Birds
fishing
Large Game
adventure travel
Email: sergei@russianhunting.com
Location: St. Petersburg, Karelia, 200-700 miles E or NE from St. Petersburg.
Season dates: August 20-September 30
Hunting method: From a high stand over oat fields or meat bait.
Accommodations:Fully equipped hunting lodge or remote log cabin
rice: St. Petersburg $6700/Karelia $7000 for 2-3 hunters; St. Petersburg $7200/Karelia $7500 solo
Additional day of hunting: $300
Additional trophies: second bear $3000, moose $2000, wolverine $1500
Reception and assistance in St. Petersburg airport; Accommodation in the hunting area; Meals and soft drinks during the hunt; Roundtrip ground transportation from the airport to the hunting area and transportation during the hunt; Services of 1 guide per hunter; Services of 1 interpreter in a camp; Field trophy preparation; Gun permit; Invitation letter and voucher; Hunting license; Trophy export permit;1 bear.
Insurance of any kind; International and domestic travel before and after the hunt; Preserving and shipping trophies from Russia; Cost of sightseeing tours; Ground transportation unrelated to hunting; CITES permit; Gratuities.
Day 1: arrival in St. Petersburg and transfer to the hunting lodge, 4-10 hours, depending on location.
Day 2-8: 7 days of hunting.
Day 9: return to St. Petersburg for a flight home.
These are some of the best hunts in the European part of Russia. The bear population during the past 20 years has been very stable. The usual trophy size is about 7.5 ft., although 8-8.5 ft. bears have been taken by our clients every year. The record bear taken in the Pskov region in 1999 had a scull measured in excess of 27 inches (69 cm). The success rate is about 90%. Some hunters take more than one bear. The weather is usually mild and can be rainy. Moose hunt can be added from September 5, and wolverine can be added from September 15. Baiting with meat or fish in the northern part of Karelia makes this hunt suitable for a bow. Baiting with planted oats is used in Southern Karelia, closer to St. Petersburg. Each additional trophy requires 3 extra days of hunting. Moose requires an extra 3 days of hunting.
