Hi .,

Let's start a topic here about the impressions that have if you hunted or visited Romania? What do you think about the country peoples and game?

Have you any specific expectations when you go on a trip like this?

I have been thinking of going this summer with a client who is from Romania in July.
I would like to stay on the Black Sea for a few days, enjoy the surroundings, good food and then head out to the country. He will be my tour guide. My wife chooses to stay home.

My nephew is stationed there for 12 months as well with the military and may visit him.

All advice is appreciated.

Steve

Hi Steve ,


I'll be happy if you will be in Romania this July ....and you will not regret a single moment. If you like fun and nightlife and beautiful women you should visit Mamaia on the black see but don't miss the Peles Castle, Dracula Castle, and Sighisoara
If you have enough time you also can visit Moldavian churches and Transilvania .
But all this can take more than 2 weeks and I don't know how much time are you willing to spend here.
Danube Delta is unique and should be on your bucket list
If you want I can give you some links on youtube and you can make an idea about what you want to see.
if you like food and drinks try "palinca" and we will be friends after. But good palinca you will find in Transilvania ....and also try the wines

Don't hesitate to ask me anything.

Horia

let's share with some trophies from here

let's start with roe deer :





we have large populations of roe deer , most of out trophies are over 450g

I will try t show you now some of the wild boars shooted in our area







and some taxidermy work :

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I have posted here before and have hunted with Horia twice. Once in the winter for driven Boar and in June for Roe Deer. Both were not only great hunts and unique experiences. If you are thinking of a European vacation, I highly suggest taking a side trip to Romania. It is an up-and-coming country and the hunting is true free range.

Horia,

Thank you, I’m still trying to fit this trip in my schedule.!

You

You're welcome . Today I will gather my red stag photos from last season and post it here

You

You're welcome . Today I will gather my red stag photos from last season and post it here

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[img]https://i.imgur.com/7jYSxct.jpg?1[/img]

here red stag are not rename for the big numbers but for their trophies
Here you can see trophies from 8 to 11,5 kg ( ...and if you compare the prices with other red stag hunts - prices related to trophies weight - you will discover that the hunt in Romania is cheaper then elsewhere )

What a wonderful animal. Is that an SKS, BTW? Fancy!

I was wondering the same thing. SKS?
On a side note. Three times we stopped in Bucharest while rotating out of Afghanistan. We are a C-130 unit and it was a good location to stop. All 3 times someone in the group was robbed. Either a bar tried to charge an extra $500 for drinks. Guy was escorted to an ATM by some thugs to get the cash. Another guy was followed from a bar and had his jaw broke, watch and wallet stolen. After that, we decided Romania wasn't such a good stop and started going to Germany. Could happen in any city but 3 for 3 was enough for us.

I read your post and I was completely astonished !!! I'm deeply sorry that you had this kind of experience in Romania, but again don't make it like a "general" situation.
I invite all that was to Romania, with me especially, if they are watching this forum to tell their impression about Bucharest and Romania.

May I make a joke ??? - if I ever come to the US and I will go to Harlem, I'm sure that I can be killed not only robbed!

Try to read all the post about Romania and then you can have an image about it .

One of the very nice things about hunting with Horia, is he picks you up at the airport and drives directly to the hunting area. Bucharest is like any big city with a quaint old town with great restaurants and sight seeing. It can also have big city issues.

A trip to the country side is like going back in time. For those of you who don't know, the hunting in the communist regime was limited to only a select few. As such, Romania has the largest population of Brown Bear in Europe, and some of the best quality ( Roe deer, Red Stag, Boar etc.) animals anywhere. Many Germans and Swedes are now starting to go to Romania instead of their home countries.

Where Horia hunts it is all free range.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to go on one of these hunts, I would just avoid the nightlife in Bucharest. I'm sure it didn't help that it was a C-130 full of guys who hadn't had a drink in 3 months in Afghanistan.

If you ever come to Romania , contact me , and I will show you a completely another face of Bucharest - just to change a little bit your "bitter taste"

Horia - How much do those big boars weigh? They sure look like 400 pounds big.

