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Spring Bear Hunt Conditions And Rules
 

It is necessary to depart early in the morning for better moving of snowmobiles on thin crust of ice over snow before it starts to melt. According to safety regulations, hunters usually go in different directions in two groups with two-three snowmobiles in each. Snowmobiles are used for transportation of hunters across the hunting ground and their trophies. Hunting and shooting beasts from a snowmobile is prohibited in Kamchatka Krai. After departure hunters, as a rule, find a prevailing height and stay there for watching the vicinity through binoculars. At this time of the year a bear is seen very well on snow at rather long distances. A trophy is considered a bear of three years old and older, weighing from 150 kg and more. It is prohibited to shoot any bears younger than three years old and females with cubs of any age. When a bear is found and estimated regarding itstrophyqualities, a hunter shoots the bear at his guide’scommand. A guide always secures his hunter with his rifle and shoots off a wounded animal if needed. Shooting an animal without any command by the guide is strictly forbidden. After killing and photo session, the guides do primary processing of the trophy (skinning according to international standards or the hunter's desire, cutting the trophy head off, measurements, taking samples from a carcass for some  necessary testing). The trophy is laid on the sled and transported into the Central Base for final processing and packing for safe and comfort transportation. On the base the skin is defatted, flesh lumps are removed from it, the skin is salted several times and then it is dried just a bit. A skull is boiled down, cleared from meat and dried. The hunter takes the salted skin and the dried bear skull according to the contract. The trophies are packed into rubberized airproof bags. During hunting lunch is offered as sandwiches and tea in thermoses which are taken with hunters and eaten when needed. During spring bear hunting it is allowed to fowl rock capercaillie on a mating place. Usually they fowl this bird after a kill or at the same time with bear hunting. Hunting and fowling other species of animals and birds at this time is not allowed in Kamchatka Krai. After a kill the hunters can go fishing to Golyginskoye Lake located in 500 meters from the Base and covered with 2 meter layer of ice and snow. At this time it is possible to go ice fishing “Molokan” – a fresh water form of Coho, which permanently inhabits the lake. From the experience of previous fishing I can say that even those people who are not anglers at all can catch some of it. Fishing process is very simple: some red caviar as bait is put into the hole and 10-15 minutes later fish start biting. Molokan’s meat is slightly pink and very tender. Unlike other species of salmon one can eat this very fish raw immediately after it was caught, having added some soy sauce and onions to enhance taste of it. Fish size varies from 15 to 50 cm. All fishing tackles are available on the base. But if a hunter is an ice fishing fan he can bring anything needed for it. Hunting is conducted within 10 days on the hunting ground. It is not recommended to shorten time of it if you want to have your hunt a success. But if all the hunters get their kill very quickly, which happens rather often, early departure into Petropavlovsk is possible if they wish. If 1 or 2 hunters want to fly ahead of schedule when the rest of the group do not finish - those ones who fly pay additional fee for helicopter. After they arrived into Petropavlovsk, the hunters are accommodated in a hotel. Usually guests want to visit a local fish market and buy some Kamchatkan delicacies like fish, caviar, crabs and other seafood. Veterinary certificates, which make it possible to export the trophies from the peninsula, are made within 2 days. The last day – we get hunters into the airport and wish them to have a good flight. In case when the guests do not want to carry their trophies themselves, we can arrange shipping by cargo flight at the expense of hunters.

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