Where to hunt Blandford Urial
Blandford urial (Ovis Vignei Blandfordi) is a subspecies of Asian wild sheep that inhabits the Baluchistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. As compared to such mountain ranges as the Pamirs and the Tian Shan, the Blandford urial habitat typically features lower altitudes and warmer temperatures (about +5 to +10 Centigrade). But a hunter who travels to Pakistan to hunt a Blandford urial should be prepared to take a few rough strokes from Mother Nature nonetheless.
Price distribution
Blandford urial hunting in Pakistan is usually priced at about $25,000, give or take a few thousand. A considerable part of this money will be forwarded towards conservation projects. The price usually includes local travel and quite a long stay in the mountains, but may not cover payments for bureaucratic formalities in case you do harvest your trophy.
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22 Jul 2018 Is There Such a Thing as an Over-the-Counter Sheep Hunt that Won’t Break the Bank?When to hunt Blandford Urial?
Blandford urial rut takes place in September-October, but the hunting season usually starts when the mating activities are over, and lasts from November to March. It may not be easy to say what part of the season is best, but experienced sheep hunters tend to prefer the end of the season. It is believed that the cooler weather of winter and early spring is more conductive towards hunting success.
Hunting methods All hunting methods (4)
Like most wild sheep, Blandford urial are diurnal. They are more active during the morning and the evening, and usually spend the afternoon chewing their cud. A typical routine is to glass the area, moving from spot to spot, starting at dawn. If an animal that makes a good trophy is located, the hunters may wait until it’s bedded for the mid-day, and stalk it there. If anything goes wrong with the stalk, the Plan B is to try and intercept the trophy as it moves to the place of the evening feed. This doesn’t differ much from any other mountain hunt, and equally calls for good optics, a flat-shooting accurate rifle, and above all good “mountain legs” and stamina.
Why hunt Blandford Urial?
Like most wild sheep, Blandford urial are diurnal. They are more active during the morning and the evening, and usually spend the afternoon chewing their cud. A typical routine is to glass the area, moving from spot to spot, starting at dawn. If an animal that makes a good trophy is located, the hunters may wait until it’s bedded for the mid-day, and stalk it there. If anything goes wrong with the stalk, the Plan B is to try and intercept the trophy as it moves to the place of the evening feed. This doesn’t differ much from any other mountain hunt, and equally calls for good optics, a flat-shooting accurate rifle, and above all good “mountain legs” and stamina.
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