Mojave
WKR
- Joined
- Jun 13, 2019
- Messages
- 2,424
Takin is closed, not sure about goral and serow.
Right now Spain and Romania seem like the two standout European destinations for these mountain hunts.Right now here in Europe for reasonable money you could hunt.
4 spanish ibex $4500-12,000 x4
2 spanish chamois. $5000 x2
Alpine chamois $4000
Balkan chamois $5000
carpathian chamois. $5000
plus mountain goat $15-20,000
NZ chamois $10,000-14,000 for both
NZ tahr
That's 12.
If NZ chamois and Tahr don't count.
You could hunt Tajikistan for whatever the cheapest ibex is $12000
and the two ibex in Mongolia $15,000 each
There are wild free ranging mouflon all over mainland Europe. Unless there are wolves. Then there are not any anymore.Right now Spain and Romania seem like the two standout European destinations for these mountain hunts.
Do you know if there are any mountainous hunts for mouflon or are they generally more of a forest hunt?
NZ is definitely high up on the list for the chamois and Tahr combo. I'm hoping to combo hunt several species on each of these trips to make the most of each experience.
In terms of Asian Ibex I'm seeing a Tajikistan hunt for $10,800 Canadian, the same hunt in Kyrgyzstan for $9,500 Canadian, even less in Kazakhstan. Maybe these aren't reputable outfitters?
That’s awesome. I just watched a video of in Alpine Mouflon hunt, it looked like a real mountain hunt, similar to what you would expect ibex in.There are wild free ranging mouflon all over mainland Europe. Unless there are wolves. Then there are not any anymore.
Mouflon can either be a forest animal or an animal of the mountains. They seem to do well in both places.
There is a mountain (hill to my Wyoming eyes) about 15 miles from my house that has mouflon on it. But it is still forest.
I wouldn't say that Romania is a stand out, anymore than anyplace else is.
Spain 4 ibex 2 chamois
France has 4 chamois (3 exotic ones plus the same Pyranian chamois as Spain)
Romania only has Carpathian chamois
Slovakia has low tatra chamois
Alpine chamois are in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Slovenia and in Italy
Bulgaria and Croatia have Balkan chamois
Bulgaria and Croatia has some exotics none of them free range. Tahr, Alpine ibex, Kri-Kri hybrids and maybe some other stuff.
Might be able to get an alpine ibex for $15,000 if you are very lucky. Most of them are $20-50,000 in Austria or Slovenia. There are some high fence ones in Germany, but I don't remember where. Actually there are two herds of them within 20km of my house but they are not in hunting programs.
A class 3 ibex might be had for $5000. This would be a 2-4 year old. But you would need to been a waiting list for a couple of years.
That’s awesome. I just watched a video of in Alpine Mouflon hunt, it looked like a rear mountain hunt, similar to what you would expect ibex in.
The appeal of Romania from what I can tell are the Carpathian Mountains and the largest Chamois species.
I guess aside from those they are known for Stag, boar and affordable brown bear hunts.
I’d love to hunt an Alpine Ibex for 15k but everything ive seen online seems much closer to 50k. It’s a shame that Switzerland stopped offering this hunt.
Yes and the price is going up faster than sheep hunts.View attachment 768583
Is this the most expensive Ibex to hunt?
Kind of.Yes and the price is going up faster than sheep hunts.
My 2 cents as I've been in your shoes.So i've been giving this more thought in recent weeks and am starting to put together a hunt plan for the next 5 years.
With Canada Mountain Goat on deck I think I should be able to follow up with the following over the course of the next 5 years.
Trip 1: Spain - Beceite & South Eastern Ibex. I likely won't end up hunting all 4 here and from other discussions on this forum, the above two species are the two to have. I may be able to add in a chamois to this trip as well.
Trip 2: New Zealand - Tahr and Chamois. This sounds like it could be a real challenging mountain hunt that I'd like to pursue while I am still young and able.
Trip 3: Return to Europe: Either Austria or Romania. Alpine Chamois or Carpathian Chamois, maybe throw in a Mouflon.
Trip 4: Turkey - Bezoar Ibex. Would also consider Mongolia for Altai/Gobi Ibex if they present a better value and bigger adventure.
Trip 5: Kyrgyzstan - Mid-Asian Ibex. This would likely be the biggest adventure of them all in the most foreign land.
Are there any other Chamois or additional add on species that could be included in #4 or #5?
