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Russian Super Slam

Russian Super Slam

Russian Super Slam

Russian Super Slam

Российский Супер Кубок

Russian Super Slam

Российский Супер Кубок

It happened in the beginning of December when Maxim Vorobiev (the owner of the Hunt PRO company), my wife Angela and I flew to Tajikistan through Istanbul. It was an early morning when we arrived to Dushanbe and drove to Khorog. We traveled in the first car and the other three hunters for Marco Polo from USA drove in another. The way in 620 km took us the whole day. It was the evening when we arrived to Khorog and accommodated in the hotel. Next morning Shaudi took us and we drove to the hunting base “Hot spring”. The outfitters Atabek and Zafar told us that they did reconnaissance before our arrival and we would go for hunting after a lunch. At noon we arrived to the place, tested guns, had lunch and drove to the mountains. We managed to drive by car to the group of sheep. The guides from the second car were following our trophy size Matison sheep. We came from above at a distance of 457 m and I got a shot. I hit it. The male went five meters and fell down. We were so happy to get the trophy of Matison sheep in the first day. It was my 22nd sheep according OVIS classification!  All next days we were looking for a Marco Polo. I saw many but none of them was worthy to be a trophy.  Day #4. Snow went from the morning and we could hardly see anything. Suddenly the clouds lifted for a moment and we saw the group of sheep led by a good male  Our guide Kemat, Maxim and I began to ascend. We climbed the top and hiked several km by the ridge when the sheep could see us but thanks to the fog which covered everything we reached the place. We walked about three hours and reached the position. We thought the shooting distance would be about 500 m but after measuring it was 900 and there was no possibility to come closer. I decided to fire. The wind speed was 3 m/sec. I was ready to get a shot and Maxim switched on camera but we had to wait thirty minutes more while the male separated from the group. At last it turned and I fired. The distance at that moment was 915 meters. Marco Polo ran 5 meters and fell down. The altitude was 4500 masl. We were happy!  My special thanks to Kemat, Atabek, Zafar (Murgab company) and to Maxim Vorobiev “PRO” and to my wife Angela!

My hunt for the Balkan chamois in North Macedonia was finished earlier than planned, and we decided to use time, we had, and get one more trophy of the European mouflon. The hunt was organized by Anton Tonchev in 200 km from the previous place. In early morning we left the base and went for hunting. I got the trophy in the first part of the day. The shooting distance was 150m. My personal thanks to Mr. Anton Tonchev for his great hospitality and interesting stories about hunting in different part of the world.

This fall I had to choose where to hunt among the countries with the lower risk to get infected with a coronavirus. Thus, I resolved to go to North Macedonia and to get the Balkan chamois. The outfitter, I chosen, had organized hunting trips for my friends before and the organization and accommodation were on the high level as I expected. We went for hunting on the next morning after my arrival. I was accompanied by the guide. The first males were detected in a couple of hours. Unfortunately, we could approach them 600 meters only. A strong crosswind was blowing and I decided not to shoot. We went on and in an hour noticed one more lonely male. The shooting distance was 235m, at the angle 22 degrees. I did just one but accurate shot and got my trophy. The hunt was over in the first day. We saw several more groups of animals while descending to the base camp. The camp manager rated my trophy between Silver and Bronze. The we celebrated the successful hunting. Thank you very much to Novice Zecevic.- the director of local hunting company.

I got the trophy of Mid Caucasian Chamois in North Ossetia in the Digor gorge. The height was 2700 masl. the distance 320.

The desired trophy! I got in in the first hunting day. The shooting distance was 220m. Thank you very much to the local guides!

The hunt was organized near the village Prielbruse, Karachaevo-Cherkessia on the height 2500 masl. The weather was fine. It was sunny and lots of snow. I shot from 520 m at 35 degrees angle.  The rifle was Tikka T3, cal. 300. I did the only but accurate shot to the male’s shoulder blade. My trophy became the worthy 11 years old male with 71cm horns.

From 2018 hunting in Chechnay is opened once again. The Minister of the Natural resources of Chechnay  Said-Magomed Temirkhanova and a famous hunter Shirvani Khizrieva invited me for hunting. At the end of November, I arrived to Grozny.  The hunt was organized in Sharoy district on the border with Georgia. The Caucasus mountains tested hunters for strength as always. The animal’s population density is high there. We saw group of animals in each gorge which inspected during the hunt. That area is the habitat for the Caucasus Brown bear and Caucasian Chamois and Bezoar ibex, listed in the Regional and Federal Red Book of rare species. We climbed 2750 m and approached the animals from above. I shot from 480 m and wounded the male. The second shot form 280 m finished what I started.