There is good bird shooting to
be had in Russia, Astrakhan, Kazakhstan and Kustanay. To get to
the hunting areas, guests must first fly to either Moscow or Almaty
and then on by plane, train or automobile. First class cabins on
the sleeper train accommodate just two
people and an interpreter is provided for the party to ensure there
are no misunderstandings. Onward flights are by scheduled service
and car journeys are usually in Russian 4 x 4 vehicles.
The species hunted in these areas include capercaillie, blackcock,
woodcock, geese, ducks, chukar and quail. Duck species include teal,
wigeon, pintail, shoveller, mallard, fish duck, greater scaup, tufted
duck, red headed diver and goldeneye. The goose species are greylag
and pinkfoot. Trophy capercaillie and blackcock are hunted in the
Kirov area of Russia during the lek in late April and early May.
Woodcock may also be shot at this time.
Hunting is on a 1 x 1 basis with up to six hunters in camp. Accommodation
is in a hunting cabin with washrooms including a banja or Russian
sauna.
There is good duck and goose shooting on the Volga Delta in Astrakhan
between 1st October and 20th November for groups of 6 to 8 guns
based in an 11 bedroom floating hotel, complete with lounge bar
and
billiard table. Hunting is on a 2 x 1 basis.
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In Kustanay, goose and ducks are
shot from blinds in fields where the birds are coming to feed between
5th and 31st October, with groups of 6 to 8 hunters accommodated
in a hunting lodge. A typical daily bag on goose and duck days is
25 to 40 birds per hunter.
Chukar and quail are hunted with trained dogs in Kazakhstan. It
is possible to hunt both species between 1st and 15th September,
but it is better to hunt chukar between 15th October and 31st December
and quail between 1st August and 15th September. Accommodation is
in either a hunting lodge or yurt camp depending on the area used.
Bags are difficult
to predict but on a normal day 30 to 50 shots per hunter are to
be expected.
Groups of 2 to 6 hunters can be accommodated hunting 2 x 1. Each
event is a 7 or 8 day trip with 5 hunting days. European manufactured
cartridges are available in each camp. Profi-Hunt have hunting locations
throughout the whole of the former Soviet Union for Marco Polo,
Karaganda Argaly, Urial sheep, Saiga antelope, Goitered gazelle,
Snow sheep, Dagestan Tur, Brown bear, Moose, Red stag, Maral stag,
Manchurian wapiti, Ibex, Siberian roe, European roe, Wolf, Lynx,
Wisent and Wild boar. These hunts range from 8 to 15 day trips with
5 to 10 days hunting. |
