www.profihunt.com Azad Aliev (Russia) Hunting in Russia
Russian Brown Bears Ursus arctos Russia offers excellent possibilities for Brown Bear hunt. Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) is not large in size but it is bigger than Mideastern Brown Bear. Average trophy runs between 5,5 – 6,5 feet with occasional males about 7,5-8 feet. Siberian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos collar) is intermediate in size between Eurasian and Kamchatka Brown Bears. Average trophy runs between 8,0-8,5 feet with occasional 9-feet bears taken. Amur Brown Bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus) is also known as Black Grizzly because of their almost black colour. Typical trophy size is between 8-8,5 feet. General Characteristics. Eurasian Bear is a powerfully built bear with a distinct shoulder hump. Overall color can vary from light grayish-yellow to very dark brown. Siberian Bear fur is long, soft and dense. The collar is usually dark brown with noticeably darker legs. Amur Bear is smaller and darker than the Kamchatka brown bear. The coat is often almost black in color. Distribution. Eurasian Brown Bear is mainly found in Russia, Romania and the former Yugoslavia. Siberian Bear is found to the east of the Yenisei River in most of Siberia (except for the habitat of the Kamchatka and Amur Brown Bears.) and in northern Mongolia, far northern Xinjiang, and eastern Kazakhstan. Amur Bear inhabits Southern Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Maritime Territory, and the Ussuri/Amur river region south of the Stanovoy Range. China: Northeastern Heilongjiang. Japan: Hokkaido. How to get there. You arrive to the International Moscow Airport; our crew meets you and assists through the customs. In the evening you take a night-sleeper train to Kirov if you hunt Eurasian Brown Bear. If you hunt Amur or Siberian Brown Bears, then we take you to the domestic airport for your further flights to Khabarovsk (Amur Bear) or Irkutsk, Barnaul or Kemerovo (Siberian Bear). Upon arrival to the city of destination we take you the hunting camp by car. Hunting season. Siberian Brown Bear is hunted from April 20 to May 15 and from September 1 to February 20. The best time is from April 20 to May 15. Amur Brown Bear season runs from September 1 to September 30. Eurasian Brown Bear hunt begins August 20 and lasts to September 20. Hunting. Eurasian Bear hunt is physically easy. Bears are successfully hunted via baiting and stalking when they come out on the oat fields in mid-August.Siberian and Amur Bears are typically congregated in areas where the first green grass shoots appear. You hunt mountainous terrain; it is a tough spot and stalk hunt. Considerable walking is necessary. Bears are also hunted by baiting. In some areas hunt by boat is used. Duration of the trip: 14 days trip, 7-10 days hunt. Additional trophies: Wapiti, Wild Boar, Himalayan Brown Bear, Wolf. Base Camp. The camps are hunting houses or cabins with cots. They are warm, clean and comfortable. Equipment. Rifle (not less then 7 mm Mag with optics 3-9x), binoculars 8-12x, spotting scope 40- 60x & tripod of medium size, flashlight, sunglasses, good boots – not new – 2 pairs, thermal top. Take also waders, warm clothes, warm waterproof jacket (all transportations in the Siberian Bear area are made by boat), gloves, and good binoculars. Possible combinations. Amur & Eurasian Brown Bear in Fall, Amur and Siberian Brown Bear in Spring, Russia. Murat Boyacioglu (Turkey) Marti Cabero (Spain) William Figge (USA) Jose Mallo (Spain)