15,000 attend stag call competition

A record number of visitors attended a popular stag mating call competition at Hluboká nad Vltavou, south Bohemia, on Saturday. 15,000 came out to see 25 competitors from nine countries take part in the 10th European Deer Mating Call Championship. Those taking part competed in a number of areas, imitating various calls. The competition was won by 24-year-old student of forestry Michal Franč who said he has practiced calls since childhood.