Features of hunting in Crimea

Crimean hunting grounds have long attracted outdoor enthusiasts. Wild boar, partridge, woodcock - whoever hunters hunted in these territories. The current hunt differs markedly from the past - it is required not only to obtain the necessary documents before going out on the fishery, but also to strictly observe the deadlines established by law.

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

For example, Noble deer. Hunters note that hunting this animal is pure adrenaline. The deer is a very sensitive and cautious animal, it is difficult to get close to it within a shot distance, so such a trophy becomes the real pride of the hunter.

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 you can get sexually mature males from September 1 to 30, and young deer, whose horns have not yet ossified - from June 1 to July 15.

On roe deer hunters used to start hunting 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 hunted 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 early autumn - just in August-September - mating fights take place among roe deer, during which many males lose their horns and begin to grow them again only in spring.

Hunting for a 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 even in pre-revolutionary times, when the nobles flaunted courage in front of each other, destroying these animals.

In the middle of the 19th century, the animals were destroyed. And only in 57th were brought 34 females and one male wild pigs in order to repopulate the territory of the peninsula with these animals.

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

The birds liked the conditions of the new habitat - thickets of 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 will also bring prey to the owner. The pheasant hunting season starts from the first Saturday in October and lasts until December.

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

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

As for the timing of hunting, according to the new legislation, they are established locally in hunting farms. based on individual conditions.

There are not many ways of hunting, but the success of the whole enterprise, and often the life of a hunter, depends on the correct choice of one of them. There are three such methods.

This method requires not only good physical shape, but also endurance, patience, since it involves a long wait for the animal in the chosen place. At the same time, you cannot move, smoke, relieve yourself, in general, make any sounds - otherwise the animal can be frightened away. An ambush is arranged in places that animals regularly visit - a watering hole, feeding grounds, trails along which they move.

It is better to choose several places for an ambush - in case the weather and wind direction change. It is also 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 the animals move.

In fact, this is the same hunt from an ambush, 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 registered hunting farms.

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

This method is considered one of the most risky and suitable for the brave, experienced hunter. The essence of such a hunt is not to wait for the animal in a predetermined place, but to independently detect it and quietly get close to a distance sufficient to fire a shot. It is very important to approach the beast correctly - so that the wind blew in the face of the hunter, otherwise any noise and smell will be heard to sensitive animals.

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

However, the difficulties of hunting an animal 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 blocking of the North Crimean Canal by Ukraine, which resulted in the shallowing of the Sivash. The feathered inhabitants of the mountainous regions were also affected. 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 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 there was no question of any support measures (lower prices for weapons, cartridges, simplification of the procedure for obtaining documents).

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

The very organization of the hunt will not change either. Free fishing trips are still prohibited. The new legislation, like the old one, discourages poaching. You can hunt within a strictly specified time frame in specially designated areas. For example, the hunting grounds Annovka in the Belogorsk region, Kalinovskoye, Maslovo, Novokrymskoye in the Dzhankoy region and many others.

See below about the peculiarities of hunting for hares in Crimea.