Rukávečská obora, Game reserve in Milevsko, Czech Republic.
Rukávečská obora is a game reserve situated between Orlická Dam and Milevsko in the Czech Republic. The area contains forests, meadows, and water features, with a regional road crossing through the middle.
The founding period is not documented; some sources estimate the reserve arose in the second half of the 17th century for black game. In 1848 Karel II had red deer from the Rukáveč district enclosed to stop damage to surrounding land, following the imperial hunting patent No. 154/1849. After restitution the Schwarzenberg administration excluded red deer and now keeps only black game.
A hunting lodge called Tyrolský dům from 1814 stands as a protected cultural monument within the reserve. The building reflects the long tradition of hunting activities that shaped how people have used this land.
Access is on foot only, along the existing marked hiking trails; leaving the path or climbing the fence to pick mushrooms is not permitted. In 2016 the forest administration requested a seasonal entry ban from 1 October to 31 December and from 1 April to 31 December until 2024, but the Milevsko municipal office had not decided on it at least a year later. The red hiking trail along the Vltava was rerouted outside the reserve at the owner's request.
The small nature reserve within the southern section lies on Oranice hill at 538 m, near the road that splits the reserve in two. The whole reserve covers 1441 ha, and the game stock of wild boar is kept at around 600–800 head before the hunting season, then reduced by about half.
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