Wild Boar Hunting in Turkey by Anatolia Safari

Such a successful and joyful driven hunt can not be organized anywhere else but in Turkey, where there are so many natural boar herds, perfect organizations and dreamlike hunting grounds altogether.

After the arrival in Turkey, the hunting trip starts at the airport where a representative of Anatolia Safari awaits to help with the customs procedures. This is followed by a well-organized transfer to the pre-booked hunting ground under professional guidance.

The 5-day-hunting (3 days upon request) is carried out in hunting grounds which have been made ready for accomodation. Well-oriented guides have observed the whole ground, tracked wild boar herds and organized shooting points for you. It is important for the hunters to see the hunting region, the driven team and the dogs in advance.

The driven hunt starts with strategy planning and test shootings carried out far away from the hunting region. According to the hunting achievement, 2 hunts take place in the morning and 2 in the afternoon.

The statistics show that hunters hunt 15-20 wild boars a day on avarage. Most of the hunted wild boars have excellent tusk lengths measuring 20-24 cm and more. The nights can be spend by evaluating the day, enjoying the Turkish cuisine (roast venison on request) and relaxing or celebrating. Note: Hunters may bring their dogs with them.

Compared to other hunting destinations, Turkey has a great advantage in wild boar hunting owing to its geographical location and religious belief. The wild boars can reach full maturity as they live in widespread fields and uninhabited areas. The habitation of wild boars comprise almost three quarters of the country with a total of approximately 500 000 km2. The wild boar is unimportant for Turkish hunters because of their Islamic belief. Farmers, however, show great respect to wild boar hunters because every hunted wild boar adds to a good sowing season. Turkey has various climates owing to the surrounding continents Europe, Asia and Africa. In the northern part of the country (Black Sea region and Marmara region), where a humid climate is dominant, reach the wild boars a weight up to 250 kg and more due to good feeding. Enormously strong wild boars were hunted with a record-tusk length over 30 cm. In the Egean and Mediterrenean regions, where a dry climate is dominant, the wild boars have little weight but excellent tusk quality up to 27 cm and more. In order to hunt wild boars, the best procedure is stalking or driven hunt under full moon. Every full moon season in summer is a good time to hunt wild boar in widespread fields and mountainous areas in winter months. The higher regions are mostly snowy, which makes it possible to track the position of wild boars easily. The hunt season in driven is limited according to the current Turkish hunt laws. 8-15 hunters can join the driven hunt during 15 September-28 February. You have the advantage in summer season to combine wild boar huntwith various holiday activities. Hunting and Beach holiday; Blue Voyage; Wellness; Golf etc. We, the Anatolia Safari team, are always ready to give you service in every respect!

We look forward to welcome you to our untouched hunting destination!

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