made 10 for the trip. We tried to find the buck I missed again, but the heavy rain resumed and we called it a day/trip. 10 bucks is a very successful trip to me.
I’ve hunted roe deer in southern France, Spain, and Poland. Poland is my favorite. The hunting club I hunted with controls about 30,000 acres of continuous land. It’s a very non-commercial club. They hunt themselves and take a couple non-resident hunters each year to supplement their club’s income. They get roe deer (around 45 bucks), boars, and small game on quota. There are also many moose in area that you see while hunting but not on quota. You hunt with different club members each day and they really enjoy taking you hunting. They made sure we had a translator every day. It wasn’t necessary but really good of them to provide. The area was reserved for our hunt, but other club members were constantly scouting during our hunt to try and help us be successful. They really put in 100% effort all the time. The amount they know about the roe deer and age of their deer incredible to me. The strict rules the resident hunters must follow really creates this and it shows. It’s a much more personal hunt than nearly any other hunt I’ve been on. Everyone enjoys the hunting and participates even when not directly guiding. The last day, they put on a very nice dinner and drinks with everyone who participated in the hunt. France and Spain were more commercial operations with outfitters/guides not just a hunting club personally selling some excess quota. This personal aspect is what makes it my favorite, but will really be dependent on the specific club you hunt with.
You see roe deer every day, sometimes 20 per outing sometimes only a few. The area consisted of pine trees, brush, corn fields, hay fields, oat/wheat field, and some other smaller crops like canola or potatoes. Villages are scattered throughout area. Some areas were better for visibility than others, but all had great bucks they knew about. I unfortunately have to be at work starting Aug 3 or I would have chosen the first week in August for my hunt and could have had some better rutting action. The constant action and miles covered roe buck hunting is what makes it my favorite. I have photos of all my big deer and a few of my others. I wanted to keep hunting during prime time rather than take photos. If your interested in this hunt, PM me for details. I purposely left out names on this report. I went though a polish agency that arranged the hunt with this club for me. I highly recommend this hunt and will do it again.
I’ve hunted roe deer in southern France, Spain, and Poland. Poland is my favorite. The hunting club I hunted with controls about 30,000 acres of continuous land. It’s a very non-commercial club. They hunt themselves and take a couple non-resident hunters each year to supplement their club’s income. They get roe deer (around 45 bucks), boars, and small game on quota. There are also many moose in area that you see while hunting but not on quota. You hunt with different club members each day and they really enjoy taking you hunting. They made sure we had a translator every day. It wasn’t necessary but really good of them to provide. The area was reserved for our hunt, but other club members were constantly scouting during our hunt to try and help us be successful. They really put in 100% effort all the time. The amount they know about the roe deer and age of their deer incredible to me. The strict rules the resident hunters must follow really creates this and it shows. It’s a much more personal hunt than nearly any other hunt I’ve been on. Everyone enjoys the hunting and participates even when not directly guiding. The last day, they put on a very nice dinner and drinks with everyone who participated in the hunt. France and Spain were more commercial operations with outfitters/guides not just a hunting club personally selling some excess quota. This personal aspect is what makes it my favorite, but will really be dependent on the specific club you hunt with.
You see roe deer every day, sometimes 20 per outing sometimes only a few. The area consisted of pine trees, brush, corn fields, hay fields, oat/wheat field, and some other smaller crops like canola or potatoes. Villages are scattered throughout area. Some areas were better for visibility than others, but all had great bucks they knew about. I unfortunately have to be at work starting Aug 3 or I would have chosen the first week in August for my hunt and could have had some better rutting action. The constant action and miles covered roe buck hunting is what makes it my favorite. I have photos of all my big deer and a few of my others. I wanted to keep hunting during prime time rather than take photos. If your interested in this hunt, PM me for details. I purposely left out names on this report. I went though a polish agency that arranged the hunt with this club for me. I highly recommend this hunt and will do it again.
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