I have grown up surrounded by mountain hunters. I don’t know the kind of bedtime stories other kids had, but mine were always about hunting trips. The Caucasus and the Tur have always been my favorite ones, there was something special in hearing every hunter describing always that place as hell. I have been dreaming …
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PICOS DE EUROPA
This may we went back to Picos de Europa. Last year we tried hard for three days to get a chamois with the bow there but we couldn’t make it. We have been training for months to try to make a difference this time. I was surprised how bad the area has been hit by …
Mountain Stags
Last year hunting this area and probably this week was one of the last days heading out there. I grew up here and this has been my school, learning all that I know now. A complicated place to hunt, low density and tough terrain, but as beautiful as it can be. This was my …
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SPRING BUCKS
It is hard to describe how much I was needing to get out after roe bucks!!!. Jagd & Hund (Germany), British Shooting Show (UK), Die Hohe Jagd (Austria), IWA (Germany), Cinegetica (Spain), Salon de Chasse Rambouillet (France), International Bowhunting Seminar (Belgium)… It has been a couple of months with a lot of traveling around Europe, …
GREDOS
Last year during the peak of the rut a friend of mine and well known bowhunter from the USA, Bob Frome, told me that he was coming to hunt ibex in Spain. He was heading to the northern part of the Gredos National Reserve, probably the best area in the whole Spain to shoot old …
ROAR
The roar is one of the most amazing times of the year. It is nice to be back home in Spain to experience it again. It was mid september and the stags were already getting excited in the southern part of Spain. In this case I travelled to Acornland Hunts and had a once in …
SARRIOS
Sarrio, thats how we refer to the Pyrenean Chamois in the Aragon area of Spain, for sure one of my dad´s favorite animals. We spent some quality family time in the mountains looking for a late season buck. Not an easy task since after the rut has conclude, activity was little and days are short. …
MAURITIUS
With beautiful sandy beaches, the Island of Mauritius has also very interesting hunting opportunities. We discovered the fascinating world of spot and stalking for rusa deer with the bow in the rainforest of Mauritius. A paradise that makes a perfect combination between hunting and holidays with the family. Le Chasseur Mauricien took care of everything, …
Rupicapra
Being back in the pyrenees its always amazing, specially if I am accompanying my dad. It is late in the season, and the rut it at its peak. Chamois behavior this time of the year its crazy. I have never seen animals run so much in such a complicated terrain. I wish I could do …
NAMIBIA
Our first stop on our honeymoon was Namibia, one of those African countries that were in my mind since I was a kid, and that we were about to discover in a really authentic way, combining some great time doing activities with my wife, but also with some pure bowhunting. I wanted to show my …
UGANDA
After hunting various regions of Africa, Uganda was next on our list. This small country, located between the Congo Republic, Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania, is rich in habitat and possesses a healthy population of wild game. These characteristics, combined with a stable social situation, create an alluring hunting experience. I’m in agreement with Winston Churchill, …
Symmetry
“Bowhunting spanish ibex its one of the most fun hunts you can do, if you add a group of friends around it, the result can not be more amazing. I was a great experience to spend a week with the guys from Greenatur and a very special guest, Adam Foss. Memories will last for ever” …
AOUDAD
Spain has a wide variety of opportunities and this time I travelled to the south eastern area in pursue of free range barbary sheep. Bowhunting this amazing animal in their natural environment was a blast. It took us some time to spot the ram we were looking for, but at the end everything came together, …
Pyrenees
Every spring we head to the northern part of Spain, in the border with France to bow hunt the Pyrenees range in pursue of chamois. This elusive animals live probably on the most amazing country you can imagine. Experiencing the challenge of getting in to bow range is something you can never get tired of, …
BENIN
Discovering new countries is one of the most interesting parts of traveling abroad. Benin is one of those countries you do not typically hear of, but that has some really interesting opportunities. In this trip we spent ten days hunting for western buffalo and roan, two unique trophies. The hunt was based on tracking, the most …
NWT
One of my best bowhunting experiences I’ve ever had took place on the NWT of Canada. My father and I flew in early august to a little lake located in the middle of the mackenzie mountians. About an hour flight to the west of Norman Wells. We have been hunting for ten days for Dall …
PAKISTAN
Our hunt started in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. We drove along the Karakoram highway for three full days: a 14 hour drive to Chilas, 12 more hours to Skardu, and after 9 more hours, we finally arrived to Hushe, which was going to be our home for the following week. The Karakoram highway wass …
KYRGYZSTAN
Most of the stories people tell are usually about the nice parts of the hunt. Those fond experiences over time are the ones that end up staying in our memories. However, this article aims to tell the other side of the story. This does not mean that there were not endearing moments. But, if I …
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