Nature Explorer Sheep hunting:

Iran red sheep hunting:

Iran hunting Trans-Caspian Urial, Red Sheep, Armenian Sheep, Esfehan Sheep, Kerman Sheep, Shiraz Sheep, Larestan Sheep, Persian Desert Ibex, Bezoar Ibex Goittered Gazelle, Jabeer Gazelle Wild Boar

Wild Boar can be hunted all year round except spring. There is no restriction in number of trophies. Any combination with other Big Game Safaris or Bird Shooting or Group Safaris also is possible.

Hunting Armenian Mouflon

Ovis orientalis gmelini: DESCRIPTION shoulder height 28-32 inches (71-81 cm) weight 100-140 pounds (45-63 kg) females are considerably smaller. A graceful sheep with relatively long slender legs general color is reddish-tan with a narrow grayish-white saddle patch. Under parts, lower legs and muzzle are white chest is dark brown there is a narrow brown flank band and brown markings on front of the upper legs .in winter, there is a short black ruff on the lower neck and brisket. No bib. Horns are supracervical, curving above and behind the neck. Females usually have small horns, but sometimes are hornless DISTRIBUTION found in northwestern Iran east to Tabriz and south to the central Zagros mountain

Hunting Bezoar Ibex

Capra aegagrus aegagrus: DESCRIPTION (male) Shoulder height 30-37 inches (76-94 cm). Weight 109-200 pounds (45-96 kg). Females are smaller. The bezoar is a handsome animal, its blackish- brown marking contrasting with the lighter body color. Summer coat is reddish brown, turning brownish gray in winter, with old males ashy-gray. Underparts and back of legs are white. The dark blackish-brown areas include the face, throat, chest, dorsal stripe, shoulder stripes, flank stripes, front of legs, and tail. The chin beard is long and black and, in old males, as wide as the chin. Callouses develop on the knees and sometimes on the chest. Males have large, laterally compressed, scimitar-shaped horns. The front edge is sharp, forming a keel for some distance, above which are bold, sharp-edged, widely separated knobs. Females grow short, slender horns and do not have beard.

They are tawny-brown at all seasons, with a dark stripe from eye to muzzle. BEHAVIOR A gregarious herd animal, although alder males are usually solitary or in small bachelor groups. Mates in late autumn, with the kinds (usually two) born five months later. Sedentary, living its life in a small area. Favors steep, rocky terrain, whether in forests or arid regions. May be diurnal or nocturnal, depending on predator and human activity, but older males tend to sleep in hiding places(often caves) by day feed at night both grazes and browses, often climbing trees to feed. Has been seen in trees 20 feet (6m) above the ground, and on limbs extending out over sheer cliffs. Drinks water regularly when available, usually very early or late, on even after dark. Some observers believe it can exist indefinitely without drinking free water. Extremely surefooted and agile. All senses are acute. HABITAT Rugged mountain country, Rocky areas, and adjacent meadows. DISTRIBUTION Most of Iran.

Hunting Esfahan Mouflon

Ovis orientalis isphahanica DESCRIPTION In winter, males have a full-length black neck ruff extending to the brisket. There is no bib. Saddle patch, muzzle, chin, throat and lower part of legs are white. The horns appear to be of two types: those from the Mooteh Wildlife Reserve, about 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Esfahan, are supracervical or perverted, which is to say they curve above and behind the neck as do those of the Armenian mouflon; those from the Tange-Sayad and kolah-Gazi wildlife refuges that are within 90 miles (145 km) southwest and southeast, respectively, of Esfahan are cervical, with the tips growing inward toward the neck the frontal-orbital horn edge is rounded the frontal-nuchal edge is sharp.

Females are similar in appearance to Armenian mouflon females some have very small horns, but most appear to be hornless. DISTRIBUTION The Esfahan mouflon is found only in Iran in the mountains near Esfahan. Valdez restricts it to sheep with cervical horns that inhabit the Tange-Sayad and kolah-Gazi wildlife refuges southwest and southeast of Esfahan; however, for record keeping we also accept sheep from the Mooteh Reserve as Esfahan mouflons.

Hunting Kerman Sheep

Ovis orientalis laristanica x .O vignei blanfordi DESCRIPTION the Kerman sheep is believed to be a hybrid between the Laristan mouflon (O.o laristanica) and the Blanford urial (O. v. blanfordi), which occurs naturally in the Kerman region of southeastern Iran it has 54 or 55 chromosomes and produces fertile offspring. Its winter coat is darker than that of the Laristan moflon, and there is a white saddle patch but no bib. A black neck ruff is present, extending the full length of the neck in some animals but limited to just the lower half in others. The horns are homonymous showing a flat frontal surface with sharp corners. DISTRIBUTION Kerman province of Iran in the Kabr-va-Rouchon wildlife refuge and eastward (Bafgh wildlife refuge) and southward. Boundaries with the Laristan mouflon to the west and the Blanford urial to the east are unclear.

