Just heard that a client of ours took a 52 3/4 inch Mid Asian Ibex in Kazakhstan! The outfitter has taken some fantastic Ibex this year but I think this is the biggest!

Will post pics as soon as I get them!

Thanks,


Arjun Reddy
www.huntersnetworks.com
30 Ivy Hill Road
Brewster, NY 10509
Tel: +1 845 259 3628
DSC booth # 1222 (January 4th to 7th)
SCI booth # 5297 (January 31st to February 3rd)

Great News!!!

An absolute monster of an Ibex 53.6" and 14 years old. Very nice Maral also.

We can arrange all your mountain hunts as well.

Arjun Reddy
www.huntersnetworks.com
30 Ivy Hill Road
Brewster, NY 10509
Tel: +1 845 259 3628
DSC booth # 1222 (January 4th to 7th)
SCI booth # 5297 (January 31st to February 3rd)

I see they are on Photobucket so nothing shows.

A monster! Thanks for posting.

Read the thread on photobucket fix. You need to download an add-in & bingo, back to normal.

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Originally posted by Cougarz:
I see they are on Photobucket so nothing shows.

That qualifies as a big-un !! I'd like to see some better photos of the entire animal..

nice animals, maral looks old as well, who guided in Kazakhstan?

Hello Arjun

That Ibex is a monster, nice Maral.

Regards
Aziz

Wow!

I just had two other clients return with a 48 and 49 inch Ibex respectively. This is a phenomenal area and they reported seeing bear, maral, wild boar and wolf. It is however a very long drive from Almaty. For next season we may consider a stop over to break up the journey.

I will have 2018 prices by next month.

Thanks,



Arjun Reddy
www.huntersnetworks.com
30 Ivy Hill Road
Brewster, NY 10509
Tel: +1 845 259 3628
DSC booth # 1222 (January 4th to 7th)
SCI booth # 5297 (January 31st to February 3rd)

Is a maral genetically an elk? They sure look alike, but I could see the agreement that they have been an isolated population that cannot breed w/ other elk.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
Is a maral genetically an elk? They sure look alike, but I could see the agreement that they have been an isolated population that cannot breed w/ other elk.

No reason why they can't same genus, red deer cross very well with elk "wapiti", hard to tell the difference between them

Thank you.

I am no expert in this matter but many Maral have crowns and also palmation which Elk do not typically have! I guess if the south africans got hold of them they could breed them with anything !!!

Marals share crowns and palmation with Roosevelt elk which makes sense. Roosevelts are the closest geography to them after crossing the land bridge after the last ice age.

I read an article after posting that reported Marals (some) will almost bugle. It was a hunting article and therefore, not scholarly, but it appears some roar and some more or less bugle. A very interesting animal.

all the ones I saw there bugled, young wapiti will roar so same with Maral prob

What a monster! and that maral is also very nice! Congratulations to you and your client Arjun!