Assuming these were all successful, that would put me around 9 species or a 3/4 slam.
Yeah it does seem really cool.
So just trying to envision a plan here for the 12, I could do.
1. North American Mountain Goat (Canada)
2. Beceite ibex (Spain)
3. Gredos ibex (Spain)
4. Southeastern Ibex (Spain)
5. Ronda Ibex (Spain)
6. Cantabrian Chamois (Spain)
7. Pyrenees Chamois (Spain)
8. Himalayan/Alpine Tahr (Bulgaria)
9. NZ Himalayan Tahr (New Zealand)
10. NZ Chamois (New Zealand)
11. Bezoar Ibex (Turkey)
12. Mid-Asian Ibex (Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, or Kyrgyzstan).
I probably wouldn't hunt half the list in Spain so would likely swap out one or both of the chamois for Chamois or KriKri Ibex in Croatia or an Alpine Ibex in Austria. One of the Tur's could also be an option.
Of course a Markhor would be the pinnacle to any Capra hunt but that's out of my price range.B
* Austria.Right now Spain and Romania seem like the two standout European destinations for these mountain hunts.
Do you know if there are any mountainous hunts for mouflon or are they generally more of a forest hunt?
NZ is definitely high up on the list for the chamois and Tahr combo. I'm hoping to combo hunt several species on each of these trips to make the most of each experience.
In terms of Asian Ibex I'm seeing a Tajikistan hunt for $10,800 Canadian, the same hunt in Kyrgyzstan for $9,500 Canadian, even less in Kazakhstan. Maybe these aren't reputable outfitters?
Slovenia would be the cheapest for ibex. 165 CIC to 170 CIC which is GOLD was 13.300€ plus 150€ per hunt daylast time i check in 2019 with https://www.slovenia-hunting.com/language/en/hello/Kind of.
It depends though. The vast majority of alpine ibex are in a high fence.
Here in Europe there are about 30 booking agents.
It is my own opinion that WTA charges a heavy American tax, either knowingly or their agent is doing it.
Anyone selling you an Alpine Ibex in USA is going to be adding quite a bit of American tax. WTA's is huge.
This looks like a state forest area: https://worldwidetrophyadventures.com/trips/alpine-ibex/. $26,000 is probably close to what I consider to be the European price of $18-25,000. $6000 for a Class III is complete BS. They are typically 3000 Euros or about $3500.
https://worldwidetrophyadventures.com/trips/first-class-alpine-ibex-hunting-in-austria/. This is a private area. Hence the $35,000 price. This would probably be a $20,000 hunt booked through a German or Austrian agent.
Here is a Swiss agent I have hunted with before. His name is Eric
https://www.capra-adventures.com/wp...fopdf_Download_Alpine-Ibex_Oesterreich_EN.pdf. I think you could do it with Eric for $12000-18,000.
There are Bezoars in top areas of Turkey that will be similar prices. Around $25,000. Everyone is paying the same amount.
Gredos ibex are getting crazy expensive. I would do that if you need to get this done very soon.
I'm very ignorant, but are all those spanish Ibex truly different species? Seems unlikely.Yeah it does seem really cool.
So just trying to envision a plan here for the 12, I could do.
1. North American Mountain Goat (Canada)
2. Beceite ibex (Spain)
3. Gredos ibex (Spain)
4. Southeastern Ibex (Spain)
5. Ronda Ibex (Spain)
6. Cantabrian Chamois (Spain)
7. Pyrenees Chamois (Spain)
8. Himalayan/Alpine Tahr (Bulgaria)
9. NZ Himalayan Tahr (New Zealand)
10. NZ Chamois (New Zealand)
11. Bezoar Ibex (Turkey)
12. Mid-Asian Ibex (Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, or Kyrgyzstan).
I probably wouldn't hunt half the list in Spain so would likely swap out one or both of the chamois for Chamois or KriKri Ibex in Croatia or an Alpine Ibex in Austria. One of the Tur's could also be an option.
Of course a Markhor would be the pinnacle to any Capra hunt but that's out of my price range.
So sad this may never become an option again, takin was always a dream hunt for me.Takin is closed, not sure about goral and serow.
Trophy fee would be in addition to that correct?My outfitter has an Alpine Ibex in Slovenia for about 15,000 euros plus value added tax. Probably $20,000 all in for a free range one. The hunter for 2025 cancelled on them.