A hop over the Bering Sea

Bob J. lives in Alaska, unfortunately when he hunted Kamchatka in Aug. 2011 there was no flight service from Anchorage to Petropavlovsk, so he had to travel all the way around the world (literally) to get there. The good news is that he scored by taking this nice ram! More good news is that starting July-Sept. this year, there IS flight service (one time per week) between Anchorage and Petropavlovsk...so if you are ready for a Kamchatka adventure, you flight time just got cut significantly. It's only about 4 1/2 hours to Petro from Anchorage! Contact us for details on this great hunt and the new direct flights!

The Land of Fire & Ice

The Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) is a land of stark contrasts and is also home to the Kamchatka Bighorn. Deron M. hunted one of our top areas there in August 2011 and took this beautiful ram. If you enjoy adventure, beautiful country and exploring new parts of the world, Kamchatka is an outstanding destination!

Ibex in the Altai

Over the years John T. has been on many hunts with Safari Outfitters. Sept. 2011 found him hunting the rugged terrain of the Altai Mountains in western Mongolia in search of ibex. He was successful when he took this nice billy after a long stalk! Congrats John!

First time to Mongolia

Marty B. has hunted many parts of the world and is no rookie, but this was his first adventure to the wilds of Mongolia and while the big one got away, he returned home with a fine ram, new friends and a desire to return to the land of Genghis Khan! His Hanghay ram measured 47".

In search of a ram named Louis...

Past SCI president Larry R. hunted the Gobi in fall 2011. Early in the hunt, he and his guides spotted a ram that they nicknamed "Louis". They hunted for several days and kept seeing this dandy ram, but never could get within shooting distance. Finally their patience and persistence was rewarded when Larry took this outstanding Gobi Argali. He measures 51" w/ 18" bases. Louis will be a great addition to Larry's large collection of trophies and will evoke memories for many years to come!

Gobi Success!

This fine Gobi Argali was taken in August 2011 by Guinn C.

The ram measured 47" w/ 17 1/2" bases. Congratulations Guinn! Nice ram!

2011 Mongolia Gobi Argali Adventures!

I recently returned from a great trip booked by my old friend, well, not that old, Gretchen from Safari Outfitters.  I normally get an old client or hunting buddy to come along on my adventures, and this time it was Jorge Camou, one of the bigger outfitters in Mexico.  We met up in Vancouver, spent the night there, flew Korean Air to Seoul, did a couple tourist days there, then onto Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

We were met there by Geleg, who would be the guide and interpreter for Jorge.  The following morning, we drove down to the train station and caught a train for about 12 hours.  It was daylight hours all the way, which made for a great tour of the country.  We had sleeping berths which were very comfortable, a far better way to travel than by vehicle.  At the end of the line, we were met by our local team who all turned out to be great people.  We arrived at night at the camp, which was first class.

The following morning, we went separate ways . . . me with Adiya and Jorge with Geleg.  By night fall we met back at camp.  We had both seen several rams, some of which were close to 50 inches.  There was no pressure to shoot one right away as our local guides knew the quality in the area.  We spent a few days hunting different areas and as it turned out, we both shot rams the same day.  Mine was lighter bases, a couple inches under 50 and Jorge’s great ram was 50” on the long side with 18.5” bases.  It made for a great day in the Gobi Desert.  Jorge managed to shoot a gazelle and missed a wolf as well.

We both plan one more trip back to get a Hanghay.  Special thanks to Gretchen and her crew of great people.  It was all first class and a fun holiday.  Mongolians used to be the most feared in the world in olden days, but now are some of the nicest people we have met.  I now have 12 sheep of the world and plan to get a couple more to replace a few transplanted ones I shot several years ago.  See you at the Wild Sheep Convention.

Rick Guinn

Guinn Outfitters

Alberta, Canada