The Hunting Consortium

Peccary

Also unique to the New World, peccaries are closely related to the pigs of Europe and Asia, but they are not pigs, but have their own separate family. They have pointed heads, disk-like snout and a coat of course bristly hair. They have prominent scent glands and travel in packs of up to 20 individuals. There are two species found in North America, the collared peccary and the white-lipped peccary.

Collared Peccary

The smallest of the peccaries, the collared peccary has a gray-black grizzled looking coat with a whitish collar across the upper shoulder, which gives it its name. They are found in south Texas, the southwest corner of New Mexico and southern Arizona, as well as throughout Mexico, Central and South America. They are often taken as a byproduct of deer hunts.

Hunt:

• Texas - 3 day hunt

White-Lipped Peccary

Significantly larger than the collared peccary, the white-lipped peccary can reach 85 pounds in weight. It is usually darker in color that the collared peccary, with a white lower jaw, throat and rump. It is an animal of the jungle, found in southern Mexico and throughout Central America and in tropical South America.

Hunt:

• Mexico, Campeche - 5 day hunt, tented camp

American Alligator

The American alligator is the only huntable crocodilian in North America. It is also the largest of the several species of alligator. It is found in coastal and swamp regions of the southern United States from the coast of North Carolina to the coast of Texas. It differs from the American crocodile by having a broader snout and the teeth of the lower jaw fit into the upper jaw when closed, not exposing teeth, as does the crocodile when its mouth is closed. The Hunting Consortium offers both trophy and meat and hide hunts.

Hunt:

• Florida - 3 day hunt

Wild Turkey

The wild turkey is unique to North America, although both wild and domesticated forms have been transplanted into Europe, Asia and in the South Pacific. It is the largest of the galliform family of birds (chickens, partridges and quails). It is also one of the most popular game species in North America rivaling the whitetail deer as an object of hunters’ admiration and desire. Regarded in most states of the United States as big game, there are six subspecies recognized by the hunting community, the eastern wild turkey, Rio Grande wild turkey, Merriam’s wild turkey, Osceola wild turkey, Gould’s wild turkey and the oscellated wild turkey.

The prestigious feat of taking of the first four of these subspecies is know as the Grand Slam of turkey hunting. Taking the Gould’s turkey in addition to those first four constitutes a Royal Slam, and the pinnacle of turkey hunting achievement, the World Slam of turkeys, requires all 6 subspecies.

The Hunting Consortium offers hunts for all the North American subspecies of wild turkeys. In some cases we have multiple hunts for the more popular subspecies of turkeys.

Hunts:

• Virginia - 3 day hunt, eastern wild turkey

• Georgia - 3 day hunt, eastern wild turkey

• Florida - 3 day hunt, Osceola wild turkey

• Texas - 3 day hunt, Rio Grande wild turkey

• New Mexico - 2 day hunt, Merriam’s wild turkey

• Mexico, Chihuahua - 3 day hunt, Gould’s wild turkey

• Mexico, Campeche - 3 day hunt, Oscellated wild turkey

Exotics

Various species have been imported into the United States and Canada for the purpose of preserving and conserving rare game species and for stocking game ranches for sport hunting. Hunting has played an key role in the saving of several important species which were virtually extinct in the their native range countries. The money paid by hunters to collect trophies of those species has paid for the breeding and population expansion of those species, which has in some cases been the basis for re-stocking of those species in their native ranges.

Game ranches come in all sizes with varying degrees of fair chase conditions. The Hunting Consortium offers hunts for numerous exotic species, not native to North America, on several upscale game ranches in Texas and in Saskatchewan. All are larger than 10,000 acres and feature broken and varied terrain and vegetation, so that a fair chase atmosphere is faithfully achieved. We endeavor to patronize only those operators who subscribe to the principles of fair chase and adhere to the Hunter’s Code of Ethics, as set forth by Safari Club International.

Hybridization, both intentional and unintentional is an unavoidable fact in game ranching. Most species offered for hunting have been hybridized to a greater or lesser degree. Most gene pools in exotic animal trading have not remained pure, in spite of the best intentions.