Marty

On the SKS note... I joked at him a little the first time I hunted with him about his SKS. We had down into a river bottom to check my zero and pop off a few rounds. Then I watched him call out and blast small targets with lightning speed and precision with the open sights from 20 to well over 200 yards away. Reminded me of that old saying, “Beware of the man with one rifle...”

That said, Horia has many fine firearms but that Romanian SKS is extension of him when he shoulders it.

I need an sks

Have you ever been to Romania?

I have been twice and hunted with Horia both times. The people are nice, and the food is great. The only comments regarding Americans is they wished we had come earlier.....like in 1945.

As far as "the only people with "hunting License" are communist dictatorship military brass or their cronies", that ended in 1989. Romania has been a member of NATO since 2004.

CaptArab, I'm goint to have to call total Bull Shyt on your bad mouth post of Romania. I am an American citizen that permanently relocated here in Romania 6 years ago. I made 3 week vacations here almost every year for 13 years before I decided to move over here. So I knew a lot about this country before I moved here. So I will address your allegations of Romania.

I hunt with several large groups of hunters and all hunters in those groups have hunting licenses The difference between here and the U.S is that before you get a hunting license, you have to have a good knowledge of rules, regulations and the game animals that you will be hunting, Yes, poaching does exist. But to the best of my knowledge, it appears to be no worse or less than I was aware that was going on in the U.S.
Romanians are very honest people with very big hearts. How hard is it to get "suckered" in any given large city in the United States?
The "Jackass Policemen", as you call them, DO carry guns. If you commit a serious crime that justifies the use of a firearm, you will find out quick enough. And I would not suggest that you try to bribe a policeman. There is a good chance that you will soon be wearing hand cuffs.
Yes, border passport checks are liable to hold you up and your stuff may be searched, just like any other border in this world. This is everywhere since 911, where have you been. And again about the "bribes", I would not advise you to try to bribe a border guard, even with "a beer or a sandwich or something".
As far as everyone pulling over to piss on the side of the road go's, not "everyone" and not as often as you might think.
Bro, you need to get out more. RJ

CaptArab, that was not my experience. I thoroughly enjoyed my hunt in Romania and am saving funds to go again.

I seem to recall that several centuries ago when the muslims last tried to enter in force, the Wallachians and Transylvanians ran them up on pikes and left them along the side of the road as a warning to others. Perhaps you are still "butt-hurt" from that?

Do they still have a season on vampires??

I would love to go hunting in Romania some day. My last name is Pacola and my great grandfather left Romania after WWI, coming into the USA through Seattle. I have always wanted to make a trip to my homeland.

If you don't mind me asking, how much would a Roe deer hunt cost? Is it difficult to get a license to hunt them? Are foreigners allowed to bring their own rifle for hunting?

Vampires season is never-ending :)))))

I now have a friend that came and found his relatives after 100 years - was very emotional also for me and I was not family.!
The complet roe deer offer I can send you in private mess or you can find it here :

Our hunting areas have high numbers of Roe deer , and it would be reasonable to expect to shoot 4-6 Roe bucks over a 3 hunting days -1 extra day visit the castle 6 days trip for just 1500 euro

Total price: 1500 euro/ hunter for a group of 4 hunters
First 2 roe deer regardless trophy size included
Supplement for 1 hunter 200 euro


3 hunting days / 4 nights in Romania / Vrancea area.
Method of take is with rifle in a hill area .
Finest Romanian meals, license, firearm permit, all transportations in Romania, first preparations of the trophy(European style).
All animals are totally wild.
Arrival/departure point is Bucharest airport, support for custom formalities.
Period ...beginning with 1 may until 31 September

The reviews that we have are excellent and the success rates are 100%

Shooting fee for an injured and non recovered piece - 300 EURO/animal.

