FROM THE FIELD
Journal: hunting in Romania, season by season
Season reports, trophy stories and practical guides from our hunting grounds – what changed, what worked, what to bring.
Latest articles
New pieces appear here as the seasons turn.
Getting your trophy home from Romania: CITES, veterinary certificates, EU vs non-EU, taxidermy and shipping
From closing protocol to your wall: the documents Romania issues, what your country wants, what CITES covers, and how to ship a stag head.
- 26 Aug 2026
Your first driven boar hunt in Europe: the etiquette, the shots and the safety rules nobody explains
Stand assignment, horn signals, which boar you may shoot and which you must not, where to aim on a running pig – the unwritten rules of a driven day.
- 19 Aug 2026
Why Carpathian stags grow 10 kg antlers: genetics, altitude and a century of forest policy
The Romanian Carpathians produce Europe’s heaviest red deer antlers. The biology, the history and the forestry behind it – and what it means for where you hunt.
- 12 Aug 2026
Is bear hunting legal in Romania? The 2016 ban, the 2024 law and what a 2026 permit actually is
Romania has the EU’s largest bear population and a contested hunting law. What the 2016 ban stopped, what Parliament changed in 2023–24, how a permit works.
- 5 Aug 2026
Travelling with a firearm to Romania: what changes if you come from Germany, the UK, the US or Switzerland
The European Firearms Pass, the Romanian import permit, the two-rifle limit, and the extra steps for British, American and Swiss hunters – one checklist.
- 24 Jul 2026
CIC scoring explained: how stag, roe, boar, chamois and mouflon trophies are measured, and what a medal costs
How CIC scoring works for stag, roe, boar, chamois and mouflon, the bronze, silver and gold thresholds, and what each medal class costs on our tables.
- 17 Jul 2026
The Romanian hunting calendar, month by month: what is open, what is at its best, what is closed
A month-by-month guide to hunting in Romania: which species are open when, where the peak windows fall, and how to combine two hunts in one trip.
- 10 Jul 2026
What a hunt in Romania really costs in 2026 – and how it compares with Hungary, Poland and Scotland
A full budget for a Romanian hunt in 2026: package, trophy fee, permits, flights, tips – and how the total compares with Hungary, Poland and a Scottish stalk.
- 3 Jul 2026
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