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New World record Marco Polo Sheep!
23 April 2013, 08:41
NakihunterNew World record Marco Polo Sheep!
O My God! A true 75 inches!
"When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick."
23 April 2013, 13:26
OrvarHoly crap! That's awesome!
Details?
Does anyone know who shot it ?
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23 April 2013, 21:24
Pir_DanishThe gentleman in the picture is outfitter Yuri Matison. However the hunter was Soudy Golabchi.
23 April 2013, 21:30
BrettAKSCIquote:
Originally posted by Pir_Danish:
The gentleman in the picture is outfitter Yuri Matison. However the hunter was Soudy Golabchi.
No surprise there.....
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May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
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23 April 2013, 21:55
matt uWOW!!!
quote:
Originally posted by Pir_Danish:
The gentleman in the picture is outfitter Yuri Matison. However the hunter was Soudy Golabchi.
Thanks
Can you give any more information ?
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24 April 2013, 01:02
OrvarGood on him!
24 April 2013, 07:44
Magnum Hunter1So Soudy finally did it. I am pretty sure it was his quest. Congratulation to him on a dream come true.
24 April 2013, 08:40
NakihunterSoudy Golabchi had the old record shot in 2003 - 68" X 67.5". The above photo is larger and must have been shot more recently. Surprising that the horn tips are so pointedand not broomed off. Must be the angle of growth prevented them from rubbing on the ground or the rocks when grazing.
I would be really interested in getting more info.
"When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick."
24 April 2013, 09:14
NakihunterI found this one shot in 2008. Not sure if it the same sheep. The top facebook photo might have been cleaned up and posed.
"When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick."
24 April 2013, 19:07
KathiLink to the 2010 Carlo Caldesi award.
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24 April 2013, 19:28
KathiLink to S.C.I. top ten, drop box to Asia, click on Marco Polo for photos and score.
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25 April 2013, 19:02
Greg BrownleeThis particular sheep was actually taken by Yura (Yuri) Matison himself. Soudy couldn't make it over on short notice and Yura was worried she sheep would die. He said the sheep had literally no teeth and was not in prime condition to make it through a Tajikistan winter.
25 April 2013, 19:03
Greg Brownleequote:
Originally posted by Nakihunter:
http://www.sportsafield.com/im...-2008-soudy-golabchiI found this one shot in 2008. Not sure if it the same sheep. The top facebook photo might have been cleaned up and posed.
Not the same sheep.
Fantastic sheep,
Nice story about the guide shooting it himself!
26 April 2013, 03:04
NakihunterDoes this mean that the 75" sheep shot by Youri is not registered with SCI & Soudy's sheep is SCI No.1 (SCI registered?)
"When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick."
26 April 2013, 05:44
Jim KellyThat ram was shot by Yuri, not Soudy.
28 April 2013, 06:06
NakihunterYuri kept the biggest for himself but did not enter into SCI records!
NO! I think a top outfitter would not survive in business if he was seen as a private guide and not treating all clients with the same degree of professionalism.
What is Soudy's background? Is he a relative of Jamsheed Rasheed or Prince Abdolreza? I cannot find much public info about him except his obsession for sheep hunting.
The fact that he has 5 of the top 10 could just mean that he has a great passion for MP Sheep and that he hunts them more often. Similar to his Mongolian hunts and getting a snow leopard permit!
"When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick."
28 April 2013, 07:53
D99 ReloadedAmazing!
$100,000 trophy fee on one like that I bet.
