HUNTING FOR EUROPEAN BROWN BEAR OAT FIELDS IN KIROV
\nHunting season: 2nd half of August – early October
\nRussia has a very good population of brown bears. The European brown bear is not as strong as the Kamchatka brown bear, but this hunt is also much cheaper. In the fall, hunting from the high seat at the oat fields, which the bears gladly accept, is very successful.
\nGood scopes and absolutely calm behavior at the high seat are important prerequisites for hunting success.
\nThe region around Kirov is very forested (64 percent). There are also many agricultural areas and pastures.
\nExperience an interesting hunt that also brings you many advantages: easy arrival, good trophy strength, high chances of success and a favorable price.
\nItinerary:
\nDay 1 – arrival in Moscow. Pick-up service from the airport, help with customs and weapons control, supervision \/ accompaniment by an interpreter during the entire stay in Russia, per group. Transfer to the train station. Train journey with the trans-Siberian railway to Kirov (journey time approx. 13 hours) or to Kotelnitsch (this is a train station approx. 120 km before Kirov). Long-distance trains in Russia have 1st, 2nd and 3rd class sleeping cars and 4th class waggons with seats. It is advisable to travel in 1st or 2nd class sleeping waggon. In the 1st class compartment there are only 2 beds below. The 2nd class compartment has 2 beds below and 2 beds above. If there are not enough 1st class compartments on the train, the four-compartment 2nd class compartments (but for 2 people!) Can be reserved for the 1st class price as an alternative. The upper banks can then be folded up. Such a variant (quad compartment for 2 people) can be useful if there are many pieces of luggage that could be distributed on the upper benches. When booking a trip, there is a breakdown by gender, i.e. it is noted that only women or men travel in one compartment. It is advisable to take some provisions with you for the train journey or to get this just before the train departure. Most trains also have a dining waggon, but only Russian currency (rubles) is accepted in cash, so you should change money in advance.
\nDay 2 – in Kirov or Kotelnitsch (depending on the hunting area). Pick-up service from the train station. Transfer by car to the hunting area. There are several areas 60 to 250 km from Kirov or Kotelnitsch. On the way, the hunting guests can make the necessary purchases (beer and other personal belongings). It is recommended to change about 150 euros per person to rubles, because only with the ruble you can pay in Russia. Credit cards are also accepted in large stores. On arrival in the hunting area, hunting guests are accommodated in hunting lodges, they eat and the necessary formalities are completed (local registration procedure, instructions on compliance with hunting and accident prevention regulations when handling firearms, compulsory test shots). During the stay in the area, people usually live in hunting lodges, which can also be found in small towns (not necessarily in the forest). There is a Russian steam bath (banya) almost everywhere. The kitchen in the area provides strong and local dishes (special delicacies, beer and other alcoholic beverages must be bought by the hunting guest himself before the hunt).
\nThe responsible staff will do their best to make the stay of the hunting guests as pleasant as possible. But you have to be aware that it can take place under the simplest of conditions. The first evening hunt is usually possible on this day.
\n3rd – 8th days – hunting. The bear hunt on oat fields is largely a hunt from the high seat and guided 1:1. It is usually sat on high chairs in fields in the evening and in the morning, which are visited by bears when the oats reach maturity. These fields are built (sown) by local hunters especially for bear hunting. The best hours are from late afternoon until the last gun light. The moon rarely plays a role, because the sky is often cloudy at this time of year, if not, you can of course sit longer. The bears do not see very well, but they do distinguish movement patterns and have very good noses and a keen ear. The strong bears are usually more cautious and careful than young ones and only go out of the forest onto the open oat fields at dusk or even in the dark. We therefore recommend a bright riflescope and a lamp mounted on the rifle for the short illumination of the bear. If such a facility is brought by the hunting guest, it should of course be shot in advance. The hunting guest must be ready to sit quietly and motionless in his high seat for hours. With the warm outside temperatures, the mosquitoes often make it difficult to sit, but anti-mosquitoes are frowned upon because the smell drives the bears away.
\nThe shooting distances are usual from 100 – 150 up to 200 meters, so
\nnot extremely far.
\nThe morning stalk along the forest-field borders is also practiced. Off-road cars (UAZ) are also used during the hunt.
