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The hunt took place from 1 to 5 August 2023 in the Kolyma highlands. The weather was changeable: clear, fog, rain, wind. On the second day of the hunt we tracked 3 snow sheep, the biggest was an 8 year old. Shooting distance - 265 meters, weapon Blaser R8, calibre 300 win mag. Taken from the first shot.

It was windy and the temperature was +4°C. We found a group of turs at a distance of 1100 m. We decided to wait for the turs to come down, but unfortunately they didn't. Apparently the turs were comfortable on peaks or, more likely, it noticed us and kept a safe distance from us. After waiting until 16:00 we decided to go to the turs ourselves. The way was very difficult, we had to move through the gorges out of sight of the turs, it was very difficult, but we managed to get to a distance of 440 meters. I made all the necessary measurements and at the moment of the shot, the turs found us and started to climb higher up the slope to cross the peak to the other side of the mountain, but me and the very professional huntsman Novruz decided to cut the turs' path, which was physically very difficult to do. Novruz is a sporty guy, he moved very fast on the slopes with my 9kg rifle on his shoulder. And it was difficult for me to keep up with him and to walk carefully on the rocks so as not to make too much noise, but we cut the path anyway, but the turs were 860 meters away from us at the top of the mountain. I measured, corrected and decided to shoot, as we would not have another chance, the shot was fired and the turs disappeared, Novruz shouted: "I've got him", the tur stumbled, rolled down a few meters and pulled himself together and went over the top to the other side of the mountain. It was getting dark and we decided not to follow the tour in the dark, but to wait until the morning, which was reasonable. Once again I was unlucky - I didn't get to see the trophy. In the morning we were disappointed by the weather, it was cloudy and rainy and we did not dare to go to the mountains, it was too risky. Once again I was left without a photo of the tur in the mountains. This is the second trophy I have left in the mountains. The next day we had to fly home, but Novruz promised to get my trophy. The following day was sunny and he kept his promise.

Distance 455 metres Angle 27°Height 1851 metres

At the invitation of my friend Mikhail, I hunted at the Toropa hunting farm in the Tver region in early April. This is the time of year when bears actively visit bait stations to replenish their meagre diet with protein after hibernation. One bear came out just before sunset. A male brown bear was taken at a distance of 300 metres with the first shot from a .308 Win caliber.

The hunt was in the form of a backpacking hunt with a total distance of 86 km. The sheep was taken on the 4th day.

On the first day of the hunt for the Okhotsk sheep after 5-6 km of the way, I together with the hunt organiser Fedor Chernyshov managed to find 2 trophy males at a distance of 1100 meters. Thanks to Fedor's professional qualities, terrain features and favourable wind, we managed to get 110 meters closer to sheep and to identify one very trophy male. I should say at once that I did not set such a task for Fedor (though he successfully coped with it), it just so happened that they were right under us. Although it is not an excuse, it was extremely inconvenient to shoot. All in all, I probably made the most offensive mistake of my hunting life! Eventually, after the shot, we were able to see from the tracks that the sheep had crossed the valley where we were camped. Fedor suggested that the sheep had crossed to the neighbouring ridge and were grazing there. The next day we travelled along the tops of this snow-covered ridge, inspecting the slopes and crevasses on both sides. Finally, after 1.5km of searching, we could see their tracks and after 500m Fedor found our sheep from yesterday resting after the morning feeding. We made a small climb to the top of the ridge and the sheep were almost below us. From a distance of 377 metres and at an angle of -26°. I managed to shoot the sheep that I had missed the day before. Many thanks to Fedor for the right attitude to hunting, high organisation of the tour, excellent knowledge of the terrain and the habits of the animals!

Охотлись в августе - сентябре 2023 года на Камчатке на трех баранов (камчатского, корякского и чукотского)добыть удалось (по погодным условиям) только корякского! На следующий год вернемся за Камчатским и Чукотским!

Shot at a distance of 247m. Gun Blaser R8 300 WM.

We walked about 20 km during that day. For the first time, a small group of males among whom there was a worthy trophy was accidentally scared off. But then the experienced rangers identified the place where they disappeared. We went in from the other side and really found the male we were looking for. I shot at the running up goal at a distance of 250 meters. The age of the Bukhara Urial is 9 years old.

The hunt for Kamchatkan snow sheep took place at the end of August 2023 as part of the expedition "Yakutia - Khabarovsk Krai - Kamchatka". The goal of the expedition was to take all three sheep. I was accompanied by a cameraman, we were filming a series of films "Snow sheep of Russia". Looking ahead, I will say that the trip was successful and we managed to take all three sheep and shoot interesting material. Hunting in Kamchatka was organised and conducted by the company "Eventus". The hunt was difficult, we spent two days in a tent camp. On the first day, after 10 hours of searching, we found only three females. On the second day, we were lucky. We hunted for 13 hours, travelled 15 km, climbed to an altitude of 1200 m and managed to take a magnificent trophy of a 13-year-old Snow sheep with a horn quality of 405.6 according to preliminary measurements! Left horn - 94cm, right horn - 93cm. Hurray!!! Shooting distance 300m, angle +8 deg, temperature +8 С, altitude 1731m. Calibre 300wm, Norma tipsrike 11g cartridge, Orsis Alpine tuning carbine, sighting system - Sig Sauer 10x42 Kilo10K binoculars. Thanks to Sergey Tyutchev and his team for excellent organisation of the hunt.

