Отчеты охотников

В октябре 2024 года решил еще раз посетить Джунгарское Алатау в Казахстане для поиска достойного трофея козерога. Прибыв в охотничье хозяйство Чиндалы мы сели на лошадей и поехали в горы. Очень красивые здесь места. Сколько бы мы не искали козерогов, они оказались именно в том же ущелье, где мы их встретили в прошлом году. Еще до сообщения проводника, мне опытным глазом удалось обнаружить козерогов на расстоянии 988 метров. Проводник Иван, хорошо зная родные места, стал подводить меня к хорошей позиции. Козероги тем временем спускались в ущелье.Тем самым растояние между нами сократилось до 430 метров. Вот он счастливый момент, когда зверь появляется в обзоре прицела и выстрел происходит как бы произвольно. Козерог как подкошенный катится по склону вниз. Спустившись в ущелье, мы находим очень достойный экземпляр Джунгарского козерога в возрасте 13 лет с длиной рогов 134 см. Во время этого похода нам пришлось ночевать в горах. Хорошо что мы взяли с собой надежные палатки и теплые спальники. Температуа ночью опускалась до -5. Всего за 3 дня прошли 51 км. Спуск с гор в темное время суток оказался очень напряженным и длительным. Спасибо Казахстану и организаторам охоты за достойный трофей!

Thanks to the expertise of the gamekeepers, within two hours of the hunt we were able to approach the pre-scouted group of animals from above at a distance of less than 100 metres. A magnificent male trophy was taken.

Thanks to prior scouting and the expertise of the gamekeepers, we were able to get within 100 metres of a group of chamois in just two hours. A magnificent male trophy was taken. 

I had an excellent hunt and a relaxing stay in a comfortable camp on the banks of the Kamchatka River.

My younger son Mikhail and I hunted Balkan chamois in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the village of Slap. A unique feature of this hunt was that we travelled by boat through a picturesque canyon in search of chamois! We managed to take two male chamois, aged 7 and 9 years. The shooting distance was 220 metres. Many thanks to Vuka for the excellent organisation of this hunt and the wonderful company, which made it even more enjoyable to enjoy the beautiful autumn landscapes of Bosnia's forests and mountains!

A magnificent hunt in incredibly picturesque locations. The hunt was challenging as the deer were extremely cautious at this time of year. The trophy was taken on the morning of the third day of the hunt, despite the high density of animals in the area! According to my preliminary estimates, this roe deer will qualify for gold.

Five years later, I returned to Uzbekistan to conduct the country’s first-ever hunt for the Ustyurt urial. These sheep inhabit a remote area of Karakalpakstan, near the borders with Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. It’s an arid region with vast canyons, the natural habitat of this subspecies of the Trans-Caspian urial. Hunting had never been conducted there before. In search of sheep, we covered more than 20 kilometres in a single day. It soon became clear that the animals were mainly in the lower canyon areas. By the end of the day, we had spotted about twenty sheep, including six rams, females, and juveniles. Two attempts at distances of 540 and 605 metres were unsuccessful; with winds in excess of 10 metres per second, the bullet was deflected by more than a metre. On one occasion, just as I was about to fire at 400 metres, the sheep became aware of our movements and fled. It was only on my fourth attempt that I located a lone sheep, which I shot from a distance of 280 metres. This was followed by a strenuous approach and the challenging task of transporting the sheep back to the vehicle. After an 8-kilometre trek, we returned to the vehicle after dark. The seven-year-old sheep, with its distinctive chest fringe, was gifted to Uzbekistan’s National Museum collection. I also collected genetic material, which will provide a unique scientific resource for studying this rare species.

A very challenging hunt: heavy snowfall the day before made conditions difficult. Three days of climbing through the mountains were unsuccessful as the tur was grazing high up on the ridge. It was only on the fourth day that I was able to harvest the desired trophy from a distance of 400 metres.