Just got an e-mail out to Mirbala. I am going the end of October in 2014 for Tur. I am thinking of also doing a Marco Polo and Ibex hunt before I do the Tur hunt since it is a short plane flight possibly.

I am pretty pumped about this trip. With those nasty mountains I guess I am glad I have a lot of time to get in shape!!! lol

Congratulations, you wil have a great hunt with Mirbala- he is first class!

You did good in choosing Mirbala, he is the best.

Mirbala rocks!! I have very good memories of being in camp with him. He had the best gold plated front teeth ever!! If I recall the last time I spoke to him in Reno at the FNAWS Show I think he had them fixed.
My hunt to Azerbaijan is one of the best trips I've ever done. You will have a blast. Make sure that you allow enough time to tour Baku on the way out.

You'll enjoy the hunt a lot. I was over there in july and had an excellent hunt (not with Mirbala). It was personally one of my most satisfying hunts ever. Make sure to hit the gym a bit before you tackle the caucasus...those mountains are something else!!

Thanks guys!! I am pretty excited for this. I just got 2 deposits from some buddies who are coming with me and I am waiting on the 4th that is coming to send me his deposit to secure things.
I guess my wife will be happy with the working out that I am going to do.
Does anyone know what the weather is like at the end of October? I imagine some snow and near freezing?? I wanted to go when the capes are good. It will make it a little tougher but the 4 of us have hunted sheep in some pretty extreme stuff so I am not too worried about it.

Bwanawannabe- do you have a hunt report? I will have to pick your brain a bit about your trip as well if you don't mind.

Hi nube. No I don't have a report. PM me your email and I will send you a bunch of details.

I sent you a couple Pm's Thanks

Looks like three of us are going this September or early October. Might do a backpack hunt so just working out all the details. Should be fun. Definitely the best bargain in Asian hunting today!

Did you book with Brian Martin like you were thinking?

Ya we will go through Bryan for sure. He did one of these backpack hunts last year and it sounded pretty cool.

I imagine is will be but I know I will enjoy using my horse to get me and my gear in as far as I can. lol
I think I will get as much backpacking as I want the rest of the trip.