I absolutely love seeing pictures of the Mongolian Argali so I figured I would throw up some pictures of Argali that our clients have taken.




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Impressive! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Erik! The Mongolian sheep are at the top of my bucket list and I always like seeing pics of them.

Erik,
Great pictures. The Mongolian Argali are next on our hunting list. We went for MP last year and are going again this year.

Didn't the government of Mongolia put a $25000 trophy fee on any Argali killed this year?? That is on top of what the hunt costs.

I heard the same type of thing Jim. I would be pissed off if I was a hunter and had plans to hunt there and this happened. I bet the hunt cost was around $55+ as well on top of the trophy fee. OUCH!!!!!!
I wish I had the money to do this hunt. Nice looking sheep for sure

Outstanding!

What are the argali hunts in Mongolia going for now?

Brett

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Originally posted by nube:
I heard the same type of thing Jim. I would be pissed off if I was a hunter and had plans to hunt there and this happened. I bet the hunt cost was around $55+ as well on top of the trophy fee. OUCH!!!!!!
I wish I had the money to do this hunt. Nice looking sheep for sure

Two friends of mine have had hunts booked through Kern for a couple years now for Hungai Argali. They were booked for this July, but when the Mongolian government decreased the quotas at the last minute they just missed out. So they are on the schedule for next year, but what the hell is it going to cost now? I think they're really on the fence waiting to see if they're going based on the new prices.

Brett

In the summer issue of SlamQuest there is an article stating the High Altai permits were cut to 7 and the Ovis ammon darwini were cut to 8.


Great photos Erik.

www.huntingreport.com



Mongolia Cuts Argali and Ibex Hunting Permits, Increases Fees

Published: June - 2013

If you are booked for an ibex or argali hunt in Mongolia this season, be aware of some new problems there. Two Hunting Report subscribers contacted us when their outfitter informed them that part of their hunt was being cancelled and the cost on the other part was going up substantially from $5,000 to $25,000!
The cancellation involved the suspension of all Gobi ibex hunts for 2013, while the increases are supposedly due to some new "regional fees." Their outfitter told them that the local governments want to add a $5,000 "local hunting tag fee" for ibex and $25,000 for argali.

We immediately made some phone calls. The problems seem to stem from a new minister of the environment, who, we hear, is a rabid anti-hunter. We got that from Bob Kern of The Hunting Consortium (540-955-0091). He had warned us only a week earlier to expect some fallout this season from her actions. The new minister, he said, decreed a huge reduction in licenses this year for both argali and ibex. Apparently, she demanded a population survey from each region to determine quotas this year, despite the very detailed surveys that were done only recently. A number of regional governments either did not understand or take her seriously, or they simply could not conduct the surveys and did not submit population data. Those areas did not get permits issued. Kern said the number of argali licenses could be as low as 15 for the entire country (previously 50) and for ibex, a total of 32 (usually about 200).

As for the local government "hunting tag fees," we were unable to confirm whether this is true or not. As we understand it, the small operators have not raised their prices at all, while the larger companies are the ones trying to implement the increases. The permit cuts have left a number of hunting operators with a significantly reduced income this season. Several did not get any argali permits. Others received only one or two permits. The increases could be an attempt........(continued)

Sad that one rabid anti can make those kinds of changes.

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Link to my friend's High Altai. When I saw it mounted in his home it was AMAZING.

Massive horns, both girth and length.

Kathi, that sheep is absolutely amazing. definately the stuff dreams are made of.
once again its a government official with an agenda that punishes the locals income stream
i wonder how much of that "fee" goes into said officials offshore account--cam

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Link to my friend's High Altai. When I saw it mounted in his home it was AMAZING.

Massive horns, both girth and length.

He is in my book of trophy rooms. Cant remember his name, but he has a lot of 100+ pounders and was climbing stairs in New York to get ready for the mountan hunts. He must have a lot of stories

Svinejakt,

His name is Sam Pancotto, great guy.

Thank you Kathi, I just looked him after getting home from work. He lived the dream for sure. Taking 19 houndred pound+ elephants and in general great array of species. Also doing all this with his wife Rosemary. Doesnt get better than that.

Give him my best next time you see him I am impressed!!

I was looking at an old magazine and there is a picture of J. W. van Derbeek with a REALLY large Argali. Supposedly it was an all time record. Does anyone know anything about him or have pictures of the sheep?