Where can you hunt for Kri Kri ibex in Greece?

Kri kri ibex hunting and especially hunting in Greece is difficult task. For international hunters hunting big game in Greece is restricted. Wild boars and roe deer are the only alternative for local hunters besides kri kri ibex, which can only be hunted in carefully guarded special hunting territories such as certain islands. On two separate islands approximately 150 kilometres /Atalanty/ and 300 kilometres /Sapientza/ from Athens, we provide the chance to hunt this magnificent creature. The Kri Kri Ibex and mouflon can only be shot on special hunting areas from early morning until noon, in accordance with Greek law. Only shotguns are permitted, and only slugs may be used. You should book at least a year in advance for the licenses. This is to ensure that only serious hunters are allowed on these trips. The licenses are issued by the Greek Ministry of Nature and Agriculture and the government issues a certain number of licenses each year. The number is not fixed so it keeps fluctuating depending on the population of the animal. The Ibex’s horns are the longest of all wild goats (Capra Aegagrus). The Kri-Kri is the smallest ibex in terms of body weight, but not the length of its horns (Capra Aegagrus Cretica). A few specimens that went uncounted were as large as 115 cm. The gold trophy is 61 cm (24 inches) long. The Kri-Kri ibexes are hunted in Greece at present. Hunting is available on Atalanti and Sapientza as well as the mainland. An Ibex is hunted beginning on Atalanti in the last week of October and the first week of December. In Sapientza, hunting is permitted the entire month of November, depending on weather conditions. The mainland’s hunting season starts in September and ends in October or November.

What is important to know to Hunting in Greece for Kri Kri ibex

This Ibex is NOT a diminutive form of the Bezoar Ibex, which has migrated into the western-most reach of the range of this species. The kri – kri (Capra aegagrus cretica), sometimes called the Cretan goat, Agrimi, or Cretan Ibex, is a feral goat inhabiting the Eastern Mediterranean, previously considered a subspecies of wild goat. The kri-kri has a light brownish coat with a darker band around its neck. It has two horns that sweep back from the head. In the wild they are shy and avoid tourists, resting during the day. The animal can leap some distance or climb seemingly sheer cliffs. The kri-kri is not thought to be indigenous to Crete, most likely having been imported to the island during the time of the Minoan civilization. Nevertheless, it is found nowhere else and is therefore endemic to Crete. It was common throughout the Aegean but the peaks of the 8,000 ft (2,400 m) White Mountains of Western Crete are their last strongholds–particularly a series of almost vertical 3,000 ft (900 m) cliffs called ‘the Untrodden’—at the head of the Samaria Gorge. This mountain range, which hosts another 14 endemic animal species, is protected as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. In total, their range extends to the White Mountains, the Samaria National Forest and the islets of Dia, Thodorou, and Agii Pandes. Check this page for more info

Hunting in Greece for Kri Kri ibex

WHAT IS THE KRI KRI ? A small, sturdy goat-like creature is called the kri-kri and lives on the mountain terrain of Crete in Greece. The kri-kri ibex is not related to the bezoar ibex. The ibexes are unique to Crete  and are not found anywhere else on the planet. The kri-kri ibex's curled horns give it its Greek name, 'crooked.' Hunting down a kri-kri ibex is no easy feat. It is a Cretan goat that is also known as a kri-kri devil’s pet that can swimming small distances in the open sea. When you are hunting something as little as a kri-kri ibex, climbing rocky crags and traversing thick forests are not simple tasks. The rugged terrain and epic scenery of Sapientza Island make it a perfect place to bag your trophy rack. So grab your explorer hat and let's go hunting!

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Is Sapientza island still open for Kri Kri ibex hunting in Greece? Only two months until hunting season begins! Are you ready to come to the hunter's paradise with your snorkel gear and shotgun?