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Bear

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Height – up to 2 meters.

Weight – up to 320 kg.
It is omnivorous: eats the vegetative food, when this kind of food is in abundance; in case of its lack – eats meat of animals.

Spends the winter in a den in hibernation.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a bear?

July – August: on oats

December – January: on a den

Tourist centres:

• „Vika” – recreation centre (Karelia)
• „Zasnezhje” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Malaya Medvezhka” – cottage club (Karelia)
• „Ustinovo” – hunting-fishing farming (Kaluga region)
• „Chudskoje podvorje” – cottage complex (Pskov region)
• „Yunost” – recreation centre (Pskov region) 

Wild boar

Height – up to 1 meter.
Weight – up to 150 kg.

It is omnivorous: wild boar eats fruits of different trees and bushes, roots of plants, small living creatures, eggs and baby birds nesting on the ground, crippling the upland fowl.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a wild boar?

July – August: on oats

December – January: rotational hunting

Tourist centres:

• „Vika” – recreation centre (Karelia)
• „Zaitseva Gora” – hunting-fishing farming (Kaluga region)
• „Zaozerje” – hunting farming (Vologda region)
• „Zasnezhje” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – tourist centre (Karelia)
• „Lesnoj ostrov” – recreation centre (Yaroslavl region)
• „Ustinovo” – hunting-fishing farming (Kaluga region)
• „Yunost” – recreation centre (Pskov region)

Elk

Height – up to 3 meters

Weight – up to 600 kg.

Eats: approximately 350 kinds of plants, basically wood species.

What is the suitable time for hunting for an elk?

August – September: on a roar

December – January: rotational hunting

Tourist centres:

Stepantsevskoje hunting-fishing farming (Vladimir region)

• „Vika” – recreation centre (Karelia)
• „Zaitseva Gora” – hunting-fishing farming (Kaluga region)
• „Zasnezhje” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – tourist centre (Karelia)
• „Lesnije Ugodija” – safari park (Kaluga region)
• „Ustinovo” – hunting-fishing farming (Kaluga region)
• „Yunost” – recreation centre (Pskov region) 

Wolf

It is widespread everywhere. The largest individuals live in the north. It is of greater danger for wild and domestic animals. Wolf is a clever and sly animal.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a wolf?

Summer hunting on broods is rather easy and most effective.

Tourist centres:

• „Vika” – recreation centre (Karelia)
• „Zasnezhje” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lazurnoje” – fishermans house (Tver region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoj ostrov” – recreation centre (Yaroslavl region)
• „Myshkino podvorje” – hotel (Yaroslavl region)
• „Chudskoje podvorje” – cottage complex (Pskov region)
• „Yunost” – recreation centre (Pskov region)

Duck

It is widespread everywhere including cities. It is an essential object of breeding of game-bird in the hunting farming.

Valuable trophy of sports hunting.

Are similar in biology and areas of distribution: wild duck, gadwall, river duck, pintail, shoveler, teal.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a duck?

In autumn. Everywhere. It is necessary to remember: shooting on swimming birds is forbidden; the exception is made for ducks with use of decoy bird.

Tourist centres: 

• „Vika” – recreation centre (Karelia)
• „Gardarika” – recreation centre (Karelia)
• „General” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Gus Lapchatyi” – tourist village (Astrakhan)
• „Dubravushka” – fishing recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Zamok” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Zasnezhje” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Kovcheg” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Lebed” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lotos” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Major Pronin” – recreation centre (Ryazan region)
• „Mesto vstrechi” – fishing-sporting club (Astrakhan)
• „Moskovskaja” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Nadezhda” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Pokrovka” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Ponizovje” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Robinzon” – fishing-hunting centre (Astrakhan)
• „Troitski Kordon” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Tutinka” – recreation centre (Astrakhan)
• „Usadba Repino” – suburban club (Volgograd region)
• „Yunost” – recreation centre (Pskov region)

Goose

Gray goose – is found in small quantities. Lives in desolate and poorly populated places, on the lakesides. Forage is typical for swimming birds.

Bean goose – is bigger than gray goose. It is distinguished with a thin black beak with yellow corbel. Nests in tundra and forest-tundra.

White-fronted goose – it is smaller than gray goose and has a white spot on forehead. Nests only in tundra.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a goose?

From September, 15 till December, 1. Waterlogged lakes, deltas of the large and middle rivers, for example Volga.

Tourist centres:

• „Zasnezhje” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – tourist centre (Karelia)
• „Major Pronin” – recreation centre (Ryazan region)
• „Nereis” – hotel on the White Sea (Karelia).

Pheasant

It is rather big bird. Prefers brake, reeds, outskirts of fields, mixed and deciduous forests. Eats insects, grain, berries and any vegetable food. Quite often these kinds of birds unite into flock by winter.It is very valuable object of rearing of game-bird and amateur hunting with dogs and trampling down.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a pheasant?

Usually – from the beginning of October till the New Year.

Wood grouse

It is the largest bird among upland fowl. Lives in coniferous and deciduous forest. Eats vegetarian food, depending on season and availability of forage.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a wood grouse?

During all winter. Hunting is restricted due to stock of birds in farm.

Tourist centres:

• „Vika” – recreation centre (Karelia)
• „Gorshikha” – recreation centre (Vladimir region)
• „Zasnezhje” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lazurnoje” – fishermans house (Tver region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – tourist centre (Karelia)
• „Lesnije Ugodija” – safari park (Kaluga region)
• „Major Pronin” – recreation centre (Ryazan region)
• „Ozernaja” – recreation centre (Seliger)
• „Sergejevo” – recreation centre (Ryazan region)
• „Sloboda” – recreation centre (Ryazan region)
• „Ustinovo” – hunting-fishing farming (Kaluga region)
• „Chudskoje podvorje” – cottage complex (Pskov region)
• „Yunost” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
  

Black grouse

It is widespread in the zone of woods adjoining forest-steppe. In the late autumn they usually unite into flock. In winter they spend the night in the snow.Eats berries, buds, herbage, needles, etc. Traditionally it is a valuable object of hunting on display ground and with dogs.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a black grouse?

After snow fall. On display ground; strictly from a tent or from an entrance. Black grouses usually are afraid of the going person, but they are not afraid of the sledge rolling by.

Tourist centres:

• „Zasnezhje” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lazurnoje” – fishermans house (Tver region)
• „Lesnoje ozero” – recreation centre (Pskov region)
• „Lesnoj ostrov” – recreation centre (Yaroslavl region)
• „Ozernaja” – recreation centre (Seliger)
• „Chudskoje podvorje” – cottage complex (Pskov region)
• „Yunost” – recreation centre (Pskov region)

Deer

Height – up to 1,5 meters

Weight – up to 400 kg.

Lives in Primorski Krai region. Prefers mixed and deciduous forests with rich underbrush. Mainly eats herbs. It is reared in deer farms.

What is the suitable time for hunting for a deer?

Heat starts in September – November. In Primorski Krai hunting for deer is forbidden. In the hunting farms – under licenses.