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Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Caprinae Safaris Hunts |
Below is one sample of such a Report which is made available to you FREE of Charge.
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DATE
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ID: |
8984 |
Weapon
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Rifle |
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Hunt Was Conducted? |
Guided |
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of Hunt: |
November 16, 2012 to November 16, 2012 |
| Place
of Hunt: |
Turkey Antayla |
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OUTFITTER,
GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS |
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| Outfitter
(or safari company): |
Caprinae Safaris. M. Kasapo?lu Cad. 24/5; Antayla; Turkey; 07160;; Tel. 011 +90 242 322 00 27;; Email: info@caprinae.com; Web www.caprinae.com; |
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Guide (if any): |
Cüneyt AKKA?O?LU |
| Booking
Agent (if any): |
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Trip
Arrangements
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GAME
DESCRIPTION |
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| Major
Game Animals Taken: |
Ibex, Bezoar - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: |
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Condition Comments: |
Saw abundant ibex in hunting area. |
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SERVICE
RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor) |
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| Quality
of Outfit: |
Good |
Guide/PH
Ability: |
Good |
| Condition
of Camp: |
N/A |
Condition
of Equipment: |
Good |
| Quality
of Food: |
N/A |
Trophy
Care: |
Good |
| Name
of Airline: |
Turkish Airlines |
Airline
Service: |
Good |
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COSTS |
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Fees: |
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Amount: |
$0 |
| Trophy Fees: |
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$0 |
| Permits/Licenses: |
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$0 |
| Commercial
Airfares: |
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$0 |
| Charter Airfares: |
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$0 |
| Other Costs: |
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$0 |
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SUMMARY
REMARKS |
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| Problems
of Hunt: |
No serious problems. |
| Highlights
of Hunt: |
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| Equipment
Recommendations: |
Good boots, rain gear |
| Would You
Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? |
yes |
| Why? |
Turkey is an amazing place to travel. The hunting is good but the touring is probably even better. |
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HUNTER
INFORMATION |
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| Hunter
Name: |
Mychal Murray |
| Contact
Information: |
Tel. 832-294-0153 - P.O. Box 5095 | Bellaire | TX | US | 77402 E-mail: mychal_murray@hotmail.com |
| Hunting Experience: |
extensive |
| Physical Condition: |
Excellent |
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IMPORTANT
NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt) |
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| Notified Outfitter? |
Notified Personal Guide? |
Notified Booking Agent? |
| Seeking any
kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter
or guide? |
| If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought? |
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ADDITIONAL
HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL |
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This was a short hunt. It was scheduled for five days but I took my ibex on the first afternoon. We glassed ibex from the base of the mountain in the morning and planned a stalk in the afternoon. The mountains were not that high, but it was difficult climbing through thick brush. We saw larger ibex from the bottom but I didn't pass up the first good shot opportunity I had. My family was touring and I chose to take the first good animal I saw rather than hold out for bigger. It was an old ibex, so no disappointment with the animal. I stayed in Antalya with my family in a nice hotel which is why I did not rate the camp or food above as it was not what I considered a normal hunting camp. Antalya is a very nice city to stay in while hunting.
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Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Caprinae Safaris Hunts |
Below is one sample of such a Report which is made available to you FREE of Charge.
