Hunting has a long and rich tradition in the lands that are now part of the Czech Republic. At least as far back as the 11th century, nobles rode out in groups to hunt deer and wild boar, and special hunting castles were built to accommodate the hunters, and gamekeepers were employed and trained on most landholdings. To this day, the Czech Republic holds excellent populations of alpine chamois, red deer, fallow deer, roe deer, mouflon, and wild boars. The country is especially known for mouflon, which grow to impressive size here. Introduced from Corsica by Count Forgach in 1868, mouflon have thrived in the high hills of the Czech Republic ever since, and seven out of ten of the largest mouflon heads in the world have been taken have been taken in this region. The countryside features large forested areas and broad, sparsely populated agricultural lands, and there are numerous hunting lodges and hotels to cater to the traveling hunter. Hunt prices here remain relatively modest despite the high quality of the experience.