I had been planning to take a Kharaulakh sheep for a long time, but each time there were urgent matters that forced me to postpone it until next year.  But finally, having made a decision based on the principle of "what you have to do when work interferes with hunting", I found myself in Yakutia. We flew with my friend to Yakutsk, transferred to the An-24, which took us to Tiksi, where we were met by Vladimir Alekseev, who was well known to the members of the MHC.  And in less than an hour the Mi-8 took us to the hunting camp. The camp is located not far from the Khara-Uulaakh river, practically in the middle of the mountain massif of the same name. On the first day of the hunt, we met several groups of females with lambs which, realising their invulnerability, grazed at a distance of 250-300 meters from us. I would like to point out that many people think of Yakutia as a vast, monotonous, snowy desert. However, the reality is quite different - at this time of year we saw incredibly picturesque landscapes. All the colours of the rainbow were there! On the second day we saw a trophy sheep lying on the ridge of the opposite mountain at a distance of 1200 m. I was unable to determine the average wind direction with the necessary accuracy, which led to an unsuccessful attempt to take it. On the fourth day of our hunt we noticed a group of 7 males, among which 3 sheep were clearly distinguishable by their horns.  After a long approach we came to a ridge, on the other side of which sheep were resting. A shot from the shoulder of Evgeny Kharitonov, who was with me, this time with an AX 300 NM rifle (tripod left below), brought me a beautiful 9-year-old trophy! I would like to highlight the extremely professional work of the entire team of Vladimir Alekseev. The accommodation, the food and the whole service in the hunting camp deserve the highest praise. I would like to thank Vladimir Alekseev and his team for a wonderful, emotionally intense hunt. My thanks go to Evgeny Kharitonov, who gave me a shoulder to lean on during this expedition. I would also like to thank Lyudmila Baranova from "Stalker Group" for her organisational support.

It was my first mountain hunt. I had been preparing for it for more than a year, I learned to shoot up to 1000 m, did physical training (cross-country skiing, running). In the end all this gave the result! I managed to take a good trophy on the first day of hunting! 11 hours of walking up/down the rocky area with a slope of 70 ° and in the end 14-year-old Kuban tur was taken! The shot was made from the top of the cliff down a slope of 50 °, a distance of 95 m. In almost ten years of hunting this was my hardest and happiest hunt! Many thanks for the very professional work of the huntsman Artur, who climbs rocks better than turs and thoroughly knows his lands and habits of the beast!

It was my second time when I went hunting in the Pamirs. For the first time, Argali Brooke could not be found. January is one of the coldest months. The temperature dropped to -50. A group of sheep was slowly removed. The ram was taken from a distance of 650 meters with one shot. The height was 4500 meters. When we were returning to the camp, we found a group of Pamir Ibex. There was one among them with outstanding trophy qualities. The distance to the group was about a kilometer. It was decided to make a shot. The distance of the shot was 1012 meters. It took 2 shots. The ibex rolled down and broke off one horn. As a result , the horns of the Pamir Ibex were 115 cm . A rare specimen in the area.

On 24 August 2023 we went hunting for Siberian roe deer in the Kurgan region at the Miasskoye hunting farm with a group of fellow hunters. It was a beautiful farm, professional hunting staff, wonderful accommodation conditions and high density of animals. We took 7 roe deers and returned home satisfied and happy.

Leaving Almaty at 5 am, having travelled about 800 km in 12 hours, we arrived at the base camp, located in a picturesque place of the Dzungarian ridge at an altitude of 3000 m. Having a quick snack, having shot rifle, we moved out on horses for hunting. After leaving the base camp, we spent the night at an altitude of 3500 m above sea level. We got up at 4 am, quickly got ready, and with dawn we gradually ascended to the ridge. We found several groups of trophy-quality ibexes, but the guides said we could find better ones. At 7:30 am we found ibexes on the opposite ridge under glaciers about 2 km away. On the road down the gorge the maral were grazing, with females grazing on the slope. We waited half an hour for them to go to the rookery and started the approach. We left our belongings on the road and climbed higher on horses. Then, leaving the horses we overcame another 250m of altitude on foot, climbing to 3700m. First on a rock across the gorge we found 3 ibexes at a distance of 650m. A little way down and round the cliff we saw a magnificent lying ibex at 240m. Whilst trying to get him on camera I was detected by ibex. He became wary. Seconds counted, quick preparation, shot. A 132cm horned Dzungarian ibex was taken. On the same day we returned to the base camp, having covered 26 kilometres during the day. The total ascent was more than 2000 m. The whole hunt took 1 day. Excellent organisation of the hunt, professional guides.

After a successful trip to the Magadan region in August 2023 for Kolyma snow sheep, I decided not to slow down and try to take all the Koryak sheep on the list this year. The weather in September made adjustments and I had to sit in Anadyr for three full days waiting for flying weather. On the second day of the hunt a 12 year old sheep was taken from a distance of 180 meters; (Blaser R8, 300 win mag, bullet 210 Berger VLD Hunting). After taking this trophy we flew to Kamchatka and on the first day of the hunt in Kamchatka a Koryak snow sheep was taken. The 13 year old sheep was shot at a distance of 220 meters; (Blaser R8 300 win mag, bullet 210 Berger VLD Hunting).

The hunt for a Siberian bear took place on the border of Koryakia and Magadan region. The trophy was a hitchhiker, as we were looking for sheep in the mountains. A 338 calibre shot immediately stopped the beast from a distance of 250 meters.