Trophy hunter Sergei Mazurkevich is heading to Tajikistan. Here he intends to hunt Bukhara markhor and Bukhara urial.
For the first time, Sergey takes the AXMC rifle in a new caliber to the mountains. In this film, you will visit the amazing sights of Tajikistan and get acquainted with the ancient culture of the Tajik people. You will see a breathtaking climb on horseback to an altitude of 2,300 meters, where a trophy hunter will track down one of the rarest mountain ungulates - the Bukhara markhor. This hunt will be truly extreme, since the habitats of these animals are distinguished by the most difficult terrain. The ending of the film will definitely not leave you indifferent.
https://www.khutalon.tj - hunting organizers
http://shohinhunt.tj
Markhors, as representatives of the mountain goat family, are perfectly adapted to life at altitude. They move along the most inaccessible cliffs with exceptional speed and agility. The goats are able to confidently stand on a virtually vertical wall thanks to the special structure of their hooves. Their narrow, forked, hard-contoured hooves have a soft pad in the center that collapses inward when walking, allowing the animal to cling to protrusions with the hard part of the hoof. Their unique horns, twisting like a corkscrew, reach a length of one and a half meters or more. These amazing animals live at altitudes from 500 to 3,500 meters. Markhor hunting is difficult. Its success depends on the physical condition of the hunter, as it is carried out at an altitude of 800 to 3,000 m above sea level. The relief in the habitats of markhor is very complex. Today, the Tajik population has many trophy males aged 7 years and older. The annual quota for harvesting this species is 12 to 15 heads per year. The license costs a lot of money, the lion's share of which goes to protecting the population.
The story of the Bukhara Markhor in Tajikistan is another example of how trophy hunters are preserving nature. After the economic crisis and civil war, the markhor population fell drastically. Illegal hunting of wild animals was then carried out for food. Up until 2008, the population did not exceed 350 individuals. In 2010, international conservation organizations presented the government of Tajikistan with a program for the reproduction of markhor, which had previously been successfully implemented in Pakistan. Local communities became the main beneficiaries. The program was adopted in 2011, and the first hunt brought local residents more than 100,000 euros per trophy. The money went to support rural communities. It was no longer profitable for local hunters to hunt rare animals for food. People stood up to protect the animals. Poaching came to an end. The number of markhor has grown rapidly. By 2019, almost 3,000 Bukhara markhor had been recorded. The number of annual markhor licenses increased from 6 in 2013 to 15 in 2022. Thus, trophy hunting saved the unique species from complete extinction.
00:00 - Intro.
02:10 - Arrival in Dushanbe.
02:55 - The ancient capital of Gissar.
04:13 - Dushanbe market (Mehrgon).
04:43 - Istiklol complex.
05:46 - Road to the base.
07:08 - Sighting in of the AXMC300 norma magnum / .300 nm weapon.
09:05 - Hunting plans. Base camp.
10:47 - About how hunters preserve nature.
12:09 - Shooting at an angle.
13:30 - Road to markhors (car, horses).
16:26 - Previous hunts in Tajikistan.
17:58 - About markhors.
18:58 - Tracking Markhors.
21:56 - Markhur tries to leave.
24:22 - Searching for a wounded animal.
25:18 - On the edge of the abyss (dangerous route).
27:39 - Finishing off the wounded animal.
30:06 - Falling into the abyss!
30:50 - Summing up.
32:10 - Announcement of the next film.
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