How challenging is the average spanish ibex hunt?

The hunt can be as challenging as you may wish, with a little luck you can bag a ibex in less than a day, there is possibility of that your PH, if you make sure you have some extra hunting days, to adapt the hunt for your physics,

If you want challenging hunting tell and he pulls you up and down 12 hours a day, if your physique is not the best, this can also be adapted so that you observing more and walk as little as possible, so you come home with a good experience.

The stay, food and wine, is also helping to make hunting in Spain for a great experience.

My experience is:
Parque Natural Sierra de María-Los Vélez. (Monteria - Barbary sheep / Aoudad - Wildboar)
La Muela-Velez-Blanco. (Monteria - Barbary sheep / Aoudad - Wildboar)
Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara. (Ronda/”Tejeda” Ibex)
Sierra de Gredos. (Gredos Ibex)
Sierras de Cazorla. (Red deer – Mouflon - Wildboar - Southeastern/Sierra Nevada Ibex)
Sierra Espuña. (Barbary sheep / Aoudad - Wildboar)

As always it depends. Spanish Ibex in general are a nice affair (no backpacks or Mountain House), but can still be physically challenging hunts.

Doing another Beiceite in February '15.

I have a trip planned for a beceite in December and will also visit a friend in January who has some stunning Sierra Nevada.
From speaking to friends who have hunted large quantities of them it would appear to be like many other hunts, possible to make it very easy or hard depending on time of year and the hunters wishes. I have one friend who shot two golds and a silver in one and a half days...

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(no backpacks .....

It is always advisable to bring a small backpack, always a water bottle and a snack, and perhaps also to your jacket.

Unless you have verified that your PH bring necessary catering.

Sierra Nevada during blizzard

I have done all 4 species. These hunts were all fair chase free range hunts.

I had some that were not very hard. The Becite & the Ronda come to mind. On the Becite, I made a 10 minute climb then laid there for about a half hour before I was presented a shot.

The Ronda was a half day affair in horrible weather. The terrain was by far the easiest. It was more like rolling hills.

The Gredos was in terrain that I personally like a lot. It was very scenic. The walk back to the vehicle was probably a good 3 hours. It was mountainous and rocky. Regardless, it was not impossibly difficult.

The Southeastern species is another story all together. It was mountainous and rocky. Difficult walking. I fell often. We could often see the Mediterranean. We had horrible weather the first day, 60 MPH winds. We climbed a long way up to a vantage point. I asked the guide how often he brought people up there. He laughed and said that if he had 1 out of 10 that would even consider trying to to get up there much less make it, he considered himself lucky. Well, the next day was FAR worse. Multiply the first day difficulty by a factor of 10, that would describe it. I do not think I have ever been so tired.

These hunts are a lot of fun. Spain is an interesting place.

In the Beceite region it is a "medium" tough hunt. I've hunted there twice and taken two animals. The toughest day we made two ascents in the morning, each about 2 hours of hiking up, an hour down. Then in the afternoon we had an easier hunt but still did some walking.

The easiest it ever got was admittedly easy, a 200 yard walk to go and wait by a field.

It can get very windy and the weather can change very quickly up high, so I take a small pack with a lightweight Goretex rain shell and a light down jacket, a little water and snacks. Plus the usual sundry items.

I've done all 4 of the Ibex. As stated above the experience can be physically challenging or not. Really depends on so many factors.
The Beceite was the toughest for me.
Beautiful country, if you like mountain hunting, you'll really enjoy these hunts.

heading out for gredos in a few weeks. North side of the gredos reserve. I'll be sure to take lots of photos and videos and report back.

@bobby7321

The northern area is usually not quite as inaccessible as the South, and what it lacks in physical challenge, it can offer in economic challenge, here are several trophies in the large class.

I've hunted Gredos and Beceite and both were foot hunts and worked hard for them but shot on first day of the two day hunt.