Russian Hunting Articles

“Too Old For Ibex?” by Jon R. Sundra in Cabela’s Outfitters Journal
Is there a hunter alive who at one time or another on a physically exhausting or miserable-weather hunt hasn’t asked himself: What the hell am I doing here? I never asked that question with more seriousness than on a hunt I made last October in Krygyzstan for mid-Asian ibex.
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“The Russia Rifle” by Jon R. Sundra
Deciding on a new rifle—choosing the model, caliber, scope, mount, and so on—is an exquisite agony and one of life’s great joys. Being able to specify certain aspects of a guns specs as one would with a barreled action and stock is better yet. And when its done with a specific hunt in mind, well, it just doesn’t get any better than that.
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“Grouse of Another Time” by Chris Dorsey in Sporting Classics
A gruff Russian voice rouses me out of my slumber at 2 a.m. like some sort of knuckle dragger sent to interrogate Francis Gary Powers. I am beginning to understand what Ruark meant when he wrote that it takes time for a soul to catch up to its body after a trans-Atlantic flight, a displaced sensation that he felt upon landing in Africa on safari. When traveling half way around the planet, time, indeed, becomes a relative term.
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“Kings of Blade Swings” from Blade Magazine, August 2002 issue
John Fitch won the Sharp Man Contest at the 14th Annual Batson Bladesmithing Symposium with the “Hog Body.” The 10-inch blade is two pieces of 1/4-inch-thick and 1 1/2-inch-wide 1084 welded together. This knife belongs to one of Fitch’s customers and is the “test rig” model with the grip unfinished for enhanced handling. John’s list price to make a similar piece is $700. If you prefer the same model but with a finished handle of fiddleback maple, his list price is $800.
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