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Marco
Polo Argali hunting in Tajikistan
Hunting area: Murgab area, Karakul Lake
Hunting season: August-December, January-March
Tour duration: 14 days (Bishkek/Bishkek), 11 hunting days
Accommodation: hunting houses with heating, sauna
Arrival to Bishkek 4 hr flight from Moscow to Bishkek (Kirgizia), then 1,5 hr flight Bishkek - Osh and 8-10 hr by car to one of hunting camps (depending on area)
Group: 2-4 hunters
The air temperatures during the hunting season:
August - September -5 - +20 C (+30 - +80 F)
October - November -15 - 0 C (+5 - +30 F)
December -25 - -10 C (-15 - +15 F)
Basic
tour price: $US 26.000 per hunter including:
airport service on arrival/depart in
Bishkek (international and national flights);
auto transfers in Bishkek from airports to
hotels and return;
booking of air tickets and hotel rooms for
tour;
transfer by car from Osh to camp and back;
full service on the hunt on the base 1x1;
jeep transfers during the hunt;
guides, cook and helpers in the camp;
interpreter;
all documents needed for a hunt;
one Marco Polo sheep any size;
accommodation and meals in hunting camp;
field trophy preparation and packing;
soft drinks;
Basic tour price for non-hunter: $3.800
Additional
payments:
Visa $100
CITES permit for Wolf - $US 200
Hotel in Moscow,
Bishkek, Osh 1
night/person
Air ticket Moscow-Bishkek-Moscow - from $US 590
2-nd Marco Polo sheep - $US 19.000
Wolf - $US 800
Program:
1st day Arrival in Bishkek, airport
procedures, flight to Osh,
transfer to the camp
2nd - 12 days Hunt
13 day Transfer camp-Osh (mostly at night,
flight to Bishkek, night in hotel
14 day Flight home
Hunt is conducted in Pamir mountains (Tadjikistan) at the altitude of 3,500 m - 4,500 m (10,500 - 13,500 ft) a.s.l. Though good fitness of hunter is preferable, qualified service, big population of sheep as well as experienced guides allow different ages and health conditions of hunters. There are guides, cook and helpers in camp.
Late October-November snow brings sheep lower for rut and food. Sometimes it is possible to see 50 - 500 sheep per day at this period. Method of hunt is following: early in the morning a hunter with a guide and a driver leaves basic camp by jeep. On the way they make stops and the guides thoroughly check over mountain pasture lands with binoculars. When they see a group of sheep they use big spotting scope to find a big ram in the group. Professional guides can say how big the ram is from far distance. If they find a good ram they look for the best way to approach the ram considering many factors, incl. hunter's fitness, and start approaching afterwards. You have to be prepared for up to 300 - 400 yard shot.
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