The red deer is the largest true deer found in Latvia. It lives in large forest areas mixed with fields and meadows.
Red deer live in herds: hinds and calves stay together, while stags join mainly during the autumn rut, when their roars carry far.
Red Deer is most often observed in these conditions:
Based on the most common conditions in the historical trail camera observations (absolute counts, not an activity rate).
Activity by hour of day
Number of observations by local time.
Seasonality by month
The most active month is highlighted in yellow.
During the autumn rut, the bulls' roars carry for kilometres — one of nature's most impressive sounds.
A bull's many-branched antlers with a “crown” are among the most prized hunting trophies.
They live in herds: hinds and calves stay together, while stags join mainly during the rut.
It is the largest true deer in Latvia's forests — there is no separate species simply called “deer” here.
When are red deer most active?
In Huntgate trail camera observations, red deer are photographed most often around 00:00 (at night). The hourly chart shows how observations spread across the day.
In which month are red deer observed most?
The month with the most red deer observations is February. The seasonal chart shows how the number of observations changes through the year.
In what weather are red deer observed most often?
Most red deer observations were recorded at temperatures of 0..10°C and air pressure of 1010–1020 hPa. This is an absolute count of observations, not an activity rate.
How can I find out when red deer will be more active in my area?
The Huntgate activity forecast combines historical trail camera observations with the weather forecast for the coming days at your chosen location and shows an activity index by hour and by day.
Data: Huntgate trail camera observations in Latvia, aggregated nationwide without precise camera locations. Species are sorted by users and the AI; the user's sorting always prevails.