Hunting Across the Danube ─ Through Fields, Forests, and Mountains of Hungary and Romania

This is the first book written in English about two of Eastern Europe’s premier hunting destinations. The book is animated by the author’s desire to share this little-known sporting paradise with educated hunters. The chapters detail game he has hunted over the past three decades, including stag, boar, roebuck, bear, wolf, chamois, capercaillie, pheasants, mouflon sheep, and ducks in areas that regularly produce world-class trophies and yet remain unknown to even the most experienced hunters. The hunting culture and traditions of Romania and Hungary, which figured so prominently in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, profoundly influenced the development of European, and international, hunting. By sharing the latest facts about the finest hunting areas, hunting seasons, and firearms and equipment, the author hopes to awaken an appreciation for all the best that Hungary and Romania offer sportsmen.

Peter Lewis Horn II is an international hunter, outdoorsman, and conservationist. Since 1991, he has been the senior partner in Pannonvad, a Budapest company that has organized and led hunting trips across Hungary and Romania. Mr. Horn has hunted extensively in Hungary since 1985 and in Romania from the moment the country was reopened to sportsmen in 1990. Mr. Horn was the first American sportsman invited by the national government to hunt Romania’s famed Timisoara region after Nicolae Ceau?escu’s reign of terror ended in 1990. Mr. Horn formerly worked as professional hunter in Africa. He also was past president of Safari Club International’s Conservation Fund. He is currently the vice president of Beretta USA’s retail division and general manager of Beretta Gallery Expeditions, and the author of many articles and book chapters on hunting throughout the world. Mr. Horn is a member of the International Order of St. Hubertus and the order of St. Hubertus of Hungary. He lives in New York City.