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DATE
AND PLACE OF HUNT |
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| Report
ID: |
8545 |
Weapon
Used: |
Rifle |
How
Hunt Was Conducted? |
Guided |
| Date
of Hunt: |
November 27, 2011 to December 21, 2011 |
| Place
of Hunt: |
Turkey |
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OUTFITTER,
GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS |
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| Outfitter
(or safari company): |
Caprinae Safaris. M. Kasapo?lu Cad. 24/5; Antayla; Turkey; 07160;; Tel. 011 +90 242 322 00 27;; Email: info@caprinae.com; Web www.caprinae.com; |
| Personal
Guide (if any): |
Riza Gozluk |
| Booking
Agent (if any): |
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Trip
Arrangements
(if self-guided): |
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| License
Required: |
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GAME
DESCRIPTION |
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| Major
Game Animals Taken: |
Ibex, Bezoar - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 46.5 Inches - 9 years old |
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Chamois, Anatolian - Availability: Average - Trophy Size: Bronze SCI - 8 years old |
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Condition Comments: |
Both Turkey + Pakistan, Caprinae Safaris was top notch! Every detail + Hunting Experience was fantastic! Great group to Hunt with! |
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SERVICE
RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor) |
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| Quality
of Outfit: |
Excellent |
Guide/PH
Ability: |
Excellent |
| Condition
of Camp: |
Good |
Condition
of Equipment: |
Excellent |
| Quality
of Food: |
Good |
Trophy
Care: |
Good |
| Name
of Airline: |
Turkish Airlines |
Airline
Service: |
Excellent |
| Airline
Comments: |
Turkish Airlines is very hunter friendly, does a great job! |
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COSTS |
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| Hunting
Fees: |
chamois $9500, Ibex $5000 |
Amount: |
$14500 |
| Trophy Fees: |
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Amount: |
$0 |
| Permits/Licenses: |
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Amount: |
$0 |
| Commercial
Airfares: |
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Amount: |
$6000 |
| Charter Airfares: |
inter-country commercial ground transportation |
Amount: |
$500 |
| Other Costs: |
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Amount: |
$5500 |
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SUMMARY
REMARKS |
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| Problems
of Hunt: |
None - logistics are a problem to get to North Eastern Pakistan |
| Highlights
of Hunt: |
Tremendous scenery, would love to climb K-2!!! |
| Equipment
Recommendations: |
Great optics; walking stick |
| Would You
Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? |
yes |
| Why? |
Great Asia mountain hunts! Great outfitter, great, great, great! Caprinae really supports SCI |
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HUNTER
INFORMATION |
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| Hunter
Name: |
Jay Link |
| Contact
Information: |
Tel. 715-466-5333 - PO Box 210 | Minong | Wi | 54859 E-mail: jay.link@linkinvestments.com |
| Hunting Experience: |
Global - Major |
| Physical Condition: |
Totally rock solid! Kick ass + take names! |
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IMPORTANT
NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt) |
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| Notified Outfitter? |
Notified Personal Guide? |
Notified Booking Agent? |
| Seeking any
kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter
or guide? |
| If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought? |
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ADDITIONAL
HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL |
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Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Caprinae Safaris Hunts |
Below is one sample of such a Report which is made available to you FREE of Charge.
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DATE
AND PLACE OF HUNT |
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| Report
ID: |
8546 |
Weapon
Used: |
Rifle |
How
Hunt Was Conducted? |
Guided |
| Date
of Hunt: |
November 27, 2011 to December 21, 2011 |
| Place
of Hunt: |
Pakistan |
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OUTFITTER,
GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS |
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| Outfitter
(or safari company): |
Caprinae Safaris. M. Kasapo?lu Cad. 24/5; Antayla; Turkey; 07160;; Tel. 011 +90 242 322 00 27;; Email: info@caprinae.com; Web www.caprinae.com; |
| Personal
Guide (if any): |
Riza Gozluck |
| Booking
Agent (if any): |
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Trip
Arrangements
(if self-guided): |
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| License
Required: |
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GAME
DESCRIPTION |
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| Major
Game Animals Taken: |
Ibex, Himalayan - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 40 Inch - Gold SCI - 11 years old |
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Ibex, Himalayan - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 44 Inch - Top 5 SCI - 12 years old |
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Condition Comments: |
Both Turkey + Pakistan, Caprinae Safaris was top notch! Every detail + Hunting Experience was fantastic! Great group to Hunt with! |
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SERVICE
RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor) |
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| Quality
of Outfit: |
Excellent |
Guide/PH
Ability: |
Excellent |
| Condition
of Camp: |
Good |
Condition
of Equipment: |
Excellent |
| Quality
of Food: |
Good |
Trophy
Care: |
Good |
| Name
of Airline: |
Turkish Airlines |
Airline
Service: |
Excellent |
| Airline
Comments: |
Turkish Airlines is very hunter friendly, does a great job! |
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COSTS |
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| Hunting
Fees: |
$10000 each ibex hunt, $3000 2nd ibex |
Amount: |
$13000 |
| Trophy Fees: |
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Amount: |
$0 |
| Permits/Licenses: |
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Amount: |
$0 |
| Commercial
Airfares: |
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Amount: |
$6000 |
| Charter Airfares: |
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Amount: |
$500 |
| Other Costs: |
ground transportation, tips |
Amount: |
$5500 |
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SUMMARY
REMARKS |
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| Problems
of Hunt: |
None - logistics are a problem to get to North Eastern Pakistan |
| Highlights
of Hunt: |
Tremendous scenery, would love to climb K-2!!! |
| Equipment
Recommendations: |
Great optics; walking sticks |
| Would You
Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? |
yes |
| Why? |
Great Asia mountain hunts! Great outfitter, great, great, great! Caprinae really supports SCI! Great Asia mountain hunt. |
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HUNTER
INFORMATION |
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| Hunter
Name: |
Jay Link |
| Contact
Information: |
Tel. 715-466-5333 - PO Box 210 | Minong | Wi | 54859 E-mail: jay.link@linkinvestments.com |
| Hunting Experience: |
Global - Major |
| Physical Condition: |
Totally rock solid! Kick ass + take names! |
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IMPORTANT
NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt) |
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| Notified Outfitter? |
Notified Personal Guide? |
Notified Booking Agent? |
| Seeking any
kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter
or guide? |
| If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought? |
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ADDITIONAL
HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL |
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Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Caprinae Safaris Hunts |
Below is one sample of such a Report which is made available to you FREE of Charge.
