It is a petty but it is not known where the land of origin of this animal, which is so popular among hunters, might have been. The habitat of fallow deer had been in our forests until the last ice-age and then they became extinct. Romans and landholders of the Middle-Ages, who were enthusiastic hunters, restocked fallow deer which started proliferating perceptibly. Hungary became a proper habitat for fallow deer where adequate conditions are insured by the almost untouched wild so that animals develop well, stags can be well-built and the number of the animals can increase. All shovel antler world records were made by hunters having bagged fallow deer in forest Gyulaj or in Guth next to Debrecen. Turi rét, Határvölgy, Marcin Kút are as reputed among hunters as Burgund, Porto and Tokaj among wine experts. In comparison with fallow deer in Gyulaj, fallow deer on the most remote territories of the Hungarian Lowlands (Gyula-Sarkad) are appreciated and famous for and considered as valuable because of their well- built body and the giant sizes of their palms. Due to directed restocking in the 1970’s you can find fallow deer on several hunting grounds. Fallow deer over 4 kilos are utmost watchful. One needs plenty of patience and needs to be calm so as to hunt down a herd of fallow deer with palms. The best fallow deer with palms are bagged during rutting time in October. Stunted deer are hunted from November to January. The original atmosphere, the beauty of the trophies and landscapes and knowing that you have hunted deer on one of the best hunting-grounds will turn your stay in Hungary into an unforgettable adventure in the hunter society and among wild-life fans.
Hungary is in the possession of the best stock of fallow deer in the world.
I. The fallow deer population in Gyulaj is of excellent quality. Stags have typically thin but large palms. Average antlers weigh 3-3,5 kilos, the large ones 5-5,5 kilos.
II. The South Transdanubian population lives on several isolated areas. The fallow stock of deer on some “islands of this archipelago” is of good somewhere of excellent quality, e.g.: in Lábod, Somogyi Co. average weight of antlers is between 2,5-3 kilos and large antlers weigh 4-4,5 kilos. 
III. The quality stock of fallow deer in Guth matches the world standard. Average weight of antlers is between 3-3,5 kilos. Large antlers weigh 5,5-6 kilos.
IV. The quality of the stock of the deer in Békés is good and its quantity is satisfying . Stags have typically thick and heavy palms. The average weight of antlers is 2,5-3 kilos, large ones weigh 4-4,5 kilos.