Stalking Cantabrian Chamois
Spain has two subspecies of chamois – the Pyrenean chamois of the Pyrenean mountains, which separate Spain from France, and the Cantabrian chamois from the Cantabrian mountains of the north coast. These chamois are the world’s smallest two breeds of chamois. The hunts for these chamois take place in breathtakingly beautiful scenery, based out of quaint villages with a rural charm
Cantabrian Chamois, similar to Pyrenean chamois, it is slightly smaller, with morphological differences that are difficult to distinguish at first glance. Chamois live at moderately high altitudes and are adapted to living in steep, rugged, rocky terrain. Both males and females have short, straightish horns which are hooked backwards near the tip
Female chamois and their young live in herds; adult males tend to live solitarily for most of the year. During the rut, the males engage in fierce battles for the attention of unmated females
About the trip
Stalking a Spanish chamois is probably of the most challenging experiences you ca find in Spain. It is with no doubt, a first class trophy mountain hunting trip, with 100% success rate in the last 5 years
Date
From April to February. Best time, rutting period (October/November)
Where you will hunt
The Picos de Europa Mountains are made up of three important massifs. Its climate is humid and rainy, because it is affected by the sea (which is only 20 kilometres away). It snows in winter but it is not strange to find year-round snowfields. Because of the park’s special climatology, there are often fog banks, much feared by mountain climbers
Regarding its orography, it stands out because of its strong relief, where high peaks are followed by deep ravines and canyons. In more than 200 spots the mountains are over 2,000 metres above sea level and there are slopes that are more than 2,300 metres high
Stalking at 1.500 m – 2.500 m, it is firstly designed for hunters with very good physical shape
- Area: Picos de Europa National Park
- Free range area
- Territory size: 10.000 has
- Nearest Airport: Madrid
- Distance from the airport: 5h00
- Languages spoken by staff: English, French, German and Spanish
Where you will stay
Spanish Hunters looks always for the best accommodations near to the hunting areas, sometimes are 4 stars hotels, sometimes rural accommodations, but we try always to offer the best option
In the Cantabrian Area we work with the following hotel:
- Hotel Alto Sella – hoteldelaltosella.com
Adittional Services
- Rescue Travel Insurance
- Gun Rental: 100 EUR/day (ammunnition included)
