Winter Mortality in Roe Deer: What Kills Them and What Doesn’t

You’re checking your trail cameras in February when you find them – roe deer carcasses scattered around your hunting area like someone played a deadly game of chance. Some look emaciated, others appear healthy but dead. Your mind starts racing: “Was it the brutal cold snap? Lack of food? Disease? Am I looking at natural […]

Disease Management in Roe Deer: What Hunters Should Know

You’re gutting your roe buck when you notice something that makes your stomach turn. The liver looks wrong – spotted, discolored, or worse. Your mind races: “Is this meat safe? Should I report this? Am I looking at something that could kill the entire deer population?” Welcome to the side of hunting nobody talks about […]

How to Accurately Judge a Roe Deer’s Age

You spot a roe buck through your binoculars. The question hits immediately: “How old is he?” That split-second decision – to shoot or not to shoot – defines the difference between an ethical hunter and someone who just pulls triggers. Age determination isn’t some mystical art reserved for the hunting elite, but it’s not child’s […]

How to Properly & Ethically Photograph Yourself with a Roe Deer Trophy

The shot was perfect. The buck dropped cleanly. Your hands are still shaking from adrenaline, and now comes the moment that defines how the world sees you as a hunter: the trophy photo. Get this wrong, and you’ve just handed ammunition to every anti-hunting activist with a social media account. Get it right, and you’ve […]

Antler Color In Roe Deer: What Influences It?

You’re glassing a magnificent buck through your binoculars. The antlers catch the morning light – deep, rich brown with polished ivory tips. Your hunting buddy whispers, “Must be an old one to have antlers that dark.” Wrong. Dead wrong. And that kind of thinking has cost hunters more trophy opportunities than bad weather and equipment […]

How to Manage a Hunting Ground to Produce Trophy Roe Deer

You walk your hunting ground season after season, watching decent bucks but never seeing anything that makes your heart race. Meanwhile, your buddy 50 kilometers away consistently takes trophies that make your deer look like juveniles. Same species, similar habitat, but completely different results. What’s he doing that you’re not? Given this blog’s focus on […]

How to Prepare a Roe Deer Trophy: Step-by-Step Euro Mount Guide

You’ve just taken the buck of a lifetime. Heart’s still pounding, hands shaking with adrenaline. But here’s the thing – that magnificent moment in the woods means absolutely nothing if you butcher the trophy preparation. I’ve seen hunters ruin spectacular trophies with amateur hour mistakes that could’ve been avoided with twenty minutes of proper knowledge. […]