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MIKE HAS SCORED AGAIN WITH A WHOPPER

Mike had booked this hunt two years before. Each time we got to see each other at the shows he reminded us he wanted a big one. He had hunted with us once before and collected the new #1 Blanford urial. So, we knew his expectations were going to be bigger than ever. The area we chose for him was a good one. Although the animals were showing some indications of rut it was almost finished in this area. So we didn’t see too many billies. There was one animal we saw every day, of which we could have shot at anytime. This Ibex would have made a darn good trophy on anyone’s wall. The patience payed off since we scored with this 55” Bezoar on the fourth day into the hunt. It was right after our 50 incher walked out on us and disappeared into thin air only to temporarily leave us broken hearted.		  

WORLD RECORD HYBRID BEZOAR IBEX

No doubt Dennis Campbell is a well known character in the hunting world with a wealth of knowledge and a lot of experience. He has of course completed countless hunts around the world. However, we’re not sure if he’s had an easier hunt with such a successful result than the hybrid ibex he took with us in October 2008. This was the first lag of a 6 animal & 3 destination trip that ended within a few hours on the first hunting day. The result was an awesome looking critter with 49 inch horns that flared out like a Marco Polo ram. Dennis’s luck continued as we collected all six animals within the following few days.		  

BIGGEST CARPATHIAN CHAMOIS IN THE PAST 30 YEARS

Our hunts in Romania can certainly be described as exciting. Dennis Campbell once described his Romanian hunt as “civilized” which suits our organization in this country quite well. Tim Powell’s experience was no exception as well. He was there at the same time with Butch Kuflak. Both hunters enjoyed each other’s company while collecting good size billies as well. Butch succeeded on the first day with a chamois that scored 108 CIC which gave him something to brag about. The following day was Tim’s lucky day. His chamois outscored the previous day’s result by far. It was the biggest billy taken in the last 30 years in this area and scored 124 CIC.

  

THE NEW SCI WORLD RECORD BEZOAR IBEX


It took Henry years to make a final decision to hunt Bezoar in Turkey although we had talked about this many times at shows over the years. He finally took a step to make his long waited dream come true. He called us asking for an available permit when he was on his way to Spain for another ibex hunt. Early December found Henry in Turkey along with miserable weather. Still the first hunting day was good enough to spot some game and the monarch of the mountain showed himself to Henry for the first time. The following days of the hunt brought nothing but worse weather conditions. Seeing the monstrous ibex only once in four days had haunted Henry’s mind. However his luck changed on the fifth day into the hunt as he was within the shooting range of this exceptional billy. One shot was all that was needed to tag this outstanding trophy. The horns measured 57 3/8 around the keel and the whole trophy scored 133 SCI points after the drying period which ranked him new SCI World Record Bezoar ibex in the book. All the cancellations for this hunt must have been for good reason. After all “every cloud has a silver lining” they say.		  

THE NEW WORLD RECORD BLANFORD URIAL


Every hunter enjoys big trophies but not all of them are willing to make the special effort to get one. Mike Adams is certainly one who makes the special effort. He sets his goal high and sticks to it. I often see him pass on good trophies in order to harvest the best. It may not work that way all the time but certainly worked out good on this occasion. He hunted for Blanford urial and Sind ibex in Pakistan in early January. Once more his persistence and hard work paid off on the third day and he shot a 34” ram that outscored the current world record by 3 points after the drying time was over. His Sind ibex he shot on the first hunting day was also a good 42 incher and was very heavy all the way.		  

TWO DAGESTAN TUR IN THREE DAYS


It is always fun to hunt with Jim. He has a good sense of humor and he surely knows how to and when to use it. There is no need to tell you how deadly he is with his muzzleloader. But let us tell you, he is even deadlier with a rifle even though he uses it rarely. In July Jim and his cameraman Matthew, very nice young fellow from N.Z, showed up at the Baku airport. Whatever normal challenges on a hunt takes place, there are twice as many with a camera crew. But shooting a 40 inch Dagestan Tur with Jim did not take that long. Because there was no way to get in Muzzloader range, on the first hunting day he collected this ram with the rifle we had in camp at about 400 yards. Two days later we were in position after a very successful stalk which put Jim within 60-70 yards. He made his shot count once more. He collected two Tur in three days.