TY - JOUR T1 - Quality of red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags harvested in the hunting grounds of the Tuchola Forest A1 - Paweł Janiszewski A1 - Andrzej Gugołek A1 - Vladimir Hanzal A1 - Magdalena Kowalska JO - Acta Sci.Pol. Silv.VL - 6 IS - 3 SP - 41-49 Y1 - 2007 UR - https://www.forestry.actapol.net/volume/issue/5_3_2007.pdf SN - 1644-0722KW - red deer, carcass weight, antler weight, antler type AB - The aim of the present study was to characterize red deer stags harvested in the hunting grounds of the Tuchola Forests, based on carcass weight and antler weight and type. It was found that the average weight of carcass and antlers of stags harvested over the study period was 95.78 kg and 2.05 kg respectively. Eight-point stags and spickers were encountered most frequently (33.28% and 21.43% respectively). The average carcass weight of stags representing particular age groups was as follows: group I – 89.65 kg, group II – 120.29 kg, group III – 136.62 kg. Antler weight in the above age groups reached 1.66 kg, 3.55 kg and 5.90 kg respectively. ER -