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RUSSIA
A huge country with
huge potential, we delve
into what one of the
world’s superpowers has
to off er the hunting and
shooting trade.
Russia, because of its enormous
size – it is nearly two-and-a-half
times larger than all of the USA –
has an incredibly rich and varied
fauna and fl ora. In fact, here you
can fi nd the most diverse range of animals
in the whole of the northern hemisphere.
For the experienced mountain hunter,
Russia off ers the beautiful Sayan mountains
and Gorno Altai, with species such as the
Siberian ibex and maral stags. Hunting
takes place in remote mountain regions,
where you can live in a small hunting cabin.
Russia is widely known for its large
unspoiled territories. Th e climate varies
between Scandinavian and arctic, depending
on how far north you travel.
Kamchatka holds a special place in the
heart of many hunters, as the nature seems
almost untouched due to the area being
closed off by the Soviet military until 1990.
Th e peninsula is also quite unique as the
landscape is littered with dwarf trees and
houses, with no less than 160 volcanos, 28
of which are still considered active.
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MOOSE
Th e moose may be hunted in several parts
of Russia, but moose hunting is particularly
popular on the Kamchatka peninsula, where
the average trophy is 155cm (61in), but
particular large moose have yielded trophies
as large as 170 to 180cm (69in). Th e average
trophy weight is around 30kg (66lb) but
can be as large as 55kg (121lb). It is also not
unusual to meet some of the large brown
bears who inhabit the area, during the
hunt. Moose hunting season ranges from
September to November.
You can also hunt for European moose
in areas a few hundred kilometres east of
Moscow. Th ese hunts can be combined with
brown bear and wild boar.
BROWN BEAR
Are you ready for an exciting bear hunt?
Russia is home to world’s largest population
of brown bears. Bear hunting in several parts
of Russia is available, but to most hunters the
bears living on the Kamchatka peninsula are
the most desired. Th ese bears belong to their
own subspecies of brown bear, native only to
Kamchatka. Th ey grow large… very large. An
upright standing brown bear easily becomes
more than 3m tall (9.4ft), and can weigh up
to 700kg (1,543lb) when nearing autumn.
Although the bears are not among the
most aggressive of the species, this is not
a hunt for the faint-hearted. Large calibre
munitions are needed to kill the bears, and
the shooting distance is usually ranging
between 100 and 200m (328 to 656ft). Brown
bear hunting season lies in April/May and
August/September.
DEER
At a glance, the Siberian roe deer is quite
similar to the European roe deer. However,
the body is 50 per cent larger and the average
trophy size for a Siberian deer ranges from
700-900g (1.8 to 2.4lb) and it is not unusual
for a Siberian deer trophy to weigh more than
1kg (2.6lb). It is therefore not surprising that
Russia has become a popular destination for
trophy hunters.
Deer hunting season starts in the end of
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