Kyrgastan sheep hunt

[turbolar]

Got a chance to check something off my bucket list that i never thought would happen. Got a call from a friend that was offered a Marco Polo and Ibex hunt in Kyrgastan for less than half price,it was a last minute cancelation. The crazy part was i had 2 weeks before leaving. So the date came fast. After 30 plus hours of flying and layovers i arived at Bishkek airport, then 12 hours later in landcrusier arived at base camp. Base camp was at 10,200 ft, we hunted to as high as 14,000ft elevation (thanks to doc for high elevation pills) sited in my rifle that day next day off hunting. Got up at 6, went out side to -30, took one look at the hores i was to ride and thought how will i ever get on with all this gear on (plus never road a horse before) finally got on and off hunting. First day was awesome seen over 300 sheep,but not the one i wanted to shoot. Made it though the whole day without falling off. Next day up at 6 off on horses again, 10 miles for camp already seen over 200 sheep, finally seen two groups that were all rams, one of 5 rams and one of 10 rams. I decided i want to shoot one ram from the group of the 5, the closest i could get was 820 yards, so i did my bulistic calculatios, layed down and got set to shot. One shot and i got this beautiful ram, what an awsome day. The next day went Ibex hunting and seen about 200 Ibex in fist 5 miles from camp, was geting more used to this horse riding now (still havent fell off yet) then we spotted a group of over 100 Ibex, with a lot of scrambling managed to get to a spot to shoot. After glassing for a short time i decide to take one. Right when i was getting ready to shoot 2 wolfs showed up, luckly i was able to get off a shot and got my Ibex at 740 yards. Awesome hunt and great people in Kyrgastan, here are a few pics of my once in a lifetime hunt. Sorry i have being trying to down load pics for hours, no luck. Could someone PLEASE HELP a hunter in need !!!!!!!!!!!:smile:

[Brew]

Way to go. Sounds like a hunt of a lifetime. Looking forward to the pictures. Those were some real long shots you made. What kind of rifle are you shooting?

[Knute]

Outstanding trip and story so far. Looking forward to the pics as well.

The short notice probably had you jacked from the moment you got the call until after you got home. Good shooting with those long shots. Congrats, hunt of a lifetime no doubt.

[SaintSix]

Congrats! sounds like a awesome hunt. I too am curious to what rifle/bullet combo you used? Looking forward to the pics as well.

[northernbc]

Wow man what a stroke of luck to go. Great shooting also.

[monasheemountainman]

crazy crazy good job! man those are some far shots! cant wait to see pics

[turbolar]

I am shooting a Feirce 300 rum (230 grain burgers) custom hand loads. If someone on here could help me i would love to share some pics with everyone.

[IronNoggin]

... If someone on here could help me i would love to share some pics with everyone.

Email sent... :wink:

[Brew]

I shoot the same rifle. Extremely accurate. Look forward to the pics

[IronNoggin]

Here you go Turbolar:

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Ride.jpg

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Ram.jpg

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Ibex.jpg

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Camp_Dog_Minus_30.jpg

One hell of an Incredible Hunt and two Extremely Fine Trophies!
I must admit I am more than a little envious!! :mrgreen:

Cheers,
Nog

[horse280]

nice work on such short notice! Yep those guides and the people that populate that part of the earth are some tough.Both impressive animals but that really looks like a smokin Ibex! AWESOME!

[Buck]

Fantastic animals congrats!!!

[monasheemountainman]

Unreal major congrats to you!

[RiverOtter]

2 Beautiful animals, that's awesome.

Definitely can't accuse those guys of "spoiling" their dog either. Kinda feel sorry for the little guy, not even getting shelter from the wind and snow.

[Brew]

WOW!!! Amazing hunt and amazing trophies. I'm very envious of you. Good for you on getting it done. Great shooting as well. Thanks for sharing

[whitetailsheds]

Awesome hunt and photos!! Thanks for sharing!!

[LBM]

Congrats on 2 great animals, and great pics they sure are clear.

[Ourea]

Question.....cost of hunt?

[nature girl]

Wow that must of been a awesome hunt for sure and good shooting.

[p0stij]

The horn on those animals is ridiculous holy cow! Nice work.

[barry1974w]

Another question,what kind of rifle??

[Rattler]

Congrats to you on a hunt of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing!

