Roebuck In Germany

Franz-Albrecht Oettingen-Spielberg, an experienced roe deer specialist, is hunting roebucks in the rut accompanied by the forester Thomas Wenger. Both the hunter and the forester have a passion for the ancient art of calling in roebucks with the roebuck call – and their results are stunning.

Now and then the job is almost done too well! In this episode, Franz-Albrecht Oettingen-Spielberg and Thomas Wenger has some really close encounters when skilled use of the roe deer call brings roebucks within a few yards from the hunters. But even then, assessing the age of a roebuck isn’t easy, and the two enthusiasts doesn’t always agree.

It is unusual to shoot two roebucks from the same high seat just minutes apart. In this film, though, we will witness how Franz-Albrecht Oettingen-Spielberg does this not only once, but twice during his first hunts in the roe deer rut in late July. At the end of the day, Franz-Albrecht moves to a field overlooking the forest edge, hoping to call a buck out from the dense cover.

Franz-Albrecht Oettingen-Spielberg is hunting at his ancestral hunting grounds at the Oettingen Estate in Southern Germany. The local foresters, Thomas Wenger and Matias Meyer, share his enthusiasm when it comes to calling roebucks. In this episode, they hunt together in the roe deer rut and encounter both young, middle aged and old bucks. Which is to shoot, and which is to spare?

The roebucks are plentiful when Franz-Albrecht Oettingen-Spielberg is hunting at his ancestral estate of Oettingen in Germany. The German hunter is accompanied by the local forester Thomas Wenger and in this episode, they use their skills to show how several bucks can be called out in a row from the same area. This leads to some spectacular hunting scenes.

Franz-Albrecht knows an old buck that lives in the open fields at Oettingen estate. They have known him for many years. They have tried to get at him for the last three. But he has been too sly. In this episode, Franz-Albrecht has decided that time is up. After a day’s hunting in the forest he sets off exclusively for the experienced old spiker in the evening – and he is in for a surprise.