TURKEY
When it comes to Wild boar hunting, Turkey is unsurpassed in terms of both population and trophy quality in Europe and Asia.
Eurasian wild boar is available in all over Turkey with great population and high trophy quality. These significant features of the wild boar, presents nice hunts and brings great success. Turkish boars are not only heavy in body weight, but possess also exceptionally strong tusks. As much as it is a rarity, tusks measuring up to 32 cm have been collected on several occasions. For individuals who hunt for the size, stalking in moonlight is a more productive way to hunt. For those who seek the company of fellow hunters as well as the joy of hunting, driven hunts can also be organized.
Travel: Antalya/Izmir/Istambul
Big game species: Wildboar, Anatolian Ibex
Type of hunting: stalking
Hunting area: all country
Accommodation: Accommodation is at 3-4 star hotels depending on the area chosen and sometimes hunting lodges are used with satisfactory facilities.
Season, Weather:
Turkish Game Department allows wild boar hunting all over the year and best times rise up as moonlight periods of the months for stalking type, while any month from September through 20th of February is suitable for driven type of hunting.
The weather changes depending on the season and during the summer time the weather is around 15-20 C during the night at stalking hunt while it could be warmer during the day if driven is taken. In the winter time the weather is quite cool, sometimes around 0 – +5 C level.
Bezoar Ibex
Bezoar ibex is one of the most unique member of the goat family in the world and accepted as the most handsome of the ibex species by some. Turkey is a very important destination for Bezoar hunters, with its great population and excellent trophy quality. As a big game animal, Bezoar rank up there with the best and is one of the most sought after trophy animals in the hunting world. For more than a period of three decades, Turkey has hosted trophy hunters from all over the world, who were in pursuit of this elusive animal and today is considered to be the number 1 destination available for trophy hunters. At this point, as an ibex specialist, we offer you the best Turkey ibex hunting experience.
Hunting season: August-March
Type of hunting: stalking (hard)
Hunting area:
Bezoar ibex has a wide distribution and is hunted in many areas in the southern part of Turkey (Mediterranean coast), on Taurus mountain range which extends from west all the way to the east provinces of Anatolia namely Mersin, Adana, Niğde and Erzincan.
The hunting grounds in the Taurus, covered with maquis and forests of pine and altitude varies between 2000’-4500’. Many areas can be reached from the airports in 2 to 4 hours with a smooth drive.
In all of the areas with Bezoar hunting, spotting & stalking type of hunt is the main method. Obviously some of the areas are easier compared to many others. But one should always keep in mind that as a general rule, older billies live in rougher terrain where hunting requires good physical condition.
