Simply some photos from Russian autumn hunting.

Peter Parker said:
garryale, interesting seeing Russian country boys, their gear and dogs! I share this house with my sister-inlaw's dog an Aikido which may have some relation. I've known a quite a few hunters including my cousin that like to hunt with something that fires 7.62X54 or 762X39! That 7.62X54 is a dandy!
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Thank you Mr. Peter Parker.
Yes, 7,62 x 54 is hugely widespread out here in Russia, somewhere in the World they call this caliber "Soft Russian".
7,62 x 39 is basically AK47 ammo , but is allowed to hunt with here in Russia, but for smaller games such as foxes , wolves , roe buck etc. But is forbidden for Moose, Elk, bear and hog.
 
Thanks Mr. ivan51/
We will live and see and how it works , who knows maybe it will be imported in the USA someday.
 
When we arrived in that almost unknown company of many hunters and were introduced to each other , we started to chat amongst us about hunting equipment and talks of such kind. I was totally surprised that despite of me the two other hunters got their Ergo Hunters with them.
Those two hunters are not people influenced by Internet , they don't read knife forums or hunting forums and stuff like that, they had just chosen Ergo Hunter as the best knife for them independently, despite of any other opinions and talks, had already skinned hog and bear and both were happy with their knives.
Seeing my Ergo Hunter they only asked me how I could resharpen mine so plainly and sharply because the only one unusual moment for them was the sharpening of the recurved edge. I told them about Lansky and how to use it properly, and their faces became lit up with happiness of an easy process.

Here is the photo of the Ergo Hunter on one of them. (It is truth ! Not on me!)

 
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garryale said:
Sorry, vodka is not the correct answer, I don't know if you are familiar with the word "moonshine".:D
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Lol...my wife is from Kentucky and we have a place we hunt in Kentucky....I'm very familiar with the word "moonshine".....aka...White Lightning.
 
garryale said:
Hello Mr. Oregon !

Your rifle, is it SVT 38 or SVT 40 ?

Check out this link to see some accessories for your rifle.
http://huntsmanblog.ru/svt-40_svt-38/
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My rifle is the SVT 40. Good fun to shoot, no jams and I run thru the 20 round magazine before I know it. I need a 75 rnd drum like the one for the AK 47.

Haebbie, in Berlin, has found a bayonet and scabbard for the Tokarev rifle: I have the large brass stripper clips that work with the Mosin Nagant rifle. Now I need an authentic sling. Thank you kindly for the terrific link with all the pictures. Very welcome information. You are too generous. What can I do for you?
 
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Garryale, as an avid hunter myself I am enjoying your photo's and discussion of the hunt in Russia. OH
 
Thanks Garryale, for all the cool pictures... It's good to see all is good with you...
What are you hunting for, deer or moose or ??? ... :)
 
Very interesting to see how our Russian brothers get together and enjoy the fellowship of the hunt. Thank you for sharing.
 
2TONYB said:
Lol...my wife is from Kentucky and we have a place we hunt in Kentucky....I'm very familiar with the word "moonshine".....aka...White Lightning.
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You are heck right ! :D Both the word Moonshine and "White Lightning" are the exact American definitions of what it is like drinking this beverage.:D
I am familiar with the taste of Kentucky w....ey, Kentucky Tavern straight bourbon , Louiswille KY, nice one, very tasty and with needed effect:D, is quite expensive out here in Russia.
 
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oregon said:
My rifle is the SVT 40. Good fun to shoot, no jams and I run thru the 20 round magazine before I know it. I need a 75 rnd drum like the one for the AK 47.

Haebbie, in Berlin, has found a bayonet and scabbard for the Tokarev rifle: I have the large brass stripper clips that work with the Mosin Nagant rifle. Now I need an authentic sling. Thank you kindly for the terrific link with all the pictures. Very welcome information. You are too generous. What can I do for you?
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Mr. oregon . Thanks for the post, nice rifle , I will try to get in contact with you through PM, where we will be able to discuss all the details plainly.
 
Old Hunter said:
Garryale, as an avid hunter myself I am enjoying your photo's and discussion of the hunt in Russia. OH
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Hi there Mr. Old Hunter , thank you . You've got nice avatar I would say.
You can check out my old thread with Russian hunt at winter time, if you haven't seen it yet.
 
ItsTooEarly said:
Thanks Garryale, for all the cool pictures... It's good to see all is good with you...
What are you hunting for, deer or moose or ??? ... :)
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Hello Mr. ItsTooEarly.
I am very glad to hear from you.
Me too, I am glad to know that you are getting well.
Mostly, driving game we hunt for Moose or roebuck, sitting in blinds we wait for a bear or a hog to come out onto an open field sown with oats.
 
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J Buck said:
Very interesting to see how our Russian brothers get together and enjoy the fellowship of the hunt. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Mr. Buck.
I try to do what I can , when I have enough information which , in my opinion , could be more or less interesting for the US brothers when it comes to knives, weapon, hunting , fishing , outdoor , and stuff like that , to what we have quite the same interest ,but perhaps, are doing some different way.
 
oregon said:
Garry, your Buhanka reminds me of a vehicle I have been in here. The Omnimog, a cross between a tractor and a truck you could sleep under when it rains:

https://www.google.com/search?q=omn...drome.com%2Funimog-mercedes-benz%2F;2421;1814

You have a rifle that I have never seen before. Thank you for the photo.

Here is my Russian 7.62 x 54, I've shot but not for hunting:

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That tokarev is awesome. Garryale, thanks for sharing your pictures. It is extremely intriguing to see the similarities and differences between hunting in the U.S. and Russia. Very cool.
 
Garryale,

I enjoyed your photos and accounts of your hunting trip. I haven't been on this forum very long and didn't see the photos of your earlier trip but will look it up next.

I am a former Marine and was a rifle instructor after I got back from Korea in 1953 or 54 and have always had a fondness for shooting. I worked in engineering at Douglas Aircraft which merged with McDonnell and finally was bought out by Boeing for 39 years. No hunting was possible locally but I took up "free diving" which is essentially hunting under water. Spear guns have only one shot so you have to learn to be a good shot or you don't spear too many fish.

When I was getting ready to retire I wanted to move to northern Arizona to do some regular bird hunting -- maybe get another German Shorthaired Pointer. But my wife didn't want to leave her elderly parents so I agreed to retire to San Jacinto -- a rural area in Southern California. I still have several rifles but they don't get used. These include a couple of SKSs and one Mosin Nagent Carbine purchased in new condition several years ago -- has a nice bayonet. ;)

At 80 I've outlived all the friends I could go hunting with, but I enjoy hiking often -- 2 or 3 times a week and now hunt with a camera:



With my two dogs, a 120 pound Rhodesian Ridgeback (Ben) and a 25 pound Schnoodle (my wife's lapdog, Duffy who wants to be my dog when we hike):





I was in long-term communication with a fellow whom I think lived in Moscow a few years back He may have worked for the government. He came onto my blog and wanted to debate the Red Army and how it was the greatest army still in the entire world. He also thought Russia had the most beautiful women. I only debated with him about military matters however. :D

Lawrence
 
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