\nA strong bear can reach up to 300 kg and more, which means over 2 m of fur. The average bear weighs 130 – 150 kg, or 1.6 – 1.8 m fur length. The 3-4-year-old bear is considered to be an adult. Its shooting must be accepted by the hunting guest. A wounded bear is considered as shot even if it cannot be found. The chances of success in killing a brown bear are around 70%.
\nIn addition to the bear, Moose (in September) and wild boar can also be hunted, depending on the hunting area.
\nDay 9 – day of departure. In the evening the train goes from Kirov to Moscow. The morning hunt is still possible in the morning. Sometimes, however, customers refrain from hunting on the day of departure due to the lack of time. Some formalities are completed in the afternoon: filling out the hunting protocol, possibly final settlement. After lunch there is a timely departure to the train station.
\nDay 10 – arrival in Moscow. If there is enough time, a short city tour in Moscow: Red Square, Kremlin (tickets for Kremlin cost extra), Moscow University on the Sparrow Mountains. Delivery service to the airport on departure, help with customs and weapons control.
\n The following costs are included in the European Bear Hunt package:
\n1,850 euros service costs for a hunter – (10-day arrangement, including 6-7 hunting days, including all services from \/ to Moscow Airport and 2nd class train journey.)
\nHunting fees bear up to 150 cm – 1,000 euros; The raw, not yet salted fur is measured from the tip of the nose to the rump in the presence of the hunter.
\n(If stronger bears are shot, an additional charge of 500, – EUR is payable for bears of – 151 – 189 cm in length and an additional charge of 1,000, – EUR for bears over 190 cm in length.)
\nCITES papers (200, – EUR) for the bear trophy, which are only applied for after the bear has been killed, i.e. the trophy will be sent by post after the hunting guest’s departure, and shipping costs (500.- EUR) for the bear trophy by airmail to the European trophy carrier, including all necessary veterinary papers, (per 1 package up to 23 kg) are also included.
\nAdditional costs not included in EURO:
\n\u00b7 Non-hunting companion – Euro 1,050.0 –
\n\u00b7 300. – surcharge for the train journey in the 1st class sleeping car (2-bed compartment) with the transsib. Railway (h \/ z), p.P.
\n\u00b7 150. – rental weapon (one rifle) for all hunting days. (Extra ammunition);
\nTreating the trophy:
\n\u00b7 100. – Moose skull
\n\u00b7 150. – cape from the moose
\n\u00b7 250.0 – bear (fur and skull)
\nThe trophies are treated as follows:
\n– The skull is boiled, fleshed and disinfected with hydrogen peroxide;
\n– Skin (fur) is fleshed or degreased & un-cartilaged and salted at least 14 days and then dried;
\n– Skull and skin (fur) are individually packaged in transparent and sealed packages.
\n\u00b7 Euro 250 – skin (fur) tanning (on request). It is recommended to let the fur (the skin) tan;
\n\u00b7 Contract work for the preparation of the bearskin (on request). Head carpet with replacement skull, with foam rubber and with e.g. Felt underlaid:
\nEuro 750. – up to 150 cm long; Euro 1,000.- from 151 to 189 cm long; Euro 1,150.- from 190 cm long
\n\u00b7 The shipping costs for the moose trophy are specified specifically depending on the transport route;
\n \u00b7 Alcohol, tips, import taxes, unforeseen costs
\nAdditional hunting opportunities in EURO:
\nMoose
\n– non trophy holders * 500.-
\n– Trophy up to 6.00 kg 1000.-
\n– Trophy from 6 to 7.99 kg 1,500.-
\n– Trophy from 8 to 10.00 kg 1,750.-
\n– Trophy from 10.01 kg to 13.00 kg 2,000.-
\n– Trophy from 13 kg 2,500.-
\nWild boar (excluding females with younges)
\n one year old 250.-
\nBoar ** with weapons up to 179 mm, non-leading female 500.-
\nTuskers from 180 to 199 mm 750.-
\nTuskers from 200 to 229 mm 1,000.-
\nTuskers from 230 to 249 mm 1,500.-
\nTuskers of 250 mm and above 2.000.-
\n* No trophy holder is meant to be a spike, a fork or antlers with 2 x 3 ends. Such trophies are usually not taken by the hunting guest !!! If the hunter wants to keep this trophy, it will be calculated as the trophy up to 6.00 kg.
\n** For the boar it is measured according to the average length of the two tusks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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