I want to show you some of my trophies. They were taken in different time, in different regions (some in European part, some in Asian part) of Russia.

Weapons used:
Browning BAR II .338WinMag
Krieghoff Big Five .375 H&H
Remington 870

I hope this will be interesting for somebody

Sorry, guys, I did something wrong with my photos - they are too big.

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Originally posted by Roman BGH:
Sorry, guys, I did something wrong with my photos - they are too big.

not at all roman, i like the size. i also like the pics, we should see if we can do some hunt swaping some day, looks like you are having fun over there. exellent photos and tropys.
congratulations

peter

peterdk, thanks.

Pete E, I have read warnings, but I am not so familiar with computers

Very interesting photos, congratulations on your trophies!

Great photos, very intersesting. What are those birds in the last photo?

Thanks.

SBT, Lyrurus tetrix (lat.)

Roman:

Wonderful trophies - you should be very proud. Thank you for sharing.

I look forward to writing to the latest member of the DRSS in Russia!!!!!!!!

Lots of great trophies. Thanks for posting them all. No problem on the size of the pictures. The bigger the better. Where were the stags and the ibex taken?

A TON OF CRITTERS!

Thanks for sharing

Fantastic!!
Thank You for posting.

I am glad that you like this

Cazador humilde, they were taken in Altai (border between Russia, Mongolia and China).

Beautiful bear and boar. How do you hunt them in Russia?

SBT, birds in the last post are known in UK as black grouse, the male of the species known as black cock (which these are) and the females known as grey hen. Like Capercaillie they are a Lekking type of grouse - male birds display at a site known as a Lek (similar to fallow bucks on a rutting stand) and wait for females to come to them, picking the the one they want to mate with.

In UK we do have them in certain moorland areas, but in varying degrees of density.

Good stuff Roman!

How big do the wild boar get in Russia?

Is most of the hunt organised by clubs/associations or are licences bought individually from the government?

Thanks for posting and keep them coming if you can!

Very nice pictures, thank you very much!

Would you mind telling us a little bit about the ways and places you hunt in Russia?

Thank you very much!

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Originally posted by DB Bill:
Beautiful bear and boar. How do you hunt them in Russia?

There are 3 common ways:
- blinds like this http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/sta...cat601409&hasJS=true
- tracking
- collective hunting, when 3-5 hunters stand in the line and 2-3 hunters trying to push animals on them (this hunt suitable only for boars and deers).
You can hunt by blinds and tracking at night too (by using night vision).

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Originally posted by nightwalker uk:
SBT, birds in the last post are known in UK as black grouse, the male of the species known as black cock (which these are) and the females known as grey hen. Like Capercaillie they are a Lekking type of grouse - male birds display at a site known as a Lek (similar to fallow bucks on a rutting stand) and wait for females to come to them, picking the the one they want to mate with.

Correct. More info: http://hunt.12rus.ru/hunt_bor03_e.html

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Originally posted by Boghossian:
How big do the wild boar get in Russia?

Up to 600 pounds!

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Is most of the hunt organised by clubs/associations or are licences bought individually from the government?

Both ways. + there are a lot of private hunting territories, where you hunt boars and deers only by permission from owner.

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Originally posted by DUK:

Would you mind telling us a little bit about the ways and places you hunt in Russia?

I will try later. It takes some time to translate my stories from Russian to English.

Congratulations!
Russia is for sure one of the greatest countries to hunt in. So diverse...

I noticed, that you have a night-vision? scope on one of your guns? I didn't know that it's allowed.

Thanks, Pric65.

We can hunt with night-vision scopes in Russia. Especially I like night tracking.

Roman,

You have taken some fantastic trophies there and I look forward to stories when you get them translated..

Gents,

With regards the pictures "bigger is better" is ok for some folk, but its an absolute killer for people on dial up...So, please, please have some consideration for others!

In this particular case, I understand problems happen, especially when trying to follow instructions not in your first language and I thank Roman for at least trying!

If anybody has any pictures they want to post and having read the instructions at the top of the forum, are still struggling, please feel free to drop me a PM...

The resizing and hosting of pictures is not that difficult once you get the hang of it..

Regards,

Pete

Fantastic hunt,
I have seen you have shot one Elk wit shotgun, ammunition wit's slug, brenekke or another bullet??

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Originally posted by 10,3x60r:
I have seen you have shot one Elk wit shotgun, ammunition wit's slug, brenekke or another bullet??

You are right, I prefer 12x76 RWS Brenneke or Sauvestre slugs.

Tank's,
sauvestre is very good and brenekke, you test this bullet gaulandi is very much good one on the long distances.

More informatio gualandi web site is in italian language.

Thanks for posting. It's not often that I am able to see Russian hunting photos.

Those bear seem to be about the size of American black bear. What species are they?

10,3x60r, actually since I bought Krieghoff I do not use my shotguns on deer or boar hunting. DR is much better

mrlexma, European brown bears are less than brown bears from Siberia, Far East or Alaska. Last brown bear I took was 2.1 meters long (from nose till anus).

You're having way too much fun. What the hell is that critter about 15 pictures down right above the rabbit pic?

Beaver

Looks like you're doing well in your hunts. Congrats and thanks for posting.

Beavers I go after don't look like that.

475Guy1: You have absolutely no international finesse whatsoever. Now you know that's not going to translate...but I just about split my side open laughing anyway.

Roman

If it isn't too much trouble, can yu tell us what areas you took your bear and boar in?

I have heard Tver has some good hunting-also a few hours outside of Moscow too.

I had to spend a week in Ivanova once and the guys there did a lot of hunting....

Thanks man!

yukon delta, thanks.

475Guy1, I mean this beaver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver But it seems there is another meaning of this word please, explain.

404WJJeffery, boars mostly taken in Tver (you are right) and Yaroslavl' regions. Bears - Vologda and Karelia.

Yes, .475Guy, please do explain!

Great photos and trophies, Roman!

i would like a explaination as well.

peter

Hey, everybody piling on me? For others that don't get it, it's American slang for getting some(concerning women.)

LOL! That was funny!

Are Capercaille good to eat?

good pictures

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Originally posted by 475Guy1:
Hey, everybody piling on me? For others that don't get it, it's American slang for getting some(concerning women.)

sorry 475 then i do hope you get some that are better looking

peter

No, he meant just the part... you see the tail is split...well now we're all just gonna have to meet in a pub in eastern Europe somewhere and discuss the whole thing over a few pints.