Here are some excerpts from the letters I received from my clients after the fall hunts. Also you will see some neat photos from this fall. I wish I could have included more. Because the hunters saw so many bears this fall they took a lot of neat photos of bears out in the field. Check out my web site at dgoa.com as I will try to post more there.
Denny,
I just wanted to let you know what a great time I had on our trip to Russia! What a dream come true for me and I never thought I would ever see over 90 Bears on a 10 day hunt! I can say I went to Russia, harvested 2 Brown Bear with a Russian open sight rifle! WOW! What an adventure!!!
Thanks,
Howard Netterville
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Denny
It looks like you had a great hunt!!! It brought back so many WONDERFUL memories for me!!! I have to admit that my two experiences in Russia are by far two of the best experiences of my life. I am truly grateful that I had the opportunity to go, not once but twice. Do you still hear from Royce and Danny Ray? I think about them often too. Take care!
Amy
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HERE’S A OUOTE FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC . . . Jutting from the far east of Siberia, this icy mountainous peninsula is covered in smoke, steam and fire from volcanoes, geysers and hot springs. It is home to bighorn sheep, silver foxes, mink and the densest population of grizzly bears in the world.
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Denny,
Just wanted to thank you for an excellent bear hunt in Kamchatka! Going there I didn't know what to expect, but it turned out great! It was a very exciting trip! The accommodations were good, way better than I expected at that camp. The food was good and so was the vodka. Andre and Anatoly our guides worked very hard for us, and were excellent. Andrey Konovalov our interpreter made everything go smooth and made traveling easier. He was great! My son who didn't hunt, but took pictures really enjoyed himself too. We saw lots of bears. Thank you for a successful hunt! I'm 100 percent happy with the whole trip.
Peter Chinnici
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Denny
We recently traveled to Kamchatka, Russia to hunt coastal brown bear through DG Outdoor Adventures. Our hunt was successful and our accommodations at camp beyond expectation with Andre, Anatoly, and their families. Who would expect a full sauna in bear camp? Our cook Viktoryia provided delicious, cultural meals complete with fresh vegetables and bread. We can’t say enough about “Wova” the helper in camp who truly was ever-ready to each of us whether in camp, fishing, or salting the bear hides. We saw bears every day we hunted and enjoyed watching the cubs with Mama, the variations in colors of the bears, and tasted the pine nuts and berries that they consume enmasse. The fishing was a bonus, catch-and-release, and what fun to ‘fight’ with 30” salmon or 18” rainbow trout! There really was never a dull moment.
Travel with a rifle has multiple challenges, especially to Russia, but our interpreter Andrey Konovolov navigated and instructed us from Moscow, through Kamchatka, and back to Moscow. His knowledge and experience doing this for clients was truly professional and without a hitch. This meant two round trips from Petropavlosk-Kamchatka to Moscow for him in order to assist us with a problem-free journey. Our travel agent Laurie scheduled all of our flights (6) with time zones, flight times, and value at the forefront of her planning. Every flight was on time and made very comfortable by the airlines.
The other hunters in camp quickly became friends as did our guides. Can’t wait to get our bear home and in the hands of our taxidermist for the final “piece” to our trip.
Ronna Crawford & Neil Hambly