2011 Dagestan Tur (Azerbaijan)

Our 2011 spring season in Azerbaijan has just concluded and we had another fantastic season! Success rate was again 100% with some excellent rams taken! This is one of more affordable sheep hunts and we get rave reviews each season on this hunt! Sasha from our Moscow office is along on each hunt to ensure that everything goes as it should. Outstanding guides, good food and abundunt game populations make this one of the more popular hunts for one of the most unique animals in Asia!

Below are some photos and comments from some of our 2011 hunters - Make your plans now for 2012 while good dates are still available!

We had a great hunt in Azerbaijan!  All the local guides did a good job of finding the sheep and getting me to a spot where I got a shot.  They worked hard and went up and down mountains with an ease that I wish I still had.(If I ever had that stamina at their age.)  From the comments of  the guides, I left the biggest Tur still up on the mountain so there will be an opportunity for some other lucky hunter to still get a BIGGER trophy.  Overall we had a great experience and a fun trip including sightseeing tours of Istanbul and Baku.

Dave M. (Spokane, WA)

Great Hunt! - Expectations were met - all the way from start to finish! Touring in Turkey, hotel accomodations and food are great! The hunt was awesome! Saw 15 to 150 tur per day!! Guides were very capable and know the area well. Terrain was steep but was what I expected it to be. Sasha was a great host and I hope some day to be able to hunt again with him!

Allen C. (South Carolina)

For a complete list of references, complete details and available dates for 2012 -

contact Clark - (307) 587-5596 or clark@safari1.com

Get out and get hunting while you are able!

Hunting the Caucasus for Tur

After spending a few days in Istanbul to sight-see- which is a must if you have a layover there- my fellow hunter, Allen, and I flew to Baku.  Clark Jeffs and the crew at Safari Outfitters took care of setting us up with tour guides and transportation while in Istanbul so it was a very relaxing, trouble-free vacation. 
  Upon arriving in Baku it was a marathon of planes, vehicles and horses to get to camp with our guides and Russian liaison, Sasha, who does an outstanding job of keeping things in order.  In camp, we immediately began spotting tur on various ridges.  It soon became apparent what a game-rich environment this area was.  Later that same evening, tur were spotted on a ridge behind camp and we began the ascent up the mountain to cut them off.  We eventually crossed paths at 380 yards with the herd of 41 and the frantic excitement began as we tried to pick out the "shooters".  Allen (my new hunting partner) and I crawled into shooting positions and were ready to drop the hammer on two massive animals in the group.  Unfortunately, they were all feeding too closely and quality shots never presented themselves.  The herd continued up and over the mountain along with the sun as night slowly settled in.  My guides and I continued after them in an unrelenting effort to catch up. Unexpectedly, we jumped a small group while cresting a ridge, where I shot a respectable animal at almost point-blank range in the last few seconds of the fading light.  The horns had a lot of character from fighting with broomed tips. 
  The entire trip went off without a hitch from the time I left the States until I returned thanks to all the key members of Safari Outfitters.  This is a relatively unknown hunt with high success due to good area management efforts and was very rewarding in terms of the quality of the hunt itself.  The temps were in the 50's during the day while the weather was quite wet with it raining every afternoon, but the tents were sound and the food was plenty.  Being physically fit and mentally tough for scaling the mountains each day is a plus. Thanks again!

Dan W.