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MARAL (WAPITI) HUNT NEAR BAIKAL LAKE


Sika Deer

Many foreigners consider the word "Siberia" to be the synonym of the word "Russia" and think that it's a cold, snowy and desolate area with almost no people living there. But in fact Siberia occupies the territory from the Ural mountains in the West to the Far-Eastern coast of Russia. Yes, the temperatures here may drop up to -50 C in winter, as well as rise up to +40 C in summer. Besides these extremely low temperatures are not very frequent and winter air is very dry, that's why you do not feel the actual cold so much. Just add sunny weather here and you'll get quite a different picture. Spring and fall, being the main hunting seasons, don't differ much in weather of those in the Northern Europe.

The main hunting areas of Siberia are Altai, Baikal region and Yakutia. The most beautiful pearl of Siberia and of the whole Russia is the lake Baikal. So much has been said and written about this lake that it's almost impossible to add something new. One can add only his personal recalls of the exciting hunting and fishing. The main object of hunt in fall is Wapiti in rut (September-October). Just imagine the golden sea of the Baikal taiga, clear air touched by the first morning frost, light blue sky with beams of the rising sun and a high drawling roar of Wapiti spreading over the knolls. Among the taiga "waves" there are small "islands" of meadows inhabited by Roe with good trophy qualities. Numerous small rivers falling into Baikal are rich in Grayling and Lenok.

The Siberian subspecies of the European Red Deer (Cervus elaptus xanthopus) or "Izubr", as Russian hunters call it, inhabits vast Siberian plateaus stretching from the Western Sayany to Sikhote Alin. This big and beautiful animal is near of kin to another specimen of the deer family - the maral.

The main visual difference between them (in size and shape of antlers) is due to a different habitat of wapiti inhabiting mostly thick forests. In the Western parts of their natural areal (Krasnoyarski region, Irkutski oblast) wapiti frequently mix with marals and often have very similar trophies.

The "pure" form of wapiti without any "mixture traits" inhabits Far East. But the real "deer paradise" with the high density of game and ideal natural habitats is the area around Baikal.

THE AREA HAS A UNIQUE FEATURE: local Marals do not just respond to the guide's voice imitating Maral, but they GO TO THE HUNTER AT HIS TUBE CALL. All guides are excellent professionals in calling Maral to a hunter. Majority of hunters takes PERFECT TROPHIES scoring for SILVER AND GOLD MEDALS

RATES: euro 1.650 per hunter, including all service Moscow/Moscow on base 1 hunter - 1 guide:
· visa support and gun import permit for Russia;
· airport service on arrival/depart in Moscow (international and national flights);
· auto transfers in Moscow from airports to hotels and return;
· booking of air tickets and hotel rooms for the tour;
· auto transfers in Irkutsk;
· full service on hunt on the base 1x1;
· jeep and horses during the hunt;
· guides, cook and helpers in camp;
· English-speaking interpreter;
· all documents needed for hunt;
· accommodation and meals in hunting camp;
· field trophy preparation;
· alcohol (limited quantity) and soft drinks.

Tour price for non-hunter : euro 980
Group: 2-4 hunters
Hunting area: Siberia, Irkutsk or Buriatia areas.
Hunting season: September, 10 - October, 20
Tour duration: 10 days (Moscow/Moscow), 6 hunting days.
Transportation: From Moscow to Irkutsk by plane 5 hr non stop flight, then 400 - 600 km by car. It is possible to take helicopter for extra charge (euro1.800-euro 2.500) to get to the camp - 1,5 hr.
Accommodation: in comfortable wooden houses with heating and sauna. Guides are accommodated separately.
 

Compulsory costs:

Trophy fees :

· International veterinary certificate -euro 60
 · Excursions, additional transfers, alcohol, luggage overweight - on spot
Eventual costs:
 · Hotel in Moscow, 1 night/pers -euro 80 - 120
 · Additional hunting day for 1 hunter - euro 160
 · Additional hunting day for 1 non-hunter -euro 95
 · CITES permit for Wolf, Lynx or Bear -euro 180
 · Surcharge if only 1 hunter in a group -euro 450
 · Transfer Irkutsk - hunting area -Irkutsk,
1 person (ab. 400 km one way) - euro 240

· 1-st Maral -euro 1.450
 · 2-nd Maral -euro 1.650
 · Moose -euro 1.250
 · Bear up to 150 kg. -euro 1.450
 · Bear more than 150 kg. -euro 1.950
 · Musk Deer -euro 750
 · Siberian Roe Deer -euro 850
 · Sika Deer -euro 950
 · Lynx -euro 1,000
 · Wolf -euro 350
 · Capercaillie -euro 150
 · Ducks, fishing - free

Females of all trophies above (except for Bear and Lynx) - 50 % of male cost.
Wounded and lost animal - 50% of trophy fee

THE AIRTICKETS FEE CAN BE INCREASED!

HUNT ITINERARY:
1 day - arriving in Moscow, leaving to Irkutsk by evening flight at 22.00.
2 day - arriving in Irkutsk in the morning at 08:00 (the time difference is 5 hrs), transfer to the camp, beginning of hunt.
3-8 day - hunt, fishing, rest.
9 day - returning to Irkutsk, leaving for Moscow at 10.20, arriving in Moscow at 11.20, transfer to the international airport, flight home.

Have a lucky hunting!

bear in the den | maral (wapiti)