[kennyj]

Very nice!! Thanks for sharing your adventure.
kenny

[nazarow]

Looks like some awesome country. Thanks for posting.

[srupp]

Awesome indeed.congradulations.
Srupp

[ydouask]

Good for you... taking advantage of such an opportunity. Excellent shooting. Just stunning. Thank you for sharing your trip with us.

[turbolar]

My gun was a Feirce firearms 300 rum, The dog was was the tough one it was -32 that night, i woke up went out to take a leak and almost steped on him (he had his snow camo gear on) The hunt cost was 18,500 us. The regular price was 38,000 us (ouch), but it was worth every cent, the people treat you like a king, the scenery was breathtaking. I have so many stories and memorys from this trip to last the rest of my life. Thanks everyone, i hope that everyone that loves hunting as much as i do gets the same experiance many times i there life time too. I will send more pics to the kind person that posted these so he can put them up for your enjoyment.

[The Hermit]

Incredible. Thanks so much for sharing! Beautiful animals!

[Wild Images]

Great stuff JB.
Can't wait to see them and hear the stories

Ken

[604Stalker]

Thankyou for sharing this awsome hunt with us. Sounds like you won't be forgeting it anytime soon.

[Good Old Outdoors]

Wow! Amazing adventure! Years ago all I wanted to do was a hunt in Africa but last year I got interested in Ibex! Great job getting it done! And BTW, that's some pretty slick shooting!

[.264winmag]

Well done sir, that is my dream hunt also. Way to take advantage in a big way!
Thanks for sharing.
I got $20k cash if another deal like that comes along;)

[bacon_overlord]

What an amazing trip and experience! Congrats

[BCHunterFSJ]

Indeed a trip of a lifetime and beautiful trophies
My son did a similar trip a few years ago in Tajikistan.

So you rode the "hores" of Kyrgastan...

[guest]

Wow, great story ,pics, and shooting extraordinaire !

I cant imagine shooting that far, not with my gear any way.

Thanks for sharing

[wideopenthrottle]

wow ...incredible...you're going to have a hard time beating that hunt in the future!!!!!!

[Blockcaver]

Congrats on the critters! Superb photos and a great adventure! Thanks for posting!

[SaintSix]

Wow to really beautiful animals!

[IronNoggin]

... So you rode the "hores" of Kyrgastan...

:lol: Saw that too. Maybe there will be pictures in the next lot... :-D


... I will send more pics to the kind person that posted these so he can put them up for your enjoyment.

Bring them on...

Cheers,
Nog

[IronNoggin]

More pictures. Unfortunately no "hores"...

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Mountain.jpg

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Stubborn_Horse.jpg

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Quarters.jpg

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Jeep.jpg

http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/Ironnoggin/Larry_Crew.jpg

Again with my most sincere Congratulations!!

Cheers,
Nog

[.264winmag]

I imagine them critters have good eyes? That big open country, can see why some fine marksmanship can be an asset!

[turbolar]

The first pic was one of many times we had to pull horses through deep snow,the next pic is a remote military base in the mnts (you can see they only have the best equipment and acomadations for there people) next pic is at camp kitchen and everyone is waiting to feed on the sheep that i shot that day(Kyrgastan people are not aloud to shoot Marco Polo sheep,so a meal of this is a real treat) last pic is of camp, looks like an old gypsy camp but was very cosy compared to were the dog slept:lol:

[Goathunter]

Did you take Diamox? If so before the trip or just during? Any trouble with altitude sickness? Thanks.

[turbolar]

I did take Diamox 1 day before getting there and first 2 days of hunt, then i was good.

[barry1974w]

My gun was a Feirce firearms 300 rum, The dog was was the tough one it was -32 that night, i woke up went out to take a leak and almost steped on him (he had his snow camo gear on) The hunt cost was 18,500 us. The regular price was 38,000 us (ouch), but it was worth every cent, the people treat you like a king, the scenery was breathtaking. I have so many stories and memorys from this trip to last the rest of my life. Thanks everyone, i hope that everyone that loves hunting as much as i do gets the same experiance many times i there life time too. I will send more pics to the kind person that posted these so he can put them up for your enjoyment.

thank you, sounds like one heck of an accurate rifle. I'm a bit of a softy, I feel sorry for the dog just looking at it.

[Shikari300WSM]

This looks like an incredible hunthe. Congrats man!