Carpathian Safari

Carpathian Mountains · Romania

The kind of expedition hunters talk about for the next twenty years.

Guided brown bear, red stag, wild boar and wolf hunts in the last great wilderness of Europe. Fully legal. Fully outfitted. Fully unforgettable.

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Licensed by Romania's Ministry of Environment · CAEN 0170 · Featured by international hunting press

Signature Expeditions

Hunts handpicked for hunters who've already done the easy ones.

Each expedition below is led personally by a master guide and limited to a small handful of hunters per season.

Transylvanian Spring Bear
7 daysChallenging

Transylvanian Spring Bear

7-day spot-and-stalk · Brașov highlands

from €8,400

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Royal Red Stag Roar
5 daysModerate

Royal Red Stag Roar

5-day rut hunt · Apuseni Mountains

from €6,200

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Carpathian Wolf — Permit Hunt
10 daysExpert

Carpathian Wolf — Permit Hunt

10-day winter expedition · Făgăraș range

from €12,000

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Hunt by Quarry

Choose your trophy.

Romania holds Europe's largest population of brown bears and one of its most pristine red stag herds. Pick your pursuit.

Brown Bear

Brown Bear

Romania holds an estimated six thousand brown bears — the largest population in Europe outside Russia. Spring and autumn quotas are tightly controlled by the Ministry of Environment. Spot-and-stalk and hochsitz hunts both available, with success rates between 85 and 92 percent.

Red Stag

Red Stag

Romanian red stag are world-renowned for antler mass. The world record was taken in Transylvania. Roar season runs September through early October — beech forests echoing with stags, predawn drives, mountain mist.

Wild Boar

Wild Boar

Wild boar drives across estate land in the Apuseni and Făgăraș ranges. High-volume action in autumn and winter, with old solitary boars producing exceptional tusks.

Wolf

Wolf

Carpathian wolves are the largest wolf subspecies in Europe. Permit-controlled, weather-dependent, and never guaranteed. For hunters who measure success in difficulty, not body count.

Mountain Expeditions

Mountain Expeditions

For those who want the mountain, not just the trophy. High-altitude expeditions across Bucegi, Făgăraș and Retezat for chamois and capercaillie, with mountain hut accommodation and master tracker guides.

Why Romania

The wildest country left in Europe.

Forty percent forested. Six million hectares of mountain wilderness. Trophy genetics that European hunters travel a continent to chase.

  • Truly wild populations

    No high fences. No farmed game. Every animal you pursue is free-ranging.

  • World-class trophies

    Romanian bears and stags consistently rank among Europe's largest in CIC scoring.

  • Fully legal & licensed

    Every hunt is conducted under Romanian Ministry of Environment quotas and CITES export documentation.

  • White-glove logistics

    From firearm import to trophy shipment — we handle every paper, every permit, every transfer.

The Trophy Wall

Twenty years of Carpathian harvests.

A rolling gallery of recent trophies taken with our guides. Click any image for the full story.

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From the Hunters Themselves

What past clients say about their expedition.

Real video testimonials. No actors. No scripts.

Twenty-eight years of hunting on five continents, and this is the one I tell people about. The bear was the trophy, but the experience is what stays with you.
James W.
Texas, USA
Documentation flawless. Firearm import and trophy export handled before I even thought to ask. The guides know these mountains like their own backyard.
Henrik L.
Sweden
We took a 240-point red stag during the roar. The lodge, the food, the company — it felt less like a hunt and more like an old novel.
Antoine M.
France

How It Works

From first inquiry to trophy in your trophy room.

  1. 01

    Reserve your dates

    Choose your expedition and lock in availability with a refundable deposit.

  2. 02

    Submit your documents

    Upload your passport, hunting license and firearm permits to our encrypted vault. Our team handles the rest.

  3. 03

    Arrive in Transylvania

    Private transfer from Bucharest, Sibiu or Cluj. Welcome dinner at the lodge.

  4. 04

    Hunt with a master guide

    Personal one-on-one guiding with hunters who know every ridge of these mountains.

  5. 05

    Trophy preparation & shipment

    Field dressing, taxidermy coordination, CITES export, courier to your door — fully handled.

Legal & Ethical

Every hunt is fully compliant.

Carpathian Safari operates under license from the Romanian Ministry of Environment. All quotas, permits, firearm imports, and trophy exports follow EU and CITES regulations to the letter. Your peace of mind is part of the package.

  • Romanian Ministry of Environment licensed
  • CITES export documentation included
  • Firearm import permits arranged on your behalf

Where You'll Stay

Lodges, not hotels.

Restored estate manors, mountain lodges and private hunting houses. Every property hand-selected for character, comfort and proximity to the hunting ground.

Manor Brașov

Manor Brașov

Apuseni Hunting House

Apuseni Hunting House

Făgăraș Mountain Lodge

Făgăraș Mountain Lodge

Frequently Asked

Honest answers to the questions hunters actually ask.

Yes. Romania welcomes international hunters under a fully regulated quota system. We handle every permit, including firearm import authorization, hunting license recognition and CITES export documents for trophies.

Romanian brown bear hunting takes place in spring (March 15 – May 15) and autumn (September 1 – December 31), subject to annual ministry quotas.

Absolutely. We arrange the temporary firearm import authorization on your behalf. Alternatively, premium rifles are available to rent at the lodge.

Our spring brown bear hunts run at 85–92% success and autumn red stag hunts at 90%+. Wolf hunts vary by year given quota and weather, typically 30–50%.

We coordinate field dressing, professional taxidermy, CITES paperwork and international courier shipment to your door. The trophy fee covers field handling; shipment cost depends on destination and trophy size.

We accept bank transfer in EUR. A refundable deposit secures your dates. Final balance is due before arrival. Once funds clear, they sit in your wallet and are deducted automatically as services are rendered.

Plan Your Expedition

Tell us what you want to hunt — we'll send a tailored proposal.

Most clients receive a personalized expedition plan within 24 hours.

We never share your data. Ever.

Hunting in the Romanian Carpathians

The Carpathian Mountains stretch across Romania for nearly 1,500 kilometers and host Europe's largest unfragmented forest ecosystem. Within this range live an estimated 6,000 brown bears, the continent's strongest population outside Russia, alongside red deer, wild boar, wolves, lynx and chamois. For international hunters, the region offers something Western Europe has lost: free-ranging, wild-genetic populations on uninterrupted forest landscape.

Carpathian Safari operates under license from the Romanian Ministry of Environment (CAEN classification 0170 — hunting, trapping and related service activities) and works exclusively with vetted concessionaires across Brașov, Sibiu, Argeș, Hunedoara and Maramureș counties. Every harvest is reported, every quota respected, every trophy exported under valid CITES documentation.

What makes a Carpathian trophy unique

Carpathian brown bears regularly produce skulls scoring above 27 CIC points — the threshold for gold-medal trophies in European standards. Romanian red stags are renowned for massive antler mass and frequently exceed 240 CIC, with the world record taken in Transylvania. Wild boar in the Apuseni and Făgăraș ranges grow to exceptional tusk length, while Carpathian wolves represent the largest wolf subspecies in Europe.

Beyond raw scoring, what international hunters return for is the texture of the hunt: beech and spruce forests, predawn drives in mountain mist, traditional Transylvanian lodges, and master guides whose families have hunted these ridges for four or five generations.

The Carpathians don't wait. Neither should you.

Bear season opens twice a year and the best dates book twelve months ahead.

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