Reports

At the last November, at the end of the month, I got out to Kyrgyzstan. I wanted to increase my trophy range by trophy from there. I hunted for a Tien Shan argali (Karelini) and Asian ibex in the Issyk-Kul region. The hunt took place at an altitude of about 4000 m . There was a lack of oxygen, so we went on horseback. The ram was shot with a caliber of 300 mm at 480 meters, an ibex- at 677 meters. I would like to mention the comfortable accommodation at the base and food. Eventus organized the hunt. Everything worked out.

I acquired the right to hunt Central Asian ibex in Uzbekistan at a New Year's auction in 2019. The license was granted by the outfitter Falcon Hunting Solution. The first attempt to get an ibex in October did not bring success: within 2 days it was not possible to approach the distance of the shot. I could get it only when I traveled there for the second tim. That hunting brought the long-awaited trophy. I took 7.5 year old goat at an altitude of 2200 m. from a distance of 400 m . I would like to note the excellent work of Behruz Abdushukurov's team. I am delighted with the terms of service and the accommodation !I bring my gratitude to Evgeny Kharitonov who accompanied me in this hunt!P.S. For people who say that they love animal and who like to comment on my reports, I remind that the funds spent on the implementation of my (as well as other members of the CLC) conservation hunts have made a significant contribution to the conservation of the biodiversity of the world's ecosystems.

A hunt for a snow sheep took place in Yakutia. I have long dreamed to visit these parts. There are only positive impressions from hunting, excellent organization, wonderful people, and as a result a great trophy! Hunting was difficult for me physically, the mountains were unusual, I had to walk a lot, but thanks to the accompanying people, everything was at the highest level!

On December 1st, 2021, Ilya Dmitriev and I arrived in Mexico to hunt for a Desert bighorn in Southern Baja and Sonora.   After an 18-hour flight we arrived in the city of La Paz, where  were met by a hunting outfitter Armando Klein.  It took an hour to get from the airport to the hunting area.  We left our belongings at the intermediate base and moved into the mountains. We spent a night there and then at 6 o'clock in the morning, we went out to hunt.  In an hour we detected   a pair of males and began to watch them.  The rams are in the rut now and that pair  has been actively fighting  to control the grazing females.  After a short  decision, we began to approach them.  The guide did a good job and we approached them  350 m.  But then I made the "favorite" mistake of many hunters, I shot from an uncomfortable and unstable position As a result, I wounded the ram in the stomach and it went up the slope quickly .  It took more than two hours in the thirty-degree heat and surrounded by cacti to chase and finish it. But luck eventually turned to face us.  We found a wounded male lying on the ledge and took him from 200 m. It turned out to be a very good nine-year-old male. Many thanks to the organizers.

For a very long time I wanted to find an opportunity to travel to Tajikistan and spend time there without any haste and time limits in order to visit all my friends, fully adapt and have plenty of time. It would be great if I could get something from the permitted hunting mountain animal species at the same time. Finally, at the end of November 2021, such an opportunity appeared and I flew to Dushanbe. The first hunting area was near the Nurek reservoir, where the Bukhara urial lives. It took us three hours of boating and we arrived at a comfortable hunting lodge. The information, we knew when arrived there, from the host party was encouraged us. The American hunter we met on the pier was able to get urial on the first morning of the hunting day. Early in the morning we began the ascent from a height of 820 meters above sea level to a height of 1900 meters. We saw many groups of females with lambs and young males, but did not meet any trophy old males. A similar situation was repeated on the second day. I could not find the good trophy during the two days allotted in that place, but I "walked" 27 km through the mountains and got an excellent charge of health. Then we moved to the village of Zigar to an old friend Davletkhan Muloerov. I already hunted an ibex in his hunting farm a few years ago, but I could not drive past Davletkhan and met him and his sons again with great pleasure. In the morning of the next day, we left the camp at 4 am. Davletkhan's favorite tactic is to carry out the ascent to the desired height while it is dark in order to make the most of the short daylight. As a result, we walked 27 km in one day, climbed from a height of 920 meters to 1790, but we could not find an ibex. All my clothes were wet with sweat, as if I had been doused from a bucket. Then at 3 o'clock in the morning we left by car through Khorog to the Pamirs. It took 14 hours to get to the Murgab company base. Atabek and Zafar Bekmurodov had already waited for me at the base with a team of guys already known to me, led by lucky Shodi. I accommodated in a new luxury house, with all the amenities. In general, this is a place for relatively "lazy" hunters, since there are lots of movements by car and few complex approaches. I was planning a hunt for a Pamir ibex and a wolf. I am glad that was able to get a 10-year-old ibex in the first day, at an altitude of 5000 meters, and on the second day I still took a she-wolf. The shooting distance in both cases was about 350 meters. Then I had a meeting with Yura Mathison and we moved to the new hunting area in the village of Madiyan, where Yura built a new camp. I had plans to hunt for an ibex and a wolf. It happened so that we met both of them in one place and at one time. I decided to get an ibex. A 12-year-old goat was taken from a distance of 680 meters. Then we drove to the camp of Judge Kemp near Lake Karakul, from where a helicopter was planned for return delivery to Dushanbe. As a result, I traveled more than 1,500 km on the roads of Tajikistan, walked more than 80 km through the mountains, climbed to a maximum height of 5,000 meters, and broke my previous record for the height of getting a trophy in Tajikistan. I talked with old friends, Pamir nature and got a lot of positive emotions and health. Thank you all and see you again. Peace to Tajikistan and the Pamirs.

The trophy was obtained from a distance of 260 meters at an angle of 35 degrees. I shot in conditions of poor visibility due to heavy snowfall. Altitude 1860 meters above sea level.

The shooting distance was 280m, at 35 degrees angle.

The outfitter of the hunts told us that the guides have been monitoring the group of urials for several days already. But when we arrived in the hunting area, we saw only one urial with two females. The trophy turned out to be 5-6 years old. I decided to not to shoot.  We were hiking in the mountains all day along, but   did not find a worthy trophy. The density of animals was very low. On the second day we walked 21 km through the mountains, but our attempts were unsuccessful. On the third day, we came to a distance of 450 meters to a group of urials, in which there was one male. After examining its trophy characteristics , we also realized that it was young. Only on the fourth day, during windy and rainy weather, we were lucky enough to find a good male. Due to bad weather, it was possible to approach 380 meters.  After the shot, the Urals remained in place.Many thanks to all the organizers of the hunt!

We got into the mountains during the already unstable weather. We had only 5 days allocated for hunting, but the result had to be done in the first two days, since the forecast promised heavy snowfalls, and after frosts. We saw a lot of animals, about 70 heads in total. Unfortunately, it was not possible to approach the big black goat found on the second day - there were females around it who were not allowed to approach the distance of the shot. Nevertheless, I am happy with the trophy. Shooting conditions: 296m angle minus 30 degrees. The weapon is the Blaser R93 300WinMag. The mountains are very beautiful, some impressions are moving on horseback through the gorges.