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DATE
AND PLACE OF HUNT |
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| Report
ID: |
7691 |
Weapon
Used: |
Rifle |
How
Hunt Was Conducted? |
Guided |
| Date
of Hunt: |
February 22, 2010 to March 1, 2010 |
| Place
of Hunt: |
Pakistan |
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OUTFITTER,
GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS |
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| Outfitter
(or safari company): |
Caprinae Safaris. M. Kasapo?lu Cad. 24/5; Antayla; Turkey; 07160;; Tel. 011 +90 242 322 00 27;; Email: info@caprinae.com; Web www.caprinae.com; |
| Personal
Guide (if any): |
Rizo Gozluks |
| Booking
Agent (if any): |
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Trip
Arrangements
(if self-guided): |
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| License
Required: |
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GAME
DESCRIPTION |
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| Major
Game Animals Taken: |
Urial - Availability: Average - Trophy Size: 36 inches. Blanford urial. |
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Ibex - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 47 inches. Sind ibex. |
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Condition Comments: |
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SERVICE
RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor) |
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| Quality
of Outfit: |
Excellent |
Guide/PH
Ability: |
Excellent |
| Condition
of Camp: |
Excellent |
Condition
of Equipment: |
Excellent |
| Quality
of Food: |
Excellent |
Trophy
Care: |
Excellent |
| Name
of Airline: |
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Airline
Service: |
Excellent |
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COSTS |
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| Hunting
Fees: |
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Amount: |
$0 |
| Trophy Fees: |
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$0 |
| Permits/Licenses: |
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Amount: |
$0 |
| Commercial
Airfares: |
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$0 |
| Charter Airfares: |
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$0 |
| Other Costs: |
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$0 |
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SUMMARY
REMARKS |
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| Problems
of Hunt: |
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| Highlights
of Hunt: |
Harvesting a magnificent trophy, potential new world record urial and an ibex expected to rank in the top five. |
| Equipment
Recommendations: |
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| Would You
Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? |
Yes |
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HUNTER
INFORMATION |
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| Hunter
Name: |
Anthony Kozyski |
| Contact
Information: |
64 Rosewood Rd., Kings Park, NY E-mail: bass@kinghigh.com |
| Hunting Experience: |
Worldwide. |
| Physical Condition: |
Good. |
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IMPORTANT
NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt) |
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| Notified Outfitter? |
Notified Personal Guide? |
Notified Booking Agent? |
| Seeking any
kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter
or guide? |
| If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought? |
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ADDITIONAL
HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL |
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After many back and forth emails and telephone conversations I booked this hunt to Pakistan with Caprinae Safaris for Blanford urial and sind ibex. The hunt was to take place in February 2010.
After a 40 hour of flying, layovers and vehicle trips, I finally arrived at our destination. It was a beautiful guest house.
We then checked the rifles, and I chose to use one of theirs, which was a Remington .270. It shot good.
After a two hour jeep ride, we were in the hunting area. We then had a meeting with the local people; we knew to start looking for the ibex.
In two hours, we spotted the one we were after making the stalk to higher ground. We were 300 yards from the ibex. The guides decided not to chance the shot with a borrowed rifle and sent a couple of guides to see if they could move the ibex closer and it worked. The one shot kill was at 150 yards. The animal is 17 years old and 47 and 48 inches head gear. It should score in the top five of the SCI.