12 May 2013, 03:30
Gillettehunterquote:
Yura (Yuri) Matison
I just looked at the web page for the company. They claim all sheep the same price regardless of size. I would love to be able to afford a hunt for MP. Bruce
12 May 2013, 05:31
AnotherAZWriterquote:
Originally posted by Thomasjohn:
This is from 2003:
The second annual Ovis was presented on January 25, 2003. The recipient was Hossein Golabchi of Augusta, Georgia, better known by his nickname of Soudy. Soudy Golabchi was born in Iran, but emigrated to the U.S. as a young man. He is the owner of the highly successful Golmar Construction and Development Co. of Augusta. His achievements in business and his community are numerous. Soudy began hunting in Iran when he was 16 years old. He says that he has taken more sheep in his home country than he even cares to count, as he was initially not actually a trophy hunter. That came later, after he became an American citizen in 1980. Since that time he has trophy hunted worldwide, including several times in his homeland of Iran. Soudy has taken 65 wild sheep and 34 wild goats. This does not count all the Iranian sheep he took as a young man. These include 25 different Capra (wild goat) species/subspecies, and 35 different Ovis (wild sheep) species/subspecies. He has three Grand Slams, and needs only one more ram to have a fourth Grand Slam. Around 1990, Soudy became enamored with hunting the Marco Polo in Tajikistan. Since then, he has made 16 trips to the mighty Pamir Mountains. Amazingly, of the 11 or 12 Marco Polos he has taken, seven have broken the magic 60-inch mark. Back in his home state of Georgia, for several years Soudy has been involved in trying to educate young people about wildlife conservation. He has a museum and trophy room which contain well over 400 wild animals of the world, representing over 225 different species. Here he conducts training sessions for interested young people. Soudy is truly a conservationist. Over the last couple of years he has worked extensively with GSCO and SCI to try to upgrade trophy classifications. He had been interested in this for some time, and readily accepted when asked to help out with this important work. He headed up the committee for Iran’s trophy classification but has worked with all the other sheep and goats as well. Yes, Soudy is a trophy hunter, and a tremendous conservationist. He is a most deserving recipient of the second annual Ovis.
I love to read stories like this; unbelievable ram.
13 May 2013, 04:50
icmcuminWow. That thing is huge!
Jim
14 May 2013, 11:00
Austin HunterWho cares who took it... Relax. Awesome animal!!! And old, at the end of his years. Even better
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20 May 2013, 01:57
Roman BGHIt's not new World record. It is one of big rams taken by Yuri. Yuri even does not remember this particular ram :-)
20 May 2013, 02:00
Roman BGHquote:
Originally posted by Austin Hunter:
Who cares who took it... Relax. Awesome animal!!! And old, at the end of his years. Even better
Absobloodylutly :-)
10 August 2013, 18:47
KathiMr. Golabchi does it again, another world record. Link has story & photo.
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11 August 2013, 06:34
wazza56bet that cost a bit
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11 August 2013, 19:03
dogcatI did not know they got that big. Wow!
http://www.carlocaldesiaward.it/ITA/vincitori.html#Mr. Golabchi's Marco Polo wins the 2014 Carlo Caldesi Award.
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31 July 2014, 21:38
Bockhunter...is there an direkt link to the outfitters homepage or so?
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02 August 2014, 19:58
SaeedThanks for the Gatogordo.
Makes interesting reading!
Amazing Trophy, what a sheep !!! The link to the web-site also has some terrific animals .
For interest sake what is the cost of hunting Marco Polo sheep?
Scott
07 August 2014, 23:52
sheephunterabquote:
Originally posted by sjb:
Amazing Trophy, what a sheep !!! The link to the web-site also has some terrific animals .
For interest sake what is the cost of hunting Marco Polo sheep?
Scott
It can range from under $20,000 in Kyrgyzstan to $40,000+ in Tajikistan. Unfortunately, the price paid for the hunt plus bribes often determines the size of the ram. Not always but often.
Thanks for that, Money truly does make the world go round!!
Scott
09 August 2014, 01:57
collectorAs of today Top 20 SCI entries for Marco Polo are all from Tajikistan, hence the higher price.
"Additional" bonuses will always put you on bigger rams...that is the sad truth.
Kyrgyzstan is half the price....although "Additional" bonuses there will also get you more inches.
