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30 April 2021, 07:16
Big Wonderful Wyoming
Bears in Slovenia, Romania and Estonia
Anyone ever hunt bears in Eastern Europe/Baltics?

Any good outfitters you trust?
30 April 2021, 12:20
miketaylor
Hi BWW,

Contact Tomo Svetic, he is the owner of Artemis Hunting Ltd. The website is www.artemis-hunting.com

He can offer you a bear hunt in the Baltics.


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30 April 2021, 15:37
Kuwinda
quote:
Originally posted by miketaylor:
Hi BWW,

Contact Tomo Svetic, he is the owner of Artemis Hunting Ltd. The website is www.artemis-hunting.com

He can offer you a bear hunt in the Baltics.


.....you might want to google that name well before putting any money down.....
03 May 2021, 01:54
boarkiller
I wonder if Ukraine has any bear hunting available
At least in western part along borders with Romania, Slovakia and Poland
It’s gotta be thick with them


" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...

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03 May 2021, 05:15
Atticus
Romania has a good number of bears but I think the seasons are still closed. You should check with Marius Merutu at huntromania.

https://huntromania.com/


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03 May 2021, 15:49
mouse93
Plenty going on in Slovenia - quota of 200 was planned for this year - had a rather succesful season until greenies jumped the wagon.

Bears are regularly hunted by foreign clients here - an outfiter with good connections is a must.

Here is one from some time ago:

Brown bear 1

And a more recent one - we were checking baits and all of a sudden this guy showed up...ne fear of man whatsoever - might get tricky when he grows some:

Brown bear 2

And here is (probably) the biggest bear shot in Slovenia ever - it was shot this spring by an Austrian client:


04 May 2021, 08:10
boarkiller
Hell of medvěd


" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...

Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies...
Only fools hope to live forever
“ Hávamál”
18 May 2021, 08:43
medved
quote:
Originally posted by mouse93:
Plenty going on in Slovenia - quota of 200 was planned for this year - had a rather succesful season until greenies jumped the wagon.

Bears are regularly hunted by foreign clients here - an outfiter with good connections is a must.

Here is one from some time ago:

Brown bear 1

And a more recent one - we were checking baits and all of a sudden this guy showed up...ne fear of man whatsoever - might get tricky when he grows some:

Brown bear 2

And here is (probably) the biggest bear shot in Slovenia ever - it was shot this spring by an Austrian client:



the last one wow very ompressive.

around koceve rog?
18 May 2021, 14:21
mouse93
Close - Ribnica.
10 June 2021, 13:11
Jon2
Would you happen to know the weight of the bear in the picture above at all Mouse? I mean as it is on the hook.
19 June 2021, 20:45
mouse93
Bit late - had a brush with Covid - Jon2 it was 380 kg
20 June 2021, 12:31
mboga biga bwana
quote:
Originally posted by mouse93:
Bit late - had a brush with Covid - Jon2 it was 380 kg


WOW


Nec Timor Nec Temeritas
20 June 2021, 12:34
mboga biga bwana
Romania is overrun with Brownies.
If you drive by car overland through the lowlands of Transylvania it is common to see Bears not far from the Road early evening or morning.


Nec Timor Nec Temeritas
22 June 2021, 01:56
medved
quote:
Originally posted by mouse93:
Bit late - had a brush with Covid - Jon2 it was 380 kg


huge by any standard. thank you.
26 June 2021, 02:20
Skyline
That last bear is a fantastic trophy.

I don't see it in the posts, but what about Croatia. As I understand it from a friend over there, there is some excellent brown bear hunting in the northern part of country.


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26 June 2021, 14:31
mouse93
Croatia also has some great bear hunting in the Lika and Gorski Kotar - these parts are connected with Slovenian south parts and I am quite sure the big bear on the pic was regulary crossing the border with Croatia - bears like this have a huge living area

...and then there is Bosnia - maybe the best there is.
In former Yugoslavia Tito was hunting bears mainly in Bosnia (Bugojno). As far as I know there is still good bear hunting there, however a good trusty connection is a must, since things changed quite some after the war.
28 June 2021, 00:04
Jon2
quote:
Originally posted by mouse93:
Bit late - had a brush with Covid - Jon2 it was 380 kg


Thank you Mouse and wow!