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Almost immediately we found a group of ibex. They were about 1.5 kilometres away and at the top of the mountain. It was almost impossible to approach them unnoticed. We had to make a detour and start our approach from 2.5 kilometres away. The ibex noticed us and crossed the ridge. It took us 3 hours to get to the area where they were and where we could see them. The group of ibex were resting on the opposite slope. We immediately spotted our trophy male. He was grazing and slowly moving upward. The distance to him was 525 meters. I made all the necessary calculations (the wind was 3-4 m/s) and took the shot. The Beceite ibex ran 10 metres and collapsed behind a rock, where we later found it.

The hunt took place in the north of the island of Mallorca at an altitude of 800 metres in the most picturesque location. I shot from 200 metres — a comfortable and easy hunt!

In the hunting reserve, we moved around on small buggies. Within the first hour of the hunt, we observed three groups of urials. Having selected the largest trophy male, we began to prepare for the shot. We positioned ourselves in the shade of a large solitary tree. The distance to the urials from here was 800 meters. I had plenty of time to accurately calculate the upcoming shot. The bullet hit the animal's torso, slightly below the spine. It ran a few meters and then sat down. It was the largest urial I had ever hunted. Many thanks to the organizers and gamekeepers of the "Hutalon" company for the rich, vivid, and successful hunt.

This was an intriguing hunt. After sighting our weapons, we drove 15 kilometers by car to a small village. There we switched to horses and began descending into the bed of a shallow river. After an hour and a half of riding, we reached an altitude of 2225 meters above sea level. We left the horses behind and continued on foot. The gamekeepers suspected that a herd of markhor should inhabit these areas. And indeed it was so. After covering just 400 meters, we took up an observation position at an altitude of 2236 meters, where we spotted two small groups. One of them included the old trophy male markhor that caught our interest. The distance was 453 meters. The first shot hit the target accurately but did not stop the markhor. The enduring animal moved away 550 meters. I made a second shot at this distance. Everyone clearly saw the second hit. But the markhor, without stopping, leaped another 20 meters and disappeared behind the ridge. We immediately set out in search of the wounded animal. The only way to reach it was along a narrow ridge. It was indeed an extreme approach. Dangerous cliffs were on both sides. We had to move very carefully, literally controlling every step. The markhor was behind the ridge. It was lying on the sheer cliffs two hundred meters away from me. A huge chasm separated us. It was evident that it was seriously wounded. I took aim and fired. The bullet hit the markhor again. It jumped up, ran a few meters, stopped... And then fell down from the cliff. We had to descend into the abyss to get the trophy. The organizers insisted that specially trained individuals would handle it. Several hours later, the trophy was brought to the riverbed. It was an elderly 12-year-old male. Despite the fall from a two-hundred-meter height, both horns were intact. Their length was 125 centimeters. Many thanks to the organizers and gamekeepers of the "Hutalon" company for the rich, vivid, and successful hunt.

This hunt was my second trip to Dagestan to hunt wolves. Like last time, the hunt was planned over several days. On the first day of the hunt it was decided to help the shepherds in the foothills. It took about 3 hours to get from Makhachkala to the place where the signal of a wolf attack on cattle was received the day before. The peculiarity of hunting at the foothills in winter pastures is the absence of large areas free of bushes and reeds and frequent fog. The first day we were unlucky - we only saw jackals and foxes, which are plentiful here. On the second day we decided to go to the foothills, higher up where the fog could reach. Almost immediately, a large wolf pack was spotted in the area of the farms. We made some preparations for the wind conditions and my guide Magomed started to bait the pack with the sounds of wolf howling. There were 7 wolves in the pack and they started to approach us without any reaction. I was very surprised at the speed with which the pack approached us. It was good that all the preparations had been made and nothing could throw them off course. The wolves made their first stop 150 metres from us. This distance was more than comfortable for me in terms of shooting, but Magomed baited them again with howls and the wolves continued to move in our direction. I finally shot the first wolf that came at me from a distance of about 50 metres. The Blaser R8 223 Rem. rifle worked perfectly.

The hunt, prepared by brothers Murat and Fahri Akoglu, was professionally organised and yielded results. A Bezoar ibex and a Bezoar ibex (hybrid origin) were captured in a single climb up the mountain, despite the fog and cloud cover. However, it took 4 hours to get back down with the help of lanterns.

"TROPHY HUNTING IN KYRGYZSTAN. HUME'S ARGALI AND CENTRAL ASIAN CAPRICORN" — at this link you will find the film about this hunt. In November 2019 I returned to Kyrgyzstan for the second time. In January 2017 I hunted the Tian Shan Argali in the Kyrgyz mountains. In 2019 I returned for the Hume’s Argali and the Mid-Asian Ibex. The hunting was on horseback. We spent up to 8 hours a day in the saddle. We climbed up to 4200 metres in search of the ibexes. We finally found them at an altitude of 3680 metres. We managed to get within 335 metres of a small group of 6 males. I was able to harvest a magnificent trophy male with the first shot. It was a splendid specimen aged 9-10 years, with horn length of 110 cm. It was a challenging hunt. Low temperatures, high altitudes, lack of oxygen, long hikes and horse rides, and unpredictable weather made it a true test of skill and endurance.

The hunting was simple. We went on a trip to Spain and also went hunting. We visited a montería and hunted for a Beceite Ibex. It was warm and sunny. The organization of the hunt was excellent.

We had long planned to go hunting in Spain. We combined mountain hunting with a montería and gastronomic tours around Valencia. It was warm, sunny, and positive.

We set out very early to hunt ibex, as there was not much snow at the foot of the mountains this year and all the animals were very high up. At the top of the mountains, of course, there is a lot of snow, in some places up to your waist. As we climbed up the mountains to about 3000 metres we found 2 groups of ibex. One group consisted of male ibex and the other group consisted of males with females. This was the mating season, but due to the relatively warm weather it was not too active. We walked about 10 kilometres. In one of the gorges we found a large male with 4 females. As we were higher up, the animals did not see us and were not frightened. The shooting angle was -50°, a very uncomfortable position, the distance was 170 metres. We had to shoot from a rucksack. As soon as the animal came out from behind a rock, I fired. The animal "pecked" its nose and buried itself in the ground. It was an 11 year old male.

On the third day of the hunt I took a Caucasian red deer in North Ossetia. I walked along the Fiagdonsky and Karmadonsky gorges. But on the third day I shot near the village of Gornaya Saniba. The distance was 695 metres. I fired three times and hit twice. But we found the deer the next day. It was a very hard-to-reach place. I thank the company ProfiHant Ltd for the organisation of the hunt, personally Tsare and especially Valera!

Amur (Ussuriysky) moose was taken during the rut on the lands of Sovetsko-Gavansky forest industrial farm on 19 September 2019! Carbine Remington 700 300 vin mag! The distance of 60 meters with the use of brightened optics at dusk!