C.E.O. - Hunting

Ages ago the fallow deer had been indigenous in Europe, but the last ice age caused its extinction here. Thanks to the resettlement you can find the fallow deer in Hungary again. The finest population lives in the forests of Gyulaj - Tamási, at the South - East corner of the Great Plain, province of Békés, Somogy and Pest. All the existing world record trophies originate from the forests of Gyulaj - Tamási. The fallow deer lives in the forests of flat or mild hilly country cut up with agricultural fields.

Their trophies are the antlers, which the male replaces every year. This trophy is very popular among the hunters because of its special form.

The largest trophies are bagged during the October rut, which is followed by the culling period, from November to January.
The best method of hunting is stalking.

 

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Description

 

Origin

 

The Fallow Deer belongs to its own genus, Dama, which differs from other deer in that the antlers are palmated. There are thought to be two subspecies of fallow deer, the Mesopotamian Fallow Deer and the European Fallow Deer. The Mesopotamian Fallow deer has almost been hunted to extinction in its native middle east. The European Fallow Deer occurs throughout Europe and is numerous. The European Fallow Deer originally occurred throughout Europe before the last ice age, but retreated towards the Mediterranean and North Africa as the ice advanced. It was re-introduced back into Northern and Western Europe by the Romans. Further introductions were carried out in the middle ages. The Fallow Deer is a popular parkland animal, and has been kept and bred for many centuries. Through selective breeding a number of different colour types have been produced, these include black, white and red forms. The Fallow Deer seems to have evolved from the Sika Deer.

 

Physical Description

Weight: 35-100kg        Body length: 130-160cm          Height: 95cm

 

Fallow deer are chestnut brown with distinctive white spots.What are most noticeable about the fallow deer are it's large palmated antlers, and their distinctive spotted coats. The Fallow Deer is smaller than the Red Deer. They have a long head, large eyes, prominent ears and good all round senses. They have a characteristic black and white rump. The Fallow Deer looks most impressive after the moult, which occurs in summer in June; at this time of year the coat is glossy shiny and clean. During the winter the coat is thicker, rougher and has a thicker undercoat.

 

Behavior and Habitat

 

The Rutting season is later than for Red Deer and usually occurs in November. The bucks' antlers have finished growing by September and are not cast until May. Pregnancy lasts 7 or 8 months and the fawns are born in mid-June. Fallow Deer have a life span of 20-30 years.

Fallow Deer are a common parkland deer, being kept by many stately homes, however wild herds do occur. Fallow Deer prefer to live in habitats with glades and open woodland. In parklands they often produce characteristic 'browse lines' on trees, by eating all the branches they can reach. Overall, the Fallow Deer has many of the ways of other deer.

 

World record trophies from Hungary:

 

Place                                   Weight                     IP                    World record ranking

Guth (2002)                         5,43 kg                237,63                             1.

Guth (1991)                         6,40 kg                233,11                              2.

Szakcs (2001)                       5,35 kg                223,19                                6.

Gyulaj (1972)                       4,19 kg                 220,31                              7.

Budakeszi (2004)                 4,40 kg                220,21                              8.

Gyulaj (1976)                      4,25 kg                 219,64                               9.

Guth (1993)                         4,75 kg                219,41                             10.

Gyulaj (1978)                      4,10 kg                217,32                            13.

Gyulaj (1970)                      5,15 kg                217,32                            14.

Gyulaj (1973)                      4,90 kg                216,99                            15.

Újpetre (2002)                      4,91 kg                216,96                            16.

Szakcs (2001)                     5,57 kg                216,22                            17.

 

 

International credit (IP):

 

160,00  -  169,99       Bronze

170,00  -  179,99       Silver

    from  180,00          Gold

 

Hunting seasons:

 

Shootable fallow buck:  1. October - 31. December

Rutting season: 1. October - 31. October

Cull buck: 1. October - 31. January

Recommended hunting periode:  November - December

Fallow doe, picket's sister: 1. October - last day of February

Fawn: 1. October - last day of February

 

(Fallow doe, picket's sister, fawn hunting mainly during the culling hunt)

 

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