Features of hunting in the Crimea

Crimean hunting grounds have long attracted outdoor enthusiasts. Wild boar, partridge, woodcock - whoever the hunters in these territories hunted. 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 observe the deadlines established by law.

Hunting in the Crimea is diverse. These are not only hares, wild boars and roe deer, but also such valuable trophies as the wolf, red deer and many others. Such prey truly honors the hunter, exalting it in his own eyes - after all, getting such a beast is not so easy.

For instance, Noble deer. Hunters note that hunting for this animal is pure adrenaline. The deer is a very sensitive and cautious beast, it is difficult to get to it at a distance of a shot, so such a trophy becomes a real pride of the getter.

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

On the roe deer previously began to hunt in May, and the season lasted until October. According to the law of the Russian Federation, the capture of sex and age individuals is carried out from October 1 to December 31, and males are caught 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 fall - just in August-September - mating fights take place at roe deer, during which many males lose their horns and begin to grow them again only in spring.

Hunting on the boar became possible only after 1957, when the population of these animals was restored. The fact is that such prey, like a wild boar, was valued even in pre-revolutionary times, when the nobles flaunted courage in front of each other, destroying these animals.

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

Pheasant. Now this bird is found almost throughout the peninsula, and it is hard to believe that they appeared here only in 1956. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev has a direct relationship to this. It was he who gave the order to equip a nursery in Crimea for breeding pheasants.

The birds liked the conditions of the new habitat - overgrown bushes 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 effective than the hunter himself, he will be able to raise the bird from its place, but it will also bring prey to the owner. The pheasant hunting season begins on the first Saturday of October and lasts until December.

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

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

As for the terms of hunting, according to the new legislation they are installed on the ground in hunting farms based on individual conditions.

There are few hunting methods, but the success of the entire enterprise, and often the life of the 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, because it involves a long wait for the beast in the chosen place. At the same time, you can’t move, smoke, relieve, in general, make any sounds - otherwise the animal can be frightened off. They set up an ambush in places that animals regularly visit - watering places, feeding platforms, trails along which they move.

It is better to choose several places for an 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 should you cross the path along which animals move.

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

These structures can be stationary (located near animal feeding places, 20-30 meters from them) and mobile (installed along paths along which daily migration takes place, where there is a lot of suitable animal feed, 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 detect it and quietly get to a distance sufficient for firing a shot. It is very important to approach the beast correctly - so that the wind blows the hunter in the face, otherwise any noise and smell will come to sensitive animals.

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

However, the difficulties of prey hunting are not always associated only with legal norms. In particular, the fact of a decrease in the population of waterfowl can be noted. This happened due to the closure of the North Crimean Canal by Ukraine, which resulted in the shallowing of Sivash. Feathered mountain dwellers 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, an African swine fever was discovered on the peninsula, affecting not only domestic but also wild animals. And since wild boars are also carriers of this virus, the authorities decided to reduce their population. The solution to this issue fell on ordinary hunters, and no support measures (lowering the price of weapons, ammunition, simplifying the procedure for obtaining documents) were out of the question.

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

The hunting organization itself will not change either. Free access to fishing is still prohibited. New legislation, like the old, does not encourage poaching. You can hunt in strictly established terms in designated areas. For example, the Annovka hunting ground in Belogorsky district, Kalinovskoye, Maslovo, Novokrymskoye hunting ground in Dzhankoysky district and many others.

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