Roebuck Hunt in France
During several years we have now had many hunters on our French roebuck districts and the results are very satisfactory. Everyone reports a dense population of old bucks, strong trophies and good hunting organization. In this area, many strong bucks are taken every year also in in the medal class, some of which are gold medal bucks. These aspects in combination with a beautiful countryside, excellent accommodations and great food and wine make for a perfect hunting holiday.
Highlights
- Highly satisfactory results
- Dense population of mature bucks, good trophies and well organised hunting
- Beautiful, fertile and varied terrain, with gently sloping hills , woodland, meadows and some farmland.
- Every year many good bucks of a medal winning standard - including a number of gold - are shot here
4 days from $1,595
The district lies in a beautiful, fertile and very varied landscape, with rolling hills, forest, meadows and some arable crops. The district is a 1.5 hour drive south east of Toulouse. Roebuck hunting pressure is very limited, and there is a good chance of shooting a large, mature buck.
In addition to the roebuck hunting the Haute Garonne is also a very interesting part of France. It is the “narrowest” part of the country, with only 200km separating the Atlantic Ocean from the Mediterranean Sea. There are many fascinating historic towns and castles, including Toulouse, the famous pilgrimage destination Lourdes and Pau. The tiny country of Andorra is also close by. The local cuisine and wine are worth the journey alone. All of this makes the destination also very attractive for the non-hunting members of the family.
It is possible to rent a rifle from our French partner. He offers, among other things, Blaser R8 prof. success in caliber 30.06 with a quality binocular from Zeiss. If you want to bring your own rifle, you must be aware that our partner requires you to shoot with a silencer.
The Hunt
The optimal period to hunt roebuck here is in June, July and up to 10th August,
however in September it is possible to combine a roebuck hunt with hunting for red stag, or on another district, for chamois. This second district is around a drive of 1.5 hours away.
It is possible for 3 - 4 hunters to hunt here at the same time, and you can choose to hunt 1:1 or 2:1. The hunt is a mix of lying in wait and stalking. The French hunting guides are very experienced, but you should not expect them to speak any language other than French. But as in so many other hunting destinations, you will find that hunters have their own special international “language”. The outfitter speaks good English, and he will also guide most of our hunters.
During the hunt you will stay in a small hotel/guesthouse close to the hunting district.
The easiest way to get here is to fly to Toulouse. From there you can either take a rental car or we can arrange transfers to the hunting district. We can naturally help with arranging flights.
If you would like to spend a few more days in this part of France, or perhaps bring along the family, we would recommend that you hire a car.
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Roebuck hunting in France
Accommodation
Accommodation - Gers, France
Ophold under jagten vil være på et lille hotel/pension tæt på jagtområdet. Vi benytter flere forskellige indkvarteringer, men generelt kan siges at de er meget charmerende, ofte indrettet i gamle historiske huse men med alle moderne faciliteter såsom dejlige værelser med privat bad og toilet, fælles opholdsfaciliteter, wifi og nogle har også...
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Gers & Pyrenees Atlantique
Områderne for råvildt er i henholdsvis Gers regionen, hvor største by er Auch og i Pyrenees Atlantique, hvor hovedbyen hedder Pau. Fra Toulouse er der ca. 1½ times kørsel til Auch og for områderne ved Pau er der ca. 3-3½ times kørsel til Toulouse. Man kan også flyve til Pau, og så er der kun ca. 1 times kørsel til...
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Sudchasse
Our partner, Julien, is both an outfitter and professional hunter, who has been carefully building up his successful company over a number of years. We have enjoyed an excellent working relationship with Julien since 2012, and he has really taken great care of our hunters, giving them some great hunting experiences and some fine trophies. Julien offers roebuck hunting during the...
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Buck/Roe Buck/Roe Deer (Europe)
Scientific Name: Capreolus capreolus Subspecies: We have not included any of the subspecies of Capreolus capreolus, as the authors dissagree about their status as individual subspecies. Distribution: All of Europe except Ireland, Iceland, Southern Spain and Greece. Roe Deer populations are not common to the Mediterranean islands. Habitat: Roe Deer populations are found today in most terrain...
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The price includes
- 3 days hunting
- 4 days accommodation with full board in a double/twin room
- All transport during the hunt
- French hunting licence
The price does not include
- Flights to Toulouse and transfers
- Rifle hire $70,- per day
- Trophy fees
- Gratuities ($35-45 per roebuck)
- Drinks
- Trophy preparation and shipment, $ 70,- per roebuck
- Arrangement fee $ 230,- per hunter
- Hunting travel and cancellation insurance
- EU-public liability insurance $ 12,00,-
- Everything else not mentioned under “the price includes”
Trophy Price List
Roebuck up to 104,9 CIC points $ 950,-
Roebuck over 105 CIC points $ 1.050,-
Abnormal roebuck $ 950,-
Wounding: If blood is found at the shooting spot and the roebuck cannot be found, 50% trophy fee is paid based on the hunting guide's estimate.
Price for a non-hunter participating in the hunt $ 95 per person/day.
