I find the biggest obstacle to American hunters wanting to hunt in Europe is the sliding price scale and a scoring system based on weight. An 8kg Stag is a very nice Stag! Comparable to a Silver medal Stag in New Zealand. But, without a score attached to it, most of us don’t get it and don’t want to risk shooting a trophy 2x the cost of our budget.
It’s helpful to have assurances that your budget won’t be busted by misjudging an animal. In Bulgaria, they gave us a 10% guarantee. If the animal was 10% above/below what was quoted, it was free and we could shoot another one.
