8-10 MARCO POLO/MID-ASISAN IBEX HUNT FOR 1 HUNTER IN KYRGYZSTAN & FAMILY FULL YEAR ABROAD MEDICAL & SECURITY MEMBERSHIP WITH GLOBAL RESCUE, LLC
Hunting Department - Coordinated by: Bryan Martin, Asian Mtn. Outfitters/Canadian Mtn. Outfitters, PO Box 507, Kent, OR 97033, Phone: (250)317-5525, Email: asianmtnoutfitters@gmail.com or bryankmartin@gmail.com, Website: www.asianmountainoutfitters.com
Booth #819, 821
Donation: This is a 8-10 days of hunting for Marco Polo and Mid-Asian ibex hunt for one hunter. All Kyrgyzstan hunting licenses and fees are included in this donation 100% donated by the Kyrgyzstan Hunting Department for Marco Polo and ibex enhancement projects. CITES application with USFWS is due by May 1, 2013. Cost is $100. Camp Staff tips are additional.
Dates: Can be taken between September - November 2013 or January/February 2014; Hunt cannot be transferred to another year.
Additional non-hunters: Welcome for $2500 each.
Arrival & departure point: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Accommodations: In Bishkek (Hotel at $100-200/night); in hunting area, there is a base camp w/heated buildings and if spiking out, backpack style tents.
Special note: This is a Marco Polo (subspecies is the Hume Argali) and ibex (Mid-Asian) from Kyrgyzstan. Asian Mountain Outfitters, working in conjunction with the Director of the Kyrgyzstan Hunting Department, have donated this hunt. The winning bidder will have their name submitted to the USFWS, so that they will get a USFWS CITES Import Permit, if they are a US Citizen. Non American’s are not required to get an import permit. All funds, minus 10% to the Wild Sheep Foundation for running the auction and the Government license/tax fee and travel/vehicle expense incurred by the Hunting Department, will go into a fund for Marco Polo and ibex enhancement projects: such as wolf management, game surveys, anti-poaching patrols, range management issues, local education, studying animal migration patterns and an aerial program in the near future for radio-collaring animals and doing scientific research. This is a demanding hunt: A real hunt for real hunters; physical fitness will help with hunter enjoyment and success. Elevations range from 10,000-13,000’. Temperatures are below freezing and sometimes below 0; Extensive horseback riding is required. Hunters need to be proficient in shooting 300-500 yards. Bryan will be doing 2 seminars at the Wild Sheep Convention where he will discuss how hunters should prepare for trips like these. After the hunt, hunters will take trophies home with them as checked luggage or they can be shipped via DHL and cleared, using a wildlife broker. If hunter desires to have a Western/English speaking guide, this can be arranged for an additional price:
Value: $33,500.
INCLUDED WITH THIS DONATION IS: FAMILY FULL YEAR ABROAD MEDICAL & SECURITY MEMBERSHIP WITH GLOBAL RESCUE, LLC
Fully donated by: Global Rescue, LLC. Contact, Tyler Green, 177 Milk Street, Boston, MA 02109, Phone: (617)459-4200, Email: tgreen@globalrescue.com
Website: www.globalrescue.com
Booth #1107
Donation: Global Rescue joins Asian Mountain Outfitters in donating one Family Full Year Abroad Medical + Security Membership to be attached to the Marco Polo/Mid-Asian Ibex hunt. This membership provides coverage for up to 365 continuous days of travel for the membership holder, his or her significant other and up to four dependent children under the age of 23. Global Rescue is the premier medical, security, advisory and evacuation services provider and the only company with field rescue capabilities worldwide. Its commitment to you begins at the point where the crisis occurs and continues, providing for medical evacuation and security extraction from the exact point of illness, injury or danger until you get to your home country hospital or safe location of choice. Individuals 75-85 can use this as a credit toward the cost of an extended plan membership. 100% of the proceeds generated from this donation benefit WSF