Chamois

Roe deer

Mouflon

Alpine red deer

Chamois Chamois is a smaller bovid 75 cm high at the shoulders. In summer, the fur has a rich brown colour which turns light grey in winter. Winter fur is much thicker, therefore chamois appear robust and stout in winter and slender in summer. Distinct characteristics are a white face with pronounced black stripes below the eyes (called reins), a white rump and a black stripe along the back. Both males and females have short, black, straightish horns which are hooked backwards near the tip. Males, which are one tenth bigger than females, have stronger and more hooked horns, which start growing at birth and are basically a highly vascular spongy tissue covered in a skin called velvet. Older chamois have horns covered in resin, probably as a result of rubbing against spruce and larch bark or dwarf pine. A fully grown chamois weighs between 20 and 30 kilograms.

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Roe deer The Roe Deer is a relatively small deer, with a shoulder height of 63–67 cm and a weight of around 25kg. It has rather short, erect antlers and a reddish body with a grey face. Its firm hide is golden-red in summer, darkening to brown in winter, with lighter undersides and a white rump patch; the tail is very short and barely visible. The fawns are sand brown with white spots, which start becoming less visible at the age of 6 weeks and completely disappear after the hide change in October. Males have short rough antlers on their forehead. The first and second set of antlers are unbranched and short while older bucks in good conditions develop antlers with two or three, rarely even four, points.

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Mouflon Mouflon are thickset and strongly built with strong legs, which make them good runners. The males have horns curved in almost one full revolution (up to 1 m). Some females are horned while others lack horns. Males are a bit bigger than females. Their habitat are steep, sunny, mountainous slopes near the tree line, whereas they tend to avoid moist and soft grounds since they cause their hooves to wear.

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Alpine red deer Alpine red deer is our biggest deer, with a shoulder height of 1.5 meter. It generally has lithe, compact bodies and long, powerful legs suited for rugged woodland terrain. It has a long head with big pointed ears. Their firm is long and brittle, red-brown in summer and grey-brown in winter. Their tail is around 15 cm long. Males have longer hair at the back of their neck called (a mane) and a white rump. Fawns have spots which may, especially on the back, remain visible throughout their life. All male deer have antlers, whereas the females don’t.

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Slovenia hunting

Hunting and Fishing
Welcome to Slovenia hunting. Let us invite you to browse our web page and help yourself to detailed information about chamois, deer, roebuck and mouflon hunting in Slovenia. Chamois hunting is without a doubt one of the most beautiful game in the world. Our country, with its vast green wooded areas and high hills offers perfect living environment for chamois, deer and roebuck. Chamois living in Slovenia pride themselves with relatively strong horns, thus it is quite easy to hunt a chamois with 90-100 CIC points. Hunters from all over Europe, who have experienced hunting in Slovenia, claim there is no place more beautiful for chamois or alpine deer hunting. If you like living an adventurous life, there is always an option of staying in one of the hunting cabins at the centre of the hunting grounds. If you also like fishing, you will certainly enjoy our blue-green rivers full of trout, grayling and magnificent Danube salmon.

Slovenia is a country with 2 million residents, 25 thousand of whom are hunters. Most hunters are members of the so called hunting clubs, which have 50-150 members, depending on the size of the hunting grounds. Moreover, there are national hunting grounds, which mostly deal with hunting tourism. Tourist guides in national hunting grounds are professional hunters with more than 30 years of experience, who know their districts like the back of their hand. Although the difficulty of the terrain might sometimes cause problems to some hunters, the professional guides have it all covered. A great example is the story of a handicapped hunter on a wheelchair, who managed to hunt two chamois in one day. You are invited to read more about game and hunting in Slovenia.

Many pleasures of hunting!