Game Tours
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1) Spring hunt
(form the 25th of April till the 10th of May)
Spring game tour for wood grouse and black cock shooting.
From 2 to 7 persons are desirable in each group.
The tour lasts for 5 ... 7 days.
The shooting of males of wood grouse and black cock is carried out at
the birds display ground. A rifle of 12th or 16th calibre is necessary.
It is best to wear warm but not heavy clothes of khaki colour. You are
supposed to wear high rubber boots over thick wool socks because the birds
mating places are located at the moss marshes as a rule. Head-cloth must
not cover ears not to prevent to hear the wood grouse's song. It would
not be bad to wear wool gloves not preventing to shoot. While hunting
black cock the clothes must be warmer as the hunter is to sit still during
30 or even 90 minutes at the possible temperature about 0C.
The organisation of the hunt. The shooting is successful early in the
morning. Accompanied by the huntsman hunter is brought to the birds' display
ground, the night before. In the case the hunter wishes he is offered
to walk for an hour before the sunset to the place to listen the males
flying. Otherwise he spends the night sitting at the fire. Depending on
the weather the hunter walks to the place at the distance within hearing
male's song. Then the hunter is able to sneak to the bird and shoot it
himself or huntsman brings him to a distance within gunshot. When the
trophy is got the hunter noiselessly leaves the territory not to frighten
the birds. If he wounded and lost his trophy the hunter has the possibility
to shoot another bird in a case there are plenty of them. You have to
pay for wounded bird as for a trophy, the similar payment is set for three
misses after being brought within a shotgun for three times. The hunter
must be instructed beforehand and in case he has no experience in such
type of game he will be trained listening to record of wood grouse's song.
Traditional hunt for black cock is organised directly from the shelter
of branches located at the birds' mating place, when the hunter is being
brought here as early as 3 to 4 o clock in the morning. When 3 or more
birds have arrived it's time to fire. You can enjoy yourself looking at
the birds but not more than for 5 ... 10 min. It is necessary to sit still
with your gun pretty ready to fire. Such kinds of game as following are
available.
Hunt for drakes with stuffed or tame duck.
You are supposed to wear warm clothes because it's necessary to sit still
for as long as 40 minutes at the temperature about 0C.The best time of
hunting is sunrise or sunset. To beckon is the best when drake is flying
at a distance over 300 m because drake is able to hear falsity otherwise.
Killed birds are gathered after the end of the game unless they are not
carrying away with flow, as new coming drakes are not afraid of floating
dead birds.
Hunt for woodcock during the evening flight.
You are proposed to wear warm but not heavy clothes of khaki colour. It
is the best to wear rubber boots over thick wool socks. The head-dress
must not cover ears not to prevent to hear the bird approaching and prepare
to fire. The hunt is carried out at the evening. The hunter is brought
an for hour before sunset to the edge of forest, forest road or cutting.
As a rule woodcock begins to fly in 10 ... 15 min after sunset. At the
cloudy warm weather the flight begins earlier and lasts longer. It is
the male who is seeking for females on his display ground so you can't
shoot a female.
2)Autumn hunt for bears.
Hunt is in oats fields and near the baits. Groups are welcome from the
20th of August till the 30th of September.
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Number of participants
in a group is limited from 1 to 3. You are allowed to spend 5 ... 10 days
in the inn depending on your wish and luck. The hunter can get a trophy
with expected weight from 140 to 180 kg, but larger specimen occur. There
are bears with a weight of 300 kg or even more in the Podporoje district.
Hunt is organised using hunter's tower or approaching to the game with
the huntsman. It is usual practice to arrive to the oat fields at 5 -
6 o clock in the evening and to wait until it becomes quite dark at 22
- 23 o'clock and the bear appears. The device for night seeing or a lantern
hung upon gun will be of great use.
Hunter must be ready to sit still during 2 to 5 hours. Smoking and speaking
are not allowed while waiting for a bear. Clothes must be warm and refreshed
outdoors beforehand. No perfume is allowed.
Smoothbore guns and carabines are used and it is essential for bullets
to be powerful enough to stop the animal as bear is very vigorous and
dangerous.
3)Autumn hunt with
gun dogs for wood, field and water fowls.
Groups are invited from the 15th of August till the 10th of September.
The number of participants in a group is limited by 2 ... 4 persons. You
are welcome for 3 to 6 days.
Every year we return to wild life some quails and pheasants raised at
a special farm. The birds have the similar behaviour as their wild ancestors
and it is possible to hunt for them. The most distant places of Podporoje
district are very rich with wood fowls, so it is reasonable to move away
from the inn as a as 100 or 200 km. You are supposed to spend the night-time
in a tent or in a forest hut. The cloth must be warm but not heavy. To
fish pikes or trouts can be offered depending on wish of the guest.
4)Multipurpose hunt
in autumn and winter.
It is possible to shoot wood and water fowls approaching to them, to hunt
with hounds for hare, for fox and beaver using a shelter, for badger and
fur animals with the dog's help. The game of such kind can be implemented
at a large distance from the inn and completed with fishing. Driving in
cars along the forest roads and night's rest in the forest are offered.
The floating in boats is of special interest.
You are allowed to hunt for fur animals from the 10th of October till
the 25th of February,
for hare-from the 20th of September till the 20th of December,
for wood fowls with broods from the 15th of August till the 5th of September
and for trophy from the 20th of September till the 25st February,
for water fowl from the 15th of August till the 15th of October. The
number of participants in a group can vary from 2 to 6. You are invited
for 4 ... 8 days.
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5)Winter hunt for
bear in den.
The time allowed is from the 15th of December till the 20th of February.
It's the best to hunt in January from the 5th till the 30th. Entries informing
about the hunter's number and the date of arriving are accepted from the
15th of November. The hunt is personal, so the number of hunters arriving
simultaneously to the inn is limited by 3 persons. You are welcome for
3 ... 5 days. It's more possible to get larger trophy hunting bear in
den than in oat fields.
The common practice of the hunt is following. The bear's den is found
in autumn and afterwards in winter the hunter is brought to the den. The
bear is driven out of the den with the help of dogs and poles. In case
the bear have left the den another den is available. Smoothbore, guns
and carabines are used at that kind of hunt but it's essential to have
bullets powerful enough to stop the animal as bear is very vigorous and
dangerous.
6)Multipurpose hunt for mousse, boar, wolf, lynx and bear.
It is allowed from
the 15th of October till the 15th of January. The number of participants
is limited from 4 to 8 persons. You are welcome for 5 ... 10 days.
The usual practice of the hunt is the following : 5 ... 6 shooters are
located in a fire line, e. g. at the edge of wood cutting enclosures are
coming from opposite side to the fire line making great noise. Usually
different types of licenses are available so it is allowed to shoot at
various animals. Elk males do not drope their horns at that season yet.
A bear occasionally can run into the hunter's line from the 15th of October
till the 15th of November. It makes the hunt most thrilling. But there
is a chance for a person to get no trophy while lucky one can get even
two trophies. That's why it is the best when good friends are in the group.
Carabines and smoothbore rifles are preferably used but bullets must be
powerful enough to stop the game, as the animal is able to go far away
being only slightly wounded.
Contact
information:
Alexy Bystrov
Tel./fax (812) 164-63-31
Tel.: 476-08-30, (81265) 2-37-18, (81265) 2-24-76
E-mail: mandrogi@rbcmail.ru