autumn hunting for
Caspian Sea
Passion for hunting was imparted to me by elder brother Vasily. Even as a kid, he often took me with him to the sea, to the mountains for kekliks, or to the sands for hares. Hares there live in the desert sands and at the foot of the rocky mountains. I remember both my first keklik, and the first hare, and the first kashkaldak (coot), I will devote to this bird a separate article. Unlike the middle belt hunters, Caspian hunters respect kashkaldak.
The village in which I was born and raised is in Azerbaijan, south of Baku, on the Caspian Sea, formerly it was called Duvanna, then renamed Gobustan, meaning “land of ravines and gorges” in translation. Nearby in the mountains is the Gobustan Reserve, which is known for its rock art, which has been preserved here since the Mesolithic period. Continue reading
Kamchatka
In August, in Kamchatka, the hunt for a sandpiper opens. This is a teal-sized bird, quite plump by this time, that feeds on a tundra berry called siksa. Probably from this kulik very tasty. The rate of shooting at that time was 10 pieces per day, and arranged in a row, but smeared with sour cream and baked in the oven, they were a royal dish.
hunting in KamchatkaVied out on such a hunt for 10-15 people, and hunted, walking along the tundra along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Imitating the whistling of the waders, it was easy to turn a flock, usually consisting of 5-10 birds, onto itself. Continue reading
Steppes and fields of Kuban
Kuban is beautiful for its vast, and in the autumn – winter period of this football field, this is where you feel how great our country is. I would also like to note the quality of the roads, I do not mean the federal highway, and the usual roads between the villages, at least in our area, they are just wonderful.
Hunting in these places is ideally suited to age achievements, no need to crawl through impassable thickets of forests, not to be afraid of swamps and the possibility of getting lost, as it was in other places of residence. And the game here is peaceful, hares and pheasants, although several times you have seen wolves, even a pack of 8 heads. Continue reading
