I know that it's not strictly Asia.Has anyone hunted in the Caucasus region especially in the republic of Georgia? What kind of game and your experiences please.Appreciate your replies.Thank you.

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Locksley,R

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What kind of game and your experiences please.Appreciate your replies.Thank you.

It is possible to hunt:
West-Caukasian-Tur,
Caucasian Goat
Caucasian Bear
Caucasian Yak
Caucasian Wild Boar

I thought the Huns were extinct???
Maybe Profyhunter can shed some light, but I'm pretty sure foreign hunting was illegal at least until a few years ago. I know Armenia just opened up about 4-5 years ago, maybe Georgia did as well.
I hunted for Dagestan tur in the Quba region of Azerbaijan in 2005 and had a really good time and got a nice tur as well. You can also hunt all 3 species of tur on the Russian side of the Caucuses. There are plenty of outfitters of all quality levels in Azerbaijan and a few specializing on the Russian side as well. Beautiful country if you like mountains. Lots of up and down climbing--we did a vertical 1000m to spike camp on the morning of the 1st day and 600m down the other side in the afternoon to get my tur. I went back up to spike camp afterwards and the trackers packed the tur out down the ravine back to basecamp.

My tur and 67 year old guide, Arif

the ravine I shot the tur in

Silki
that's a helluva Tur. Congrats on a supurb trophy. I've heard heard those Azerbijan mountains are some of the steepest in the world.

Thanks Scotty. Yes, the mountains are very steep, the valleys being more "V" shaped than "U" shaped. Some call it the "final exam of sheep hunting", although I found it not much worse than a lot of places I've hunted ibex in.
I picked this ram/billie out of a bachelor group of about 12. Three were noticeably smaller, and the rest all looked quite similar. This one had not shed his winter coat completely and I surmised he might be older. The shot was a bit tricky although quite close. He was directly across a small ravine but was standing on a sloping flat rock facing down and presenting me his spine. The horn tips interfered with a heart/lung shot, so I took a shot a bit further back, connecting with lung and liver. He ran about 50m and dropped. It is quite common for these to run dead over 300m cliffs. The other hunter in camp took a much smaller one the next day on a driven hunt.

Maybe after I get my Kyrg Ibex and maybe a Mongolian hunt under my belt, I may start looking heavily into a Tur hunt.. I'd love to see those Cacaucus mountains. Certainly a great hunt.
How would you rate it as compared to a Kyrg ibex hunt? Areas, people, animal numbers, country in's and out's, etc?

Scottyboy--PM sent

Profyhunter,
Please clarify if your Caucasian hunts are on the Russian side of the Caucasus or in Georgia (as the original post asked). As far as I know there is no foreign hunting allowed in Georgia. Thanks

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Originally posted by silkibex:
Profyhunter,
Please clarify if your Caucasian hunts are on the Russian side of the Caucasus or in Georgia (as the original post asked). As far as I know there is no foreign hunting allowed in Georgia. Thanks

The hunting in Georgia is very expensive, and in Abkhazia is cheaper.

Profyhunter,
You mean to say that hunting in Georgia for foreigners is not technically available but can be arranged for the right price?

Nothing wrong with that, but I have yet to see anyone offering hunts there and I do know that at least several years ago there was no foreign hunting.

There is a local outfitter (UgOkhotTur) which organizes hunting in Abkhazia Republic of Georgia. If you are interested you can book hunt with them.

Regards, Emil

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Originally posted by RobinOLocksley:
I know that it's not strictly Asia.Has anyone hunted in the Caucasus region especially in the republic of Georgia? What kind of game and your experiences please.Appreciate your replies.Thank you.

Best-
Locksley,R

Nice pics, Silkibex. I shoot my tur in the same place with the same guide. Very nice guy.

Bharal76,
Thanks. Arif was certainly a good guide

I like the pic of the wild boar and the guy with the SKS.

That guide did that climbing with what looks to me to be rubber (gum) boots .. ??? My goodness ...

Scruffy,
Those gum boots are the standard hunting boot in most of the former soviet union. They are cheap Chinese plastic and none have any ankle articulation. Support is added by wrapping a 3ft long piece of cloth around the bare foot and ankle in lieu of socks.
Although I have been in the mountains with a guy wearing a suit and loafers before!

I gotta get out more .. Thanks for that explanation, Silkibex. Obviously I have been spending way too much money on my boots.

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Originally posted by silkibex:
Scruffy,
Those gum boots are the standard hunting boot in most of the former soviet union. They are cheap Chinese plastic and none have any ankle articulation. Support is added by wrapping a 3ft long piece of cloth around the bare foot and ankle in lieu of socks.
Although I have been in the mountains with a guy wearing a suit and loafers before!

Communism at it's finest....nothing but the best for everyone!

And I know what you mean about the suit.....my FIL is greek and I've deer hunted with him in years past while he was wearing dress slacks, wing tips and a suede dress jacket.....classic!

Note: I do not condone this practice, only offering information!