Maral and Izubr Stag Hunting

Location: Ust’-Koksa, Altai, Russia
Season dates: October 15-December 31
Hunting method: stalking
Accommodations: rustic hunting cabins
Price: $11,000 group of 2 or 3; $12,500 solo
Additional day of hunting: $500
Additional trophies: brown bear $4000, ibex $3000, musk deer $1500

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Location:  Irkutsk region, Russia Season dates: September 15-October 10 Hunting method: bugling Accommodations: rustic heated hunting cabins Price: $5000 group of 3; $6,000 group of 2 $6,500 solo The additional day of hunting: $400 Additional trophies: brown bear $3000, musk deer $1500, Siberian Roe deer $1000

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Maral stag, Altai

Sergei Shushunov and Russian Hunting LLC organize hunting expeditions for maral and izubr stags – two subspecies of asian wapiti in Russia and Kazakhstan. The Asian Wapiti habitat is spread through 7 time zones along the Southern borders of Russia, parts of China, Mongolia, and Central Asia.

Izubr (Izyubr), also called Manchurian wapiti, is a subspecies of Asian wapiti found in the territories between Lake Baikal and the Pacific Ocean. Izubr is smaller than other subspecies and has weaker, narrower antlers. Izubr stag winter coat is dark grayish-brown, contrasting with a very large red rump patch, which is divided by a narrow dark stripe. It has a longer and narrower muzzle than other Asian or American wapitis. Hunting is offered in the Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, and Primorsky Krai regions of Russia, primarily in September during the rutting season. This can be combined with hunts for wild boar, musk deer, sika deer, brown bear, and Asiatic black bear.

Maral, found West of Lake Baikal, is represented by two subspecies: Tyan Shan Maral and Altai Maral, and looks similar to North American wapiti, or elk. Maral stag is a magnificent animal with massive antlers, frequently larger than elk.

Sergei Shushunov - Altai maral stag hunt

Tyan Shan maral color is dark brownish-gray, with the head, neck, underparts, and legs dark brown with a tinge of red. There is a wide, light-colored ring around the eyes and a narrow white border on the upper lip around the nose. The rump patch is very large and bright reddish-cream in color with a dark brown border, and is divided by a blackish-brown stripe that does not reach the root of the tail. Tyan Shan maral is hunted only in Kazakhstan.

Altai maral is slightly smaller and paler in color than Tian Shan maral, with some minor skull differences. Their winter coat is a light grayish-brown or yellowish-brown; the head, neck, belly, and legs are a dark brown.

Altai maral stag can be hunted in Russia and Kazakhstan, with the best trophies found in Kazakhstan.
Hunting for maral stag is organized in the Tuva, Krasnoyarsk, and Altai regions of Russia and Kazakhstan, starting during the rutting season in September. Later in the season, maral are hunted by stalking or with dogs. Horses are frequently used during the hunt. Maral hunts, depending on the area and season, can be combined with Siberian Ibex, Siberian roe deer, musk deer, wild boar, and bear hunts.

TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MARAL OR IZUBR HUNTING TRIPS, call Sergei at 1-847-962-1858 or e-mail sergei@russianhunting.com. Subsequent expeditions are scheduled for September-October-November