Wood grouse hunting trips in Bulgaria - Hunting area Певците 4335
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Wood grouse hunting in Bulgaria
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We hunt some of the best areas for Capercaillie in Bulgaria!
Wood grouse hunting period & methods
Wood grouse hunting in Bulgaria season:
- Males: April 15 - May 15
Capercaillie
The capercaillie, also known as wood grouse or heather cock, counts to the family of grouse, the largest game bird in Europe.
Capercaillie hunting is one of the most interesting and emotional kinds of hunting. Only male capercails are allowed for hunting. The biggest population is in the Rhodope Mountains. Capercaillie hunting is relatively more expensive in Bulgaria compared to Russia or Scandinavian countries. However, if you wish to spend your nights in a lovely huntng lodge in Bulgaria instead of a cold tent in Russia, you are making the right choice by picking this kind of hunt in Bulgaria. Here Capercaillie hunting is almost 100% successful.
Scientific Name: Tetrao urgellus
Habitat: Mature mixed coniferous forest with an relatively open canopy.
Description: Large member of the grouse family. The males and females can be easily distinguished by their size and colouration. Males black with brown back and wings. Large head with ragged "beard". Red wattle above the eye. Typically 74 - 85cm in length and around 4 to 5 kg in weight. The hens are much smaller, 54 - 64 cm in length and 1.5 - 2.5 kg in weight. Barred brown plumage with some white and a distinctive orange breast.
Hunting method: Stalking
Hunting available in: In some areas of distribution in Bulgaria
Hunting services: Standart price list
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Wood Grouse hunting trips in Bulgaria
The wood grouse is the biggest gallinaceous bird and is encountered in pine forests at over 1500 m above sea level.
It is also one of the most prestigious trophies among birds. Wood grouse hunting takes place early in the morning, before dawn. Observations need to be made beforehand to identify the so-called tokovishta (places where the wood grouse mates with 1 to 6 females).
Wood grouse hunting can only take place during its mating period, and having a guide who knows the area well is mandatory, because the trecks to the hunting grounds are made in complete darkness. Advancing towards the singing wood grouse happens on command from the guide.
Depending on the terrain, up to 3 paces are walked only during certain parts of the wood grouse’s song. It makes 3 sounds and the hunters can move only when it starts singing the third one - brosene. This is a sound that mimics the sound of sharpening a scythe. Before that the two others are popping (sounds like opening a bottle of champagne) and knocking. When making the third sound the wood grouse can’t hear anything, that’s why the hunters need to make their advance then.
If a hunter cannot synchronize their movement with the bird’s song, the guide must take their hand and make sure they move in unison with the melody. Shooting distance is about 30 m and the shot is taken on the command of the hunting guide. This is the only bird that can be shot when on the ground. The rounds are № 2/0 до № 4/0 when hunting with a smoothbore weapon.
When hunting with a rifled weapon, the shooting distance can be between 50 to 80 m, if the visibility allows it. When using a rifled weapon the wood grouse can be hunted in daylight, because the distances are significantly greater. Rifles and Flobert rifles can be used, as well as 223 and all small caliber shotguns. The wood grouse in Bulgaria is an exceptional trophy but it isn’t a bird that can be consumed. It is a trophy which can be stuffed and preserved.
The hunt itself is very interesting and emotional.
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