After arriving back at the guest house my guide Rizo gave me a choice for the next hunt for the Blanford Urial. First I was to back to the same area we hunted, which was not a difficult of an area. But the Blandford urial are not too big there. Or I could go to a different area which was hunted only once or twice a year. The quality of animals should be better. But it is a lot rougher. Without hesitation I chose the rough are in hopes of finding a trophy I would be proud of. So we packed up and moved to a different camp, which was very nice also.
The next morning at 5 am we started out. After 3 ½ hours climb, we spotted a few animals in the rocks across the way, but we could not make them out clear enough to make any decisions. After a short wait two ibex came out directly below us. Both were real good! I shot the second one. He looked bigger than the first one. After some of the guides went down the cliff, to get the urial. There was a lot of shouting back and forth. After getting this translated, it seems this was the biggest one they have seen. Then there was a long wait as they bought it up to see if this was fact or fiction! When Rizo put the tape on it, everyone was cheering. It measured 36 x 35 7/8 inches with a 10 inch base. It will be number one in the SCI World Record. Back at camp it was measured time and time again to verify the measurement.
I'm glad I made the right choice and harvested a magnificent trophy!
I could not be happier with all aspects of this hunt, accommodations, guides and hospitality that was extended to me.
Special thanks to Caprinae Safaris for arranging the hunt and to my guide Rizo for all of his efforts to and companionship to make this hunt enjoyable.
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Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Caprinae Safaris Hunts |
Below is one sample of such a Report which is made available to you FREE of Charge.
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DATE
AND PLACE OF HUNT |
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| Report
ID: |
6224 |
Weapon
Used: |
Rifle |
How
Hunt Was Conducted? |
Guided |
| Date
of Hunt: |
July 20, 2007 to July 30, 2007 |
| Place
of Hunt: |
Azerbaijan Sheki |
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OUTFITTER,
GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS |
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| Outfitter
(or safari company): |
Caprinae Safaris. M. Kasapo?lu Cad. 24/5; Antayla; Turkey; 07160;; Tel. 011 +90 242 322 00 27;; Email: info@caprinae.com; Web www.caprinae.com; |
| Personal
Guide (if any): |
Riza Gozluk |
| Booking
Agent (if any): |
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Trip
Arrangements
(if self-guided): |
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| License
Required: |
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GAME
DESCRIPTION |
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| Major
Game Animals Taken: |
Tur - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: Dagestan tur. Two. 33 and 30 inches. |
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Condition Comments: |
In three days of hunting I saw over 150 rams. |
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SERVICE
RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor) |
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| Quality
of Outfit: |
Excellent |
Guide/PH
Ability: |
Excellent |
| Condition
of Camp: |
Good |
Condition
of Equipment: |
Good |
| Quality
of Food: |
Good |
Trophy
Care: |
Excellent |
| Name
of Airline: |
British Air |
Airline
Service: |
Good |
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COSTS |
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| Hunting
Fees: |
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Amount: |
$7500 |
| Trophy Fees: |
Second tur. |
Amount: |
$3500 |
| Permits/Licenses: |
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Amount: |
$0 |
| Commercial
Airfares: |
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Amount: |
$1500 |
| Charter Airfares: |
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$0 |
| Other Costs: |
Tips. |
Amount: |
$1500 |
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SUMMARY
REMARKS |
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| Problems
of Hunt: |
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| Highlights
of Hunt: |
Hiking in the Caucasus Mountains. Arguably the steepest mountains to hunt in and having a classic spot and stalk hunt. Caprinae outfitters are superb. |
| Equipment
Recommendations: |
Be in shape. |
| Would You
Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? |
Yes |
| Why? |
If you are a mountain hunter you have to hunt the Caucasus Mountains. |
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HUNTER
INFORMATION |
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| Hunter
Name: |
Dow Dollar |
| Contact
Information: |
Tel. 479-968-7424 - 10830 North Liberty Rd., Dardanelle, AR 72834 E-mail: dowdollar@suddenlinkmail.com |
| Hunting Experience: |
Western United States, Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Russia, China, Mongolia, Tajikstan, Croatia, New Zealand and Azerbaijan. |
| Physical Condition: |
Ok. |
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IMPORTANT
NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt) |
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| Notified Outfitter? |
Notified Personal Guide? |
Notified Booking Agent? |
| Seeking any
kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter
or guide? |
| If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought? |
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ADDITIONAL
HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL |
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