Hunting Laristan Mouflon

Ovis orientalis laristanica DESCRIPTION The Laristan mouflon has been said to be the smallest of the wild sheep but Valdez reports this is not so that adult rams can measure as much as 32 inches (81 cm) at the shoulder and weigh up to 140poundes (64 kg). This is a thin-haired desert race with a short black ruff on the lower neck and breast. There is no bib. The summer coat is straw brown .turning darker brown with a narrow white saddle patch in winter. The horns are homonymous and have a flat frontal surface with sharp edges females have very small horns up to 10 inches (25 cm) in length and 41/2 inches (11 cm) in aramterence DISTRIBUTION Southern Iran in Fars and Laristan provinces. Boundanes with the Kerman sheep to the east are unclear.

Hunting Persian Desert Ibex

Capra aegagrus ssp Description: this classification for the Capra World Slam list of trophy types was added in early 2006. This ibex has been classified in the past as a bezoar ibex. It generally weighs considerably less than the bezoar ibex because it is found in the desert regions of Iran. GSCO considers it to be a transition species between the western bezoar ibex and the eastern Sindh ibex, which are confined to Pakistan. Distribution: for the present, the boundaries will be considered as the desert regions east of the cities of Qom, Yazd, Kerman, and Bandar-e’Abbas.

To clarify further, if a line were drawn from Qom to Yazd on to Kerman (which is all in a southeasterly direction) and then a line drawn from Kerman south to Bandar-e’Abbas, one would have the currently accepted boundaries. Any ibex found east of those imaginary lines would be considered a Persian desert ibex. As for the northern boundary, it would generally be the desert southeast of Tehran and the city of Semnan. The boundaries above are tentative, and could be moved slightly one direction or the other, depending on proof of population pockets of desert ibex.

Hunting Red Sheep

Ovis orientalis gmelini x.o vignei arkal DESCRIPTION Shoulder height 29-32 inches (74-81 cm). Weight averages 110 pounds (50kg) sometimes as much as 150 pounds (68 kg). The red sheep is believed to be a hybrid between the Armenian mouflon (O. o. gmelini) and the trans-Caspian urial (O. v. arkal) that occurs naturally in the Alborz mountains of northern Iran and the Kavir desert of north-central Iran. Its offspring are fertile. As a hybrid its characteristics will vary. Saddle patch and bib may be present or not and neck ruff and horn configuration are variable.

In the western part of its range, where it blends with the pure Armenian mouflon, the horns are predominantly supracervical, curving above and behind the neck and there is usually a saddle patch but no bib. In the east, where it blends with the trans Caspian urial the horns tend to be homonymous and there usually is a white bib but no saddle patch. In central parts of its range both homonymous and supracervical horns can be seen, as well as intermediate types general color is light brown or tan with individuals varying from very light grayish brown to light reddish brown (the “red” in its common name is misleading because other types of sheep may actually have redder coats.) Underpants are white DISTRIBUTION Northern Iran in the Alborz (or Elburz) Mountains, plus an isolated population in the Kavir Desert of north-central Iran. Boundaries with the Armenian mouflon to the west and the trans-Caspian urial to the are unclear

Hunting Shiraz Mouflon

Ovis gmelini ssp Description: There is a rather dramatic difference between the Esfahan mouflon and the Shiraz mouflon. By the same token, there is a rather dramatic difference between the Laristan mouflon and the Shiraz mouflon. Generally the horns of the Esfahan mouflon more resemble the horn configuration of the Armenian mouflon found to its north. The horns of the Shiraz mouflon more resemble the horn configuration of the Laristan mouflon found to its south. Over time, the Shiraz and Esfahan mouflons seem to have developed their own distinct characteristics and warrant separate trophy classifications. Distribution: The boundary for this sheep is somewhat controversial. GSC/Ovis and the SCI Record book accept that the Shiraz mouflon is found in the reserves near the city of Shiraz, and south and east to the cities of Jahrom and Darab.

Hunting Trans Caspian Urial

Ovis vignei arkal DESCRIPTION Shoulder height up to 39 inches (99 cm) weight up to 200 pounds (91 kg) females can weigh up to 100 ponds (45 kg). A large bright-colored, very handsome urial. Adult rams have a white bib and a long, white neck ruff; immature males have a smaller, dark neck ruff upper parts are uniformly tawny-brown. Rump patch, muzzle, belly and lower legs are white, and there is darker stripe separating belly and upper body. No saddle patch, but some males have a dark shoulder spot in winter coat. The horns are rather long and homonymous growing in a tight circle or forming an open spiral. The frontal horn surface is flat, with sharp angles and distinct ridges, triangular in cross section. Females have short, straight horns. DISTRIBUTION Iran: Khosh-Yeylagh and Heydari Wildlife Reserve in the northeast.