EUROPEAN MOOSE HUNTING
150 - 750km. of Moscow, in
Tver, Yaroslavl, Novgorod, Kirov regions.
European elk. The elk as the object of hunting
is extremely interesting, and first of all because it
is the largest representative of deer who live nowadays
on the Earth. Though it is a deer according to all systematic
characteristics it differs significantly from the usual
appearance of the deer. The elk is quite widespread, at
present its natural habitat in the Old and New World is
so big that it does not go in any comparison with the
natural habitat of other deer. The elk which lives in
Eurasia and the one in American continent belong to the
species of Alces alces, and there are seven subspecies.
European elk. It is widespread in Europe, in the Urals,
in Western Siberia (up to Yenisei) and in the Altai. East
Siberian or Yakut elk. It is common in Siberia, to the
east from the Yenisei, except for Priamurye and Primorsky
Region, in the north of Mongolia. Its natural habitat
the elk populates quite unevenly. In Russia the European
elk has the biggest habitat. The occupied territory amounts
about 2/3 of the overall elk habitat in Russia. These
subspecies are represented by the individuals of average
and quite large size. The body length of elk is up to
270 cm., height at the shoulder is up to 216cm., and weight
is up to 500kg; it can be more as the exception. As a
rule, antlers sometimes have a very well developed shovel
and reach 135cm in spread and the skull weight of 20kg.
(without a skull). The East Siberian elk is larger than
the European subspecies. The body length reaches 300cm.,
sometimes even more, height at the shoulder is up to 240cm.,
weight is up to 570kg. However, there are exceptions to
the rules, there are individuals with the weight of 655kg
and 728 kg. Antlers are quite big and massive. As a rule,
they have a form of a big and wide shovel with great number
of short peripheral prongs. Their spread reaches 160cm.
A burr circle is up to 42cm. As among other deer, elk
antlers are considered to be the main quality characteristics
of a trophy. Elk antlers are extremely changeable and
vary in form.
They distinguish three main types: the first type includes
paliform antlers with numerous peripheral prongs on the
shovel, with the exception for the the side directed inside,
i.e. to the head and neck. Shovels of antlers can be very
wide, sometimes up to 60cm. More often prongs are turned
upwards, as though they are extending the curved figure
which is formed with a shovel. The whole antler looks
monolithic, without division into sections. - the second
type also has a wide shovel, but in this case it is noticeably
divided into two sectons: the smaller one is front with
the vigorous prong doubled at the end, and a big one which
is back, separated from the front section by the deep
narrowing. In other characteristics antlers of the second
type are similar to those of the first type. - the third
type - antlers differ significantly from from the first
two first by the absence of shovel. This type is called
deer. Their shove is not formed, sometimes it can be seen
only in rudiments. Short and thick beams branch quite
symmetrically in the horizontal plane, forming the prongs
directed forward, sideways and to the back and are slightly
turned up. On the whole they look small and light. During
the development of trophy hunting in Russia two ways of
hunting, which meet most of the selectivity requirements,
were picked out: bringing to bay and "on groan"
during the rut. Beyond question hunting for elks during
the rut can be considered the most trophy.
Travel duration is:
7 days (Moscow/Moscow) 5 days of hunting.
Regions of hunting are:
Tver, Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Novgorod Region, Kareliya;
Accommodation:
hunting camps, guest hunting houses, rural log huts..
Travel route:
travel by motor transport, either by plane or by train
from Moscow to the nearest hunting place, station or the
airport. Then you go by motor transport to the hunting
place;
Additional charges:
tickets Moscow -local airport/station - Moscow; Hotels
are paid according to the fact; Additional service is
paid according to the fact;
