Hunt Hybrid Bezoar Ibex in Turkey

There are direct daily flights of Turkish Airlines from New York and Chicago to Istanbul. In addition to these Turkish Airlines also have direct scheduled flights from L.A., Houston, San Francisco, Miami, Dallas and D.C. to Istanbul. Istanbul also can be reached from many major European cities easily. As Turkish Airlines has connecting flights to South of Turkey where we conduct our Hybrid Bezoar hunts, we recommend our hunters to fly via Turkish Airlines as they can get the advantage of checking in all the way through to the last destination.

After you arrive in Istanbul, main gate of the country, our representative will escort you to the domestic flights terminal where you will board on a flight which will take you either to the town of Adana, Şanlıurfa Gaziantep, Diyarbakır, Tunceli, Adıyaman or to Antalya. All cities can be reached within 1 to 1 ½ hour flight. It is up to you if you would like to book your own flights until the last destination. But we may as well arrange your domestic flight on request.

After you arrive south of Turkey, we drive you to the hunting area directly which takes 2 to 4 hours depending on the area. Please notice that you will be accompanied by some of Optimum Hunting staff throughout your stay in Turkey. You will never be left alone from the moment you step into the country until the last minute.

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The hybrid ibex which is known by Safari Club International and Grand Slam Club Ovis as a official subspecie, is the cross breed between Bezoar ibex and the domestic goat which can be hunted in certain areas of Turkey like Adiyaman. Despite of the fact that there is no uniformity to describe hybrid specimens, distinct features that differentiate hybrid from Bezoar is their big, floppy ears and comparatively longer hair on their body. However, the most prominent difference may be the form of the horns which may flare out distinctively. The hair of this sub-species is long, the points of its horns curve outwards and the length of the horns, curled like those of the wild sheep, is between 36" and 44".

The hunting season is between September and March and the hunt takes 7 days.