Kamchatka covers more than 370,000 km² and is East Asia’s largest peninsula and is located between the Bering Strait and the Okhotsk Sea or Sakhalin. Kamchatka’s most important city is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The peninsula is 1,200 km long and 450 km wide. Kamchatka is not only the land of premium trophy-sized bears but also the land of volcanos and geysers.
Game species
Kamchatka
After your arrival in Petropavlovsk, the journey continues by helicopter or by car and snowmobile to the hunting areas. We have areas purely for hunting bears in the south of Kamchatka, as well as mixed hunting areas in the north.
On the spring hunt for magnificent brown bears between 24th April - 24th May, you will fly by MI-8 helicopter from Yelizovo to your accommodation. Flying time is roughly one hour. The hunting areas lie in the south of Kamchatka, west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and near Ust-Bolseretsk, on the edge of a national park. The hunting areas have a huge stock of large and powerful bears. You will start off in small groups every day from your accommodation. Each hunter has a guide and a snowmobile that is driven by the guide. You will always go hunting in small groups, so that help is always at hand if something unexpected occurs, like a snowmobile breaking down. Hunting in Kamchatka is very dependent on the weather. When the weather is fine and the skies clear, you will see a mixture of bears, of all sizes. However, if it is foggy, you can reckon on a day in camp and with no hunting. Transport during the hunt is by snowmobile. As we'll travel a great distance, you will see around 50-100 bears during the hunt, from mother bears, each with two or three cubs, to juveniles and of course the magnificent large and powerful bears. As soon as a strong bear is tracked or sighted, he will be stalked and driven to within a shooting distance of 30-100 m. Bears have an average height of 8-9 feet (2.4 - 2.7 m) but can also reach a height of 3 metres and more.
EWe organize a combination hunt for moose and bears from the end of October to mid-November. Hunting is the well-known drop & hunt method. Capital moose over 70 inches can be shot on this hunt.
Hunting Schedule for South Kamchatka
Day 1 - Mroning arrival in Moscow, rifle licence and processing of all formatilities, flight to Petropavlovsk.
Day 2: Arrival in Petropavlovsk, helicopter transfer to the hunting camp,
no hour-long car transfers! No helicopter hunting!
Day 3 - 7 or day 9: 5 - 7 days of hunting
Day 8/10: Helicoptere transfer to Petropavlovsk, overnight stay in hotel
Day 9/11: Return flight to Moscow, departure from Moscow or possible overneight stag.
On arrival in Petropavlovsk you will travel northwards to Esso by helicopter or car. Depending on the weather, the journey takes 6 - 8 hours by car or 2 - 2.5 hours in an MI-8 helicopter.
The hunting area to which we have access around Esso, contain a large population of trophy-sized moose, bears and Siberian big-horn sheep. A combination of all three wild species is possible.
We organize a combination hunt for moose and bears from the end of October to mid-November. Hunting is the well-known drop & hunt method. Capital moose over 70 inches can be shot on this hunt.
A helicopter is used in the hunt to locate the animals. Once an animal has been spotted you will be disembarked and the game is driven towards you by the helicopter. We recommend dates from the end of October to the middle of November for hunting moose in combination with bears and big-horn sheep.
Hunting in Kamchatka is very dependent on the weather. The helicopter can only fly into the hunting area if safety is guaranteed and the pilots have clearance to fly. It is not possible to fly in fog, a snow storm, strong wind or at night, which means that there may be days without hunting that will be spent at the hotel.
You need about 1 - 2 hours flying to hunt a moose. Trophies obtained from the moose are still gigantic; well over 60 Inch, sometimes even over 70 Inch (see title image) are realistic. We can organise a group of up to 5 hunters for a moose hunt. Each hunter will successfully bag his trophy-sized moose as well as 1 – 2 premium trophy-sized bears. The duration of the trip and the number of hunting days depends on the size of the group and the weather conditions.
Hunting season: October - November
All hunting trips involving 2 or more hunters for a combination of moose and bears will be accompanied by an employee of Versch Jagdreisen.
Kamchatka is not only the land of the big bears, but also snow sheep (Ovis nivicola) can be found in the mountainous regions of Kamchatka. The Kamchatka Snow Sheep is the largest subspecies of the snow sheep and a popular goal for foreign hunters from all over the world. The hunting areas can be found in the Milko and Esso region. The sheep have a horn length of about 90 cm, big sheep 95-110 cm and a very strong base. The Koryak snow sheep is native to the Koryak Mountains in the north of the peninsula. The hunt is from the beginning of August to the beginning of September at an altitude of 800-2000 meters. Approx. 8 hunting days are planned for this hunt, which is sufficient to shoot one of the coveted sheep trophies.
Snow sheep stalking in Kamchatka
Hunting season: 10. August - 10. September
Hunting area: Milkovo und Esso
Hunting method: Stalking, no helicopter hunting
Accommodation: Hunting lodges and tents
Trophy size: ca. 75 - 90 cm spiral horn length
Snow sheep stalking in Koryak
Hunting season: 10. August - 10. September
Hunting area: Koriak mountains
Hunting method: Stalking, no helicopter hunting
Accommodation: Hunting lodges and tents
Trophy size: ca. 70 - 85 cm spiral horn length
Snow sheep stalking in Chukotka
Jagdsaison: 10. August - 10. September
Hunting area: South of Chukotka on the border with Koryak
Hunting method: Stalking, no helicopter hunting
Accommodation: Hunting lodges and tents
Trophy size: ca. 70 - 80 cm spiral horn length
Gallery
Which game species are here, see above. Below you will find the trophy gallery for the wild species that occur.
Trophy gallery
Kamchatka
Country
Travelling to Kamchatka does not pose a problem. Your journey begins with the flight to Russia’s Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow where you will be picked up. After completing all formalities you will be accompanied to the domestic airport, Domodedovo. In the afternoon you will fly from Moscow to the east, reaching Petropavlovsk. The flight is about nine hours. On arrival in Petropavlovsk you will travel northwards to Esso by helicopter or car. Depending on the weather, the journey takes 6 - 8 hours by car or 2 - 2.5 hours in an MI-8 helicopter.
The hunting area to which we have access around Esso, contain a large population of trophy-sized moose, bears and Siberian big-horn sheep. A combination of all three wild species is possible.
- Airport Petropavlovsk
- Hunting area for bears in spring
- Hunting area for combination moos, bear and Kamchatka snow sheep
Accommodation
Moos hunt:
You will stay in a very luxurious hotel for this hunting trip. The 3 star hotel is located close to the hunting areas which you can reach in only 20 - 30 minutes. During your stay in the hotel you will have a single room with an en-suite bathroom. You can let us know your menu preferences. We can buy fresh fish in the Elizovo fish market and prepare it for you in the hotel. The very agreeable and welcoming hotel has hot springs in its grounds which are at your disposal.
Bear hunt:
Your accommodation has been carefully planned, in heated log cabins that are well equipped. In our base camp, which accommodates 6 hunters, there is a hot spring where you can take a relaxing bath after your hunt in the midst of the breathtaking natural landscape of Kamchatka.
Our two spike camps have space for 3 hunters and include a sauna. You will be flown to your accommodation in a MI-8 helicopter from Yelisovo.