The price includes:
• Assistance at the airport on arrival and departure
• All transfers in Romania - Round trip !!!
• Complete board, starting with dinner on the arrival day and ending with breakfast on the departure day
• Permanent professional hunting assistance
• All necessary papers to export the trophies
• Daily transport in the hunting area
• Hunting invitation in Romania
• 24 h Interpreter during your whole stay
• Alcoholic drinks, traditional strong drinks and wine on the house.

The price excludes:
- Transport to / from Romania
- Firearms and cartridges
- Tips
- Trophy export .
- preparations of the trophy(European style).
- Other personal expenses
Daily hunt organize 100 Euro/ day- 1 PH and 1Ranger
Temporary hunting permit 150 Euro
Hunting license 150 Euro




About the rifle, you cand bring your own rifle, it's a simple procedure.

I just found “Untamed Romania,” a Netflix documentary on the Carpathian Mtns in Romania, their wildness, wildlife, and stunning scenery. Very worthwhile.

Funny, I’m watching the same thing right now and came on here to read some of Horia’s posts.

there is new DOCUMENTARY about Romania ....very nice. Put Romania on your "Bucket list "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AsUSuPiwx0&t=2155s

I checked into Hunting Romania. Before all this COVID
started I was having trouble finding the shortest flight
To Romania. Most I found were long lay overs in different Countries
One was 8 hr in Germany. Flights from the US EastCoast
I will wait the crazy would out until things get better.

Blaserman: I flew Lufthansa (partnered with United Airlines). Departure from the US was on a United flight from Dulles to Munich. About a 2-3 hour layover, then connected to Bucharest on a Lufthansa aircraft. The return was slightly different but there was no layover longer than about 3 hours. That should be quite doable for you since you are in MD.

Not sure how the flight schedules have changed due to the COVID situation.

There's some damn good-looking women in Romania. Some of whom would make you guys a fine, well-behaved wife. Trip of a lifetime. Plus good hunting.

I will like to fish hunt in the Mediterranean sea this September, I hope to catch some big fish. Anybody have a better location in mind to fish hunt this September. France, England, Italy, and Spain is my most preferred location. Greece is cool too, I love Santorini.

Have you ever seen a picture of the beautiful Romanian Female soldiers? I'd go there just to see a military parade if they were in it.

It may be different if you're flying with a checked rifle, which I wasn't, but when I've traveled to Romania it was much cheaper and there were many more options if you buy your flight to one of the major hubs - usually MUC - separately. There are, or at least were pre-COVID, six or a dozen regional flights a day on from there to any of the Romanian cities for less than a hundred bucks. You may have issues getting checked luggage forwarded to some of the smaller carriers so leave yourself enough time to go through security again.

Beautiful country, great people.

Horia

What is the size or weight of those red stag trophies ? Is that typical of your area or are those above average stags?.

Absolutely majestic animals.

How does the hunting look with the silly COVID stuff for Fall 2022 ?

Regards
JMV375
Macomb, MI

hi ,
you can expect 8-10 kg ....last year we had one of 11 kg ....

regarding Covind now is perfect to travel and honestly I expect that 2022 will look much better

so the future looks bright to me for 2022

and I'm opened to any solution that is suitable for you regarding booking of the hunt

I have been to Romania a couple of times and, honestly, I was very impressed. There is a beautiful and amazing nature there!

If you like Romania give Russia a look over. Hog hunting is excellent in both countries. l don't know if they still allow griz hunts but 20 years ago they did.

Now in Romania the brown bear hunt is " stoped" ...we hope to be reopened soon . regarding wild boars both countries was affected by African swing 3 years ago and now are recovering .

Horia,

When is Roe Buck season in Romania?

Thanks, LBP

Hi ,
the season begins in 1 May and also the best time is in May - June. I have some reviews for the roe deer hunt in my area on 24hourcampfire .....and if you need an offer will be my pleasure to give it to
you

What would a hunt in May/June 2022 look like? Thanks

Please see a thread here a few years back :

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/10694237/Re:_2016_ROE_DEER_OFFER_-_Free#Post10694237


just the prices a beat different