Bird Hunting
Popular upland game birds include Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix), Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix), Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto), Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur), Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), and Starlings (Sturnus sp.). Other hunted birds include Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonnasia), Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus), Skylark (Alauda arvensis), Thrushes (Turdus sp.). Among the most sought-after game birds in Romania is the Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), a large turkey-like bird, which have a significant presence in the country. It is hunted during mating season, on snow, when the male becomes deaf and blind to all things around him and can be stalked. Beside taxidermy mounts, unconventional capercaillie trophies are the 400-1000 gastroliths, or gizzard stones.
Waterfowl hunting also exists in Romania. Sixteen species of duck are present although only the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), the Common teal (A. crecca) and the Garganey (A. querquedula) are commonly encouraged. Two geese species are important as waterfowl game in Romania: The Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) and the Greylag goose (A. anser). Other species are hunted, like Eurasian coot and Cormorants. Shooting waterfowls with lead pellets is forbidden due to toxicity if ingested by other species.
The Carrion crow (Corvus corone) and Magpie (Pica pica) are hunted without restriction or season regulations as pests. On the other hand birds like Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and Bustards (Otis tardus) have been hunted to the brink of extinction and are now completely protected.
Common bird dogs are the German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer and Setters. Waterfowling retrievers such as the Cocker spaniels and Labradors are used for waterfowl.
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