Hunts on game ranches can be booked for virtually any duration, although the usual bookings is 2 to 3 days per species desired. Following here is a partial list of species available on game ranches in North America:

Buffaloes:

Gaur

Yak

Water buffalo

American Bison

Antelopes:

Nilgai

Eland

Greater kudu

Bongo

Common nyala

Sitatunga

Sable

Roan

Gemsbok

Beisa oryx

Scimitar-horned oryx

Arabian oryx

Addax

Waterbuck

Common lechwe

Nile lechwe

Black wildebeest

Common wildebeest

White-beared wildebeest

Blesbok

Bontebok

Impala

Grant gazelle

Thompson gazelle

Goitered gazelle

Springbok

Blackbuck

Sheep and Goats:

Chamois

Himalayan tahr

Bezoar ibex

Alpine ibex

Western tur

Nubian ibex

Asian ibex

Markhor

Hybrid ibex

Feral goat

Aoudad sheep

European mouflon

Armenian mouflon

Red sheep

Afghan urial sheep

Transcaspian urial sheep

Texas Dall sheep

Hawaiian black sheep

Multi-horned sheep

Deer:

Red deer

Eld deer

Barasinga

Sika deer

Sambar

Axis der

Hog deer

Fallow deer

Peré David deer

Reindeer

Reeves muntjac

Pigs:

Feral hog

Note:

Despite claims to the contrary there are no pure European wild boar (also sometimes called Russian boar) populations in North America. All introduced wild boar populations, including those in Tennessee and elsewhere have interbred with feral hogs, running wild since the days of the first explorers. Therefore, all populations must be considered feral hogs.

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

The largest of all pinnipeds, the walrus is a large ungainly animal, with impressive ivory tusks. It feeds on mollusks and shellfish in coastal waters at up to 300 feet in depth. It is highly gregarious and travels in herds of a hundred or more animals. There are two subspecies, the Pacific walrus and th Atlantic walrus. The walrus is found throughout the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas, near the edges of the polar ice and on the rocky islands and coasts, and on ice flows.

Atlantic Walrus

Considerably smaller than the Pacific walrus, and with shorter tusks, the Atlantic walrus is found from Hudson Bay and the waters of Baffin Island east to the Queen Elizabeth Islands and Foxe Basin, Hudson Strait, Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. It is also found along the coast of Greenland and in Europe from Svalbard, east to the East Siberian Sea. Tusks generally grow to no more than 30 inches in length.

Hunt:

• Nunavut, Canadian arctic - 6 day hunt

Pacific Walrus

Largest of the walrus clan, Pacific walrus bulls can attain a weight of 3,500 pounds or more. Their tusks can reach lengths of 40 inches. Found in the Chukchi Sea and in the Bering Sea, eastward to the coast of Alaska. Protected in Alaskan waters, this species is hunted by permit in the Russian Far East.

Hunt:

• Kamchatka, Russia - 6 day hunt

“Bob and his crew are experienced professionals. Every trip is meticulously planned with true military precision. I have very much enjoyed my trips with Bob and would not trust anyone else to outfit my hunts in Russia and Asia!”

-Craig Boddington

NORTH AMERICA

In North America the variety and scope of hunting opportunity is mind-boggling. Quality varies enormously from outfitter to outfitter and the ability of certain areas to produce good trophies is continuously changing. Monitoring current developments in dozens of places and making accurate predictions in this ever-changing scene is our full-time job. Our staff is dedicated to finding out where, when and with whom our clients should hunt in order to maximize the chance for taking the trophies they seek. We have worked with most of the outfitters we represent for many years and are thoroughly familiar with there hunting areas. We are also visiting and hunting with new operators constantly and evaluating their areas. Most of the quality big game hunting in the United States, outside of Alaska, is had on private land. We are proud of the close relationships we have developed with the owners of some of the finest hunting ranches in the United States. It is impossible to list every North American hunt we can arrange. In the following pages we have chosen to list the primary species of game which have been most popular with our clients in recent years. We have listed typical hunts by species. We are capable of constructing individual programs to fit every taste and budget. Please call or email for details of hunts for the species you are interested in hunting.