The emblem of the Pyrenees!
The Pyrenean goat-antelope is a close cousin of the Alpine chamois. It is hunted solely by stalking (notice that, together with the chamois, these are the only big game that it is forbidden to hunt with beats) from the second Sunday in September to the end of January. At the start of the season, we’ll go into the high mountain, that’s to say, above the forests, with a fabulous panorama (one of the territories has a sea view!). At the end of the season, or as soon as snow falls continuously, we concentrate on the foothills. However, for special requests, it’s possible to hunt in the snow in January.
The key principle: ADAPTATION: HUNT IN FRANCE adapts to the hunter’s physical fitness and to the weather conditions.
Summary / key points:
Game that’s 100% natural, access to selected territories, the experience of the guides from HUNT IN FRANCE;
Possibility of discovering mountain-hunting by hunting young animals (kids and juvenile chamois) at a lower tariff.
Firing distance from 80 to 250 meters;
We leave for the day, with packed meals;
Average gradient: high mountain, about 700 meters (walking gently, we climb easily and in addition, we halt frequently in order to use field-glasses),
in the foothills: 450 meters.
Natural history:
French name: isard / izard
Latin name: Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica
Biometry: muzzle-tail: 100/110 cm (short tail), withers: 70cm weight : from 2.5 kg at birth to 30/35 kg for an adult he-goat.
Found in the Pyrenees in France, in Andorra and in Spain.
Reproduction: rut from mid-October to the end of November or the beginning of December.
Parturition: May to June, gestation time: 23 weeks.
National hunting plan in France in 2019/2020: 3,580 with 2,620 animals attained (attainment rate: 73.18%)