Shed antlers / Podlaskie Voivodeship
Shed antlers: Białowieża Forest
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Search the edges of clearings and meadows near villages, where deer come out in winter, and along forest roads and old narrow-gauge railway beds. Look for worn trails between cover and the meadows in the Leśna and Narewka valleys.
Species
red deer, roe deer, moose
Season: Moose shed from November to February, red deer from February to April. The best time is March and April, after the snow melts.
Terrain: natural mixed and oak-hornbeam forest, alder carr, river meadows
Rules and closures
Białowieża National Park and the nature reserves, which cover a large part of the forest, are excluded, because collecting antlers is banned there. Check the boundaries on the forest district map. Outside them, do not enter wildlife refuges marked with a no-entry sign and do not disturb animals (Arts. 26 and 30 of the Forest Act).
About the area
Białowieża Forest has a large red deer population, as well as roe deer and moose. Most of the Polish side is managed forest of the Hajnówka, Białowieża and Browsk forest districts. Białowieża National Park and the many nature reserves are excluded.
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