26 November 2021, 21:04
walkabout2021 Season in Ukraine
Hello Gents,Here's a few photos from my past season in Ukraine.
It was another fantastic season with over 100% success with some clients taking 2 stags.
I had a mix of Americans and European clients and with Australians not being able to travel i luckily still managed to fill all spots for the year.
We managed to harvest two (what i would call) magnificent stags for the season, both of which would place very well in the book.
Kenneth's was an old wide one with great tops which i somehow spotted thru the trees as he stood motionless watching us stalking past. Seeing only one side of his antlers i took the gamble and instructed Kenneth to take him. We managed to find a hole between the trees thru which Kenneth sent the bullet thru nicely.
The other was Greg's old and super heavy thumper of a stag. With the heaviest set of antlers ive seen to date. I had found that stag while hunting Roe deer on the edge of our hunting area with my previous client, where usually we dont see many Sika and but more Roe (they dont really like each other). It was right on dark and suddenly he wandered out into the opening we were watching. An incredible animal, and we watched with open mouths as he strode across and dissolved into the forest on the other side.
Greg and i hunted him for 3 days, stalking and calling but he was smart, hardly roaring. He finally slipped up on the last evening on dark and Greg got himself a true trophy of a lifetime!
Some clients spent a bit of extra time in Kyiv to soak up the culture in this beautiful and historical city but all clients went home with great memories and nice trophies. Some are already planning their return.
I also managed to sneak in a trip to Kamchatka just before my October Sika hunts to meet and hunt with an Outfitter i have partnered with. More on that later.
