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This hunt was very short. We flew from Moscow with Sergey Magidov on Friday. In the morning we were in Islamabad. After that we went by car for about an hour and a half to the hunting base. After one hour, we were in the area of hunt, where I got the sheep. The male of the age 10 years was 31 in my list of Sheeps of the World CMH. The morning and the evening of the next day we with Sergey Magidov spent searching the sheep in the other area. We met the sheep sometimes, but it was impossible to make a shot due to the complex shape of the mountains. At 10 o’clock the organizers decided to change the area of hunting and we went to the new place by car. We arrived to the beautiful place in the river valley after three hours of drive. The hunt took about one hour. Sergey took a nice trophy of Punjab Urial as well. Hence, we had a hunt of the holidays in Pakistan. I want to note splendid organization and thank Profihunt and Shikar Safari for it.

We attempted to find a Bezoar Ibex at the first day but saw just few groups of sheep and some young Ibex. That area was typical for goats habitat. There were steep rocks with deep hollows where Ibex could hide and it’d be hard to spot them. In the morning of Feb.14 we went about the mountain and climbed to the highest one 2760m. Being on the mountain we noticed the herd of Ibex, including not less than 15 males of different age. Most of them had distinctive light color. Animals were on the opposite rock and we couldn’t approach them. The distance was about 700m and I decided to shoot. I had the composite gun Proof Research 338 LM. Telling the truth I don’t fully understand how it works. The advantage is its weight but I can’t say that it stable works on the long distances. I accounted the ballistics twice using two different ways but the bullets hit slightly below the goat. We defined the destination where the goats ran away and made the decision to change the position and continue at the second part of the day. The animals had to be calm. I want to mention the fact that I became the first hunter in that area. Nobody hunted there before. That territory was leased to private individuals, what is the exception for Iran. There are not more than four hunting farms like that in the country. After the noon we came back to the place which checked before and found our group of males. The first shot was made from the distance 330m , all other from 550m. I got 7 years old Ibex which could be my 40th trophy form the MHC List- World Ibex. It could be because I still wait the results of the genetic expertise of the Ibex, which I got on Pamir. It has to confirm can we relate it to the Himalay subspecies or not. Waiting for results.

After three years of delays the hunt in Iran was opened already. The hunt was organized in the private hunting area in 40 minutes’ drive from Yazd to the north-east.  At the first day we found 4 males. The weather was awful. It was rainy with fog and strong gusty wind that’s why I decided to come as close as it was possible.  We approach 300 m from the leeward side. I got the sheep from the first shot. It’s my 30th trophy form the MHC List.