Features of hunting in the Crimea

The Crimean hunting grounds have long attracted lovers of outdoor activities. A wild boar, a partridge, a woodcock - no one was hunted in these territories. The current hunt is noticeably different from past times - It is required not only to obtain the necessary documents before going fishing, but also to strictly comply with the statutory deadlines.

Hunting in the Crimea is different. These are not only hares, wild boars and roes, but also such valuable trophies as the wolf, red deer and many others. Such prey really does honor to the hunter, elevating him in his own eyes - after all, it is not so easy to get such a beast.

For example, Noble deer. Hunters point out that the hunt for this animal is pure adrenaline. The deer is very sensitive and cautious beast, it is difficult to get close to the distance of the shot, therefore such a trophy becomes a real pride of the getter.

The dates of deer hunting have changed since the annexation of the Crimea to Russia. If earlier the season began in August and lasted until December, then now it is possible to mine mature males. from 1 to 30 September, and young deer, whose horns have not yet ossified - from 1 June to 15 July.

On roe deer earlier they started to hunt in May, and the season continued until October. According to the law of the Russian Federation, sex-age specimens are captured. from October 1 to December 31, and males are harvested at the beginning and end of summer - from May 20 to June 10, and from July 15 to August 15.

The hunt ends in mid-August, because in the early autumn - just in August-September - mating fights take place near roe deer, during which many males lose their horns and begin to grow them again only in spring.

Hunting boar became possible only after 1957, when the population of these animals was restored. The fact is that such prey as a wild boar was appreciated in pre-revolutionary times, when the nobles braced each other with courage, destroying these animals.

In the middle of the XIX century, animals were destroyed. And only in the 57th, 34 females and one male wild pigs were brought in to re-inhabit the territory of the peninsula with these animals.

Pheasant. Now this bird is found almost throughout the peninsula, and it is difficult to believe that they appeared here only in 1956. Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev is directly related to this. It was he who ordered to equip in the Crimea nursery for breeding pheasants.

The birds liked the conditions of the new habitat - thickets of shrubs and reeds, abandoned vineyards, road forest belts - and they successfully bred in the new territory. It is better to hunt them with a dog - it is not only more efficient than the hunter himself, able to lift the bird from its place, but also bring prey to the owner. The season of pheasant hunting begins from the first Saturday of October and lasts until December.

Hunt for woodcock was at one time the favorite entertainment of privileged persons. These birds stop in large numbers on the peninsula during the winter flight, therefore the season begins in autumn - in October - and lasts until the end of December. During this period, woodcocks go to winter on the Mediterranean Sea and stop to rest in the Crimea.

In addition to these animals, in the Crimea, you can hunt on a partridge, on a duck, on quail, on a goose, on a wolf, on a hare, and others.

With regard to the timing of hunting, according to the new legislation they are established on the ground in hunting farms based on individual conditions.

There are few ways to hunt, but the success of the whole enterprise, and often the life of a hunter, depends on the right choice of one of them. There are three such methods.

This method requires not only good physical shape, but also endurance, patience, since it implies a long wait for the beast in the chosen place. In this case, it is impossible to move, smoke, relieve the need, in general, to make any sounds - otherwise the animal can be scared away. The ambush is arranged in places that the animals regularly visit - watering, feeding grounds, trails along which they move.

It is better to choose a few places for ambush - in case of changing weather and wind direction. It is necessary to take into account the distance, which should not exceed 15-20 meters. Taking a position in no case can not cross the path on which animals move.

In fact, this is the same hunt from an ambush, but during it a person is on a special tower - a platform that is located 3-3.5 meters above the ground. Such facilities are most often located on the territory of state and assigned hunting farms.

These facilities can be stationary (located near the feeding places of animals, 20-30 meters away from them) and mobile (installed along the paths along which the daily migration takes place, where there is a lot of food suitable for animals, near farmland).

This method is considered one of the most risky and suitable for bold, experienced hunters. The essence of such a hunt is not to wait for the beast in a predetermined place, but to independently discover it and quietly get close enough to make a shot. It is very important to approach the beast - so that the wind blew in the hunter's face, otherwise any noise and smell will reach the sensitive animals.

After the Crimea became part of the Russian Federation, hunters noted significant changes in legislation. Of course, this was to be expected - after all, Russian laws are different from Ukrainian ones.

However, it is not always the difficulties of catching the beast are associated only with legal norms. In particular, we can note the fact of a decrease in the population of waterfowl. This was due to the overlap of the North-Crimean Canal by Ukraine, which resulted in the shallowing of the Sivash. The feathered inhabitants of the mountainous regions also suffered. Some rivers and streams were artificially redirected in order to maintain the required water level in the reservoirs, which could not but affect the ecosystem.

In addition, African swine fever was found on the peninsula, affecting not only domestic but also wild animals. And since boars are also carriers of this virus, the authorities decided to reduce their population. The solution to this issue lay on simple hunters, and there was no talk of any support measures (lowering the prices of weapons, ammunition, simplifying the procedure for obtaining documents).

As for the regulations, they will not make significant changes to the rules of hunting on the peninsula. Documents issued to hunters before the Crimea became part of Russia will be valid, they will not have to change.

The organization of the hunt itself will not change either. Still free access to fishing is prohibited. New legislation, like old, does not encourage poaching. You can hunt in strictly fixed terms in specially designated areas. For example, the hunting area Annovka in the Belogorsk district, Kalinovskoe, Maslovo, the Novokrim land in the Dzhankoy region and many others.

On the features of hunting for hares in the Crimea, see below.