Отчеты

The hunt took place in March 2004. The sheep was captured after two days of hunting. We hiked and horseback rode along the tract of the Kara-Sai Valley in Kyrgyzstan from a distance of 370 m.

Musk deer.

I managed to approach 100 m and got my trophy of the Caucasian tur.

In September 2021, I managed to visit Yakutia (Sakha Republic) where hunted for the Yakut snow sheep. I was lucky to get a trophy of snow sheep. It was 10 years old male. I got acquainted with the changeable Oymyakon weather, local beauties, and the local animals. I was really impressed by meeing such interesting, enthusiastic people. Everything was organized on the high level. Many thanks to the head of the club Afanasy Alekseevich Shishigin, thanks to my guide Yakov Kondakov.

That chamois hunting in North Ossetia began at dawn. We detected two chamois very quickly, the first one was at a distance of 1200 m, the other at 780 m. We decided to shorten the distance. We managed to approached 560 m. to the first chamois at a slope of + 40 degrees, but it noticed us. I did not have time to prepare for the shot while I had a chance that's why we decided to go up further to the second one. We went around and approach it from above. Climbing the steep slope took 5 hours, but the chamois was not found. Then we decided to go down and barely found the only place to descend. We returned to the camp by dark. The next morning, events were developing rapidly. The chamois was immediately discovered from the camp, we immediately moved to that direction. As a result, we approached the distance to 380 m. and I got it with one shot.

I was hunting in the KCR in the Arkhyz area. It was the fast hunting, that took just one day. We got up in the morning and went back down in the evening. I shot  from 338 Lapua Magnum at 468m. I am happy with the trophy. Organized by Eventus. Guides were Mikhail and Andrey.

November was warm and it allowed turs to be on the tops of mountain ranges. We ascended 3000 m and began to look for the animals monitoring the slopes. It made possible to find good males by the evening. I shot at a short distance completed the campaign.

It was a difficult hunt for the Kuban Tur.  The first trip in early October did not bring results: I spent 7 days in the mountains, the weather was awful,  snow and fog...  A great desire to receive this year's "Russian Caucasian Prize" made me return to the KCR a month later. That time the weather was on our side: tt was cloudless sky and complete calm.  It was the most difficult hunt in my memory. The first day  we just walked. The camp was located at the  altitude 2100 m. At  3 am we started climbing, and over the next 25 hours we covered 26 km. The total vertical climb was 2.5 km. It was a very difficult route along the stone Russians, steep ascents, where the snow depth reached 1 meter on the northern slopes. We had overcome 2 passes 3200 m above sea level.  The herd, we found, consisted of 17 animals. I got the trophy  from a distance of 240 meters.  Gorgeous trophy, 14 years old.

The hunt took place in North Ossetia in the Alagirsky district. It was the first time when I got a mountain trophy so easily and quickly. We climbed to a height of 2600 by car, and saw chamois grazing below. Then we approached a distance of 235 meters, I fired a shot and got the long-awaited trophy. Many thanks to the head of the organization of the NGO "OOIR" RSO-A and Alexey Aziev and my friend George the huntsman.

I wanted to hunt that chamois in the wonderful republic of North Ossetia for a very long time. In addition, that trophy closed my list of trophies allowed to be hunted in Russia in the Caucasus. The weather was  perfect. I was accompanied by professionals. It took us just a hour and a half to make a shot after getting out of the car.  The shooting distance was 370 m with an angle of -19 degrees and that shot marked the successful completion of the hunt! I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who helped organize this wonderful hunt!

It was with great pleasure to come back to hunt in Kazakhstan in the hunting farm "Granitogorsk", located on the border with Kyrgyzstan. It was snowing heavily the day before my arrival and the mountains were covered with a stable snow cover. But then the weather improved and promised sunny and frosty days, at night up to -20 degrees. I chose the longest and highest route, I wanted to work a little and walk around. In the morning we started from a height of 2400 meters, to the Kumbel pass, located at an altitude of 3400 meters. It took us about 3,5 hours to climb. Large groups of argali were spotted on the upper plateaus, hunting for them is prohibited in Kazakhstan. The animals, apparently realized that and let us to approached a distance of about 150 meters. We climbed to the top, a magnificent picture of snow-capped mountains and valleys opened up to us. Tactics were very optimal to approach the animals from above. Finally our long search for ibexes was finished with success by 1 pm, when we noticed a group of ibexes below at an altitude of about 2700 meters. There was a long and stealthy descent down to the distance of the shot. We were able to approach the distance of 600 meters unnoticed, at an angle of 25 degrees. I ​fired the first shot at the most adult male from a not very comfortable, but still stable position I missed it. The reason was not entirely clear. Apparently, the reason was in my new carbine, which I took with me on a hunt for the first time, it hadn't yet been fully studied and shot by me. Then we began to chase animals in an attempt to use a second chance. In an hour of pursuit, we found a group of males resting on the rocks. There were not particularly outstanding trophies in it, but I decided to shoot at one of them at a distance of 420 meters. I shot twice and hit it the ibex was got, but then it fell from a steep cliff and broke off the ends of the horns. The approach to the trophy on the steep slope also made me sweat. As a result, I got 10 years old male in a sufficient labor hunt. We found two more large males with horns about 120 cm when we’re going down, but I did not hunt more despite having a free license.   That day I walked 22 kilometers through the mountains, which took 11 hours.

I hunted for the Siberian Ibex, the hunt was organized on the south of Krasnoyarsk region. I was impressed by the autumn beauty of the Sayan mountains and Yenisei. It wasn’t the easy trip, we worked hard. Fortunately, I was lucky to get the nice trophy on the second hunting day.

It was an honest hunt.  There was a long ascent on foot along the slopes of the Caucasus spurs of Karachay-Cherkessia, which were difficult to walk. The hunt began at dawn. The tur was already taken at the end of the evening, after sunset, from a distance of about 400 meters at an altitude of about 2600 meters.

It was the last but very important trophy of snow sheep. I got in 2020 and it took me a week. My friend but not a hunter joined me in that expedition. We arrived to Yakutsk where met old friends. Next morning, we left the hotel early to be in time for a ferry across the river Lena. Then we drove to Magadan side by the famous Kolyma Road. There was one more ferry that we used when crossed Aldan River. The way to the village Khandyga was 410 km but it took us nine hours to get there. We spent a night in the village and left it in early morning. Our next goal was to meet our future guide who waited for us in 370km more. The meet point was on the meteorological station located just on the road. The local staff invited us for tea and we agreed. Soon our guide arrived. He was a very typical representative of the natives – a mid-age man. He rode by horse and took four more for us. Then we changed the car to horses and rode about seven hours. We saw how the landscapes changed from the taiga to the mountains, where there were no trees at all. One more guide waited for us in the camp. That day we had rest but next morning went to the mountains. We hiked there the whole day but didn’t detect any sign of sheep. The second day was the same that’s why we made the decision to take a mobile camp and moved to another place. It was the right decision because just in the next morning we spotted several sheep. The shooting distance was 350m, Blaser 338LM. I got 8 years old male. It’s not outstanding in trophy qualities, but is very hardworking and will certainly take an honorable place in my collection. I have closed all types of snow sheep and, in general, mountain ungulates of Russia, which are allowed for production. Many thanks to everyone who helped me in this.