Who has an Argali?

[popeshawnpaul]

Who has an argali on this site?  For those of you that don't know what they are, they are fairytale mega monster sheep from a land far far away...

[whacker1]

Only the fairtale version for me....haven't even been to the land of far far away to hunt those himalayan monsters

And you Pope, do you have one?

[BC CHASER]

Videoman filmed a hunt a few months ago.  Why are you asking?

[tlbradford]

That is my dream animal.

[BC CHASER]

Yeah,  good luck getting one back into the US.  He might not be able to get it back here.  He had his cities permit and all. 

[popeshawnpaul]

I don't have one.  I was surprised at how inexpensive the hunt was.  You can hunt marco polo argali for about 23k.  Of course, you have to pay to get there and all the other stuff.  Would you rather get a 70" argali ram or a desert sheep for 75k?  Easy choice if you ask me...

Just wanting to hear a few stories of the hunt, info, etc.  I've seen a few videos.

[GoldTip]

I agree Pope, would also much rather have the Marco Polo than the Desert sheep.  To be honest I have always thought the Desert variety was kinda homely anyway.  But yeah, a guy could probably take a Marco Polo and a Ibex and do the travel for less than half a desert sheep hunt in Mexico.

[BC CHASER]

$23,000 is your base price, then a trophy fee, tip and all your permits and of course getting there.  Its more in the $50,000 range by the time you are done.  And the US is putting them on their endangered species list so you can go shoot one but you will not get it back!  Videoman said he saw over I think 700 in two days (not endangered).  I have the video of it right hear, pretty cool critter!

[whacker1]

$50K is still better than $75K and a better looking animal.  Unless I get a stimulus check with lots of zero's I will be stuck with deer, elk, bear, cougar combo and possibly Montana.    
BCChaser - are you implying that you can the animal through customs, because the US has dubbed it an endangered species?

[BC CHASER]

Yep.  I see videoman is online right now.  He knows a lot more about it.  I imagine he will chim in any minute!  Call me Bri i got some things for ya!

[popeshawnpaul]

If I can't get a marco polo in the country, no big deal.  There are about 10 types out there.  I would imagine one could get in a hangay argali, altai, gobi, etc...?

[whacker1]

I know very little about this subject, but I like the direction you are going with this.  I bet they would let you bring the photos back through customs 

[Slider]

Here is a 2009 price list!!! 

HUNTING AGENCY 2009 PRICE LIST
Game Dates Regions Price
Eurasian brown bear 08/01-02/28 St. Petersburg, Pskov, Novgorod, Karelia, Kirov $US 6,500
Siberian brown bear 04/20-05/20; 09/01-02/15 Irkutsk, Tuva, Buryatia, Altai, Krasnoyarsk / Yakutia $US 7,500 / 8,500
Far Eastern brown bear 04/25-05/25; 09/01-10/31 Okhotsk / Magadan / Kamchatka $US 10,000 / 10,500 / 11,500
Asiatic black bear 08/01-02/28 Khabarovsk, Primoesky Krai $US 7,600
Wolf 01/10-03/15 Vologda, Tver / Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan / Kalmykia $US 4,200 / 4,400 / 4,700
Eurasian lynx 10/15-02/28 Kirov $US 4,700
Siberian ibex 08/20-12/31 Tuva, Buryatia, Krasnoyarsk / Altai, Kazakhstan $US 5,800 / 6,500
Midasian ibex 01/15-02/28; 08/15-11/30 Kyrgyzstan $US 6,500
Altai ibex 06/01-11/15 Mongolia $US 6,200-7,300
Gobi ibex 06/01-11/15 Mongolia $US 6,000-7,000
East Caucasian (Dagestan) tur 04/15-05/15; 06/15-11/30 Northern Ossetia / Azerbaijan $US 8,500 / 10,000
West Caucasian (Kuban) tur 04/15-05/15; 06/15-11/30 Karachaevo-Cherkessia $US 9,900
Mid Caucasian (Mix) tur 04/15-05/15; 06/15-11/30 Kabardino-Balkaria $US 9,900
Mid and Kuban tur combo 04/15-05/15; 06/15-11/30 Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachaevo-Cherkessia $US 19,300
Mid, Kuban and Dagestan tur combo 04/15-05/15; 06/15-11/30 Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachaevo-Cherkessia, Northern Ossetia $US 27,300
Okhotsk snow sheep 08/15-09/30 Magadan, Okhotsk $US 15,500
Koryak snow sheep 08/10-09/30 Kamchatka $US 19,000
Kamchatka snow sheep 08/01-09/30 Kamchatka $US 19,500
Yakut snow sheep 08/01-11/30 Yakutia $US 14,900
Kolyma Snow sheep 08/15-09/30 Magadan $US 15,900
Marco Polo argali sheep 08/15-12/15; 01/15-02/28 Kyrgyzstan $US 23,500
Tianshan (Karelini) argali 08/15-12/15; 01/05-02/28 Kyrgyzstan $US 23,500
Hangai argali 08/15-12/15 Mongolia $US 48,000
Gobi argali 08/15-12/15 Mongolia $US 46,000
Altai argali 08/15-12/15 Mongolia $US 55,000
Ussury (Amur) moose 09/01-11/15 Khabarovsk, Primorsky krai $US 10,500
Chukotka (giant) moose 08/15-11/30 Yakutia, Magadan / Kamchatka $US 11,900 /12,900
European moose 08/25-11/30 St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Karelia, Tver, Arkhangelsk $US 5,500
Maral stag (Altai wapiti) 09/10-01/15 Irkutsk, Tuva, Buryatia, Krasnoyarsk / Altai / Kazakhstan $US 7,00 / 9,500 / 12,500
Siberian roe deer 08/25-12/31 Altai / Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk $US 4,600 / 4,700
Caucasian chamois 09/01-11/25 Karachaevo-Cherkessia, Krasnodar, Kabardino-Balkaria $US 5,000
Capercaillie and black grouse 04/15-05/10 St. Petersburg, Pskov, Novgorod, Karelia, Tver, Kirov $US 2,550-2,850
European woodcock 09/20-03/31 St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Karelia, Krasnodar / Azerbaijan $US 2,450-2,700 / 2,900-3,300
Quail 08/20-10/10 Krasnodar $US 2,750
Chuckar Partridge 10/01-12/31 Kyrgyzstan / Azerbaijan $US 2,500-2,800 / 2,900-3,300
PO Box 528 Glencoe, IL 60022 • Tel: 1-847-835-5794 • Fax: 1-847-835-5796 • Email: sergei@russianhunting.com

[Bearhunter]

My absolute dream animal as well.  Maybe someday, you never know.

[hornhunter]

Kamchatka Snow Sheep is the one Im after 

That Bad Boys eyes are spread out on his head like E.T.