Hunting of red deer and roe deer in Slovakia one hundred years ago
1995
Jamnicky, J.
Hunting records published in the Hungarian journal Vadasz - Lap, show that in Slovakia in the years 1892, 1894-1905, 1907 and 1909, a total of 19,052 red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) were hunted, on average 1,270 annually, one deer per 84 ha of forest; and 91,381 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.), on average 6,092 annually, or one deer per 17 ha of forest. Provided game population is estimated based on the size of hunt, the population of red deer in Slovvakia today is almost 14 times greater and the population of roe deer probably 2.5 times greater than one hundred years ago. In contrast to roe deer whose population density was relatively balanced in all provinces (on average one hunted individual per 11-35 ha of forest) the distribution of red deer was considerably different in the provinces (on average one hunted individual per 15-1,295 ha of forest). Uneven distribution of red deer in the past resulted from its artificial breeding in game preserves in southern provinces whereas in northern provinces (Orava and Liptov provinces) red deer almost did not occur due to unfavourable climatic conditions. At present when red deer is overpopulated in mountainous regions as the result of intensive additional feeding and has expelled roe deer, the roe deer hunt is markedly lower in some provinces and districts than it was one hundred years ago (e.g. Liptov province and Liptovsky Mikulas district)
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