Bulgaria Hunting
Carlton Grange have developed a trusted partnership with an established ranch just 1 hours drive from Sofia, the countries capital. This not only makes it easy for our guests to access but also provides, in our opinion, some of the best hunting in Bulgaria.
This frontier land is largely untapped by British hunters. Spread over a massive 4700 hectares of rolling hillsides, woodland, grasslands and private lakes the ranch stands directly on the bank of one of the largest lakes in Bulgaria and is situated in the foothills of Bulgaria’s Western mountain ranges. The snow capped peaks provide an impressive backdrop for any hunting excursion, and if you have not visited Bulgaria before, you will find it to be as wild and untouched as any picture postcard. Our Hunting area offers over 500 game trophies per season and operates a fully sustainable, managed environment where the health and welfare of the animals is paramount.
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Species
The hunting area is vast, and home to a variety of species including: wild boar, red deer, fallow, roe, mouflon, wolf and jackal. The rut is in the second half of September. We recommend 5-6 hunting days for your top level trophy or wolf hunts, although lesser trophies can be taken much more readily and sometimes in just a morning or evenings stalk. Hunting in Bulgaria ranks very highly in the European and world hunting scene, not only for the number and quality of the trophies which can be taken; but also for the friendly hospitality and favourable exchange rates.
Bulgaria’s hunting history tells it own tale; Bulgarian hunting is rich in wildlife due to its varied landscape of snow capped mountains and lush lowlands. Bulgaria offers an extraordinary diversity of big game hunting species. One of the best red deer populations in the world is in Bulgaria, at over 22,500 and it ranks second in trophy quality. Amongst its hunting trophies, Bulgaria has four world records for red deer (including the present one with 273.60 CIC points, 16.2 kg) a wild boar with 158.20 CIC points, while most of the capital red deer trophies evaluated at over 250 CIC points are Bulgarian.
Want to do more than just hunt?
We offer far more than just hunting with some of the best skiing in Eastern Europe right on our doorstep. Maybe you just want to relax at one of the countries natural hot spas, horse trek up into the mountain ranges, fish, Jet Ski or take a quad bike into the hills. There are plenty of activities here for you or your spouse to enjoy and we have members of our team living and working in Bulgaria to arrange everything advance to make sure your trip runs like clockwork.
If you have any questions or would just like to explore what we have to offer please pick up the phone, or contact us using the form provided and we’d be happy to help.
We have a team of property professionals based in Bulgaria who can ensure you get the best from your stay. With accomodation to suit all budgets, we are confident that we can help you find something to suit every member of your party.
Tarifs
Hunting in Bulgaria is surprisingly affordable thanks to the favourable exchange rate, appx 2.3 Bulgarian Lev (BGN) to £1.
Prices below are as a guide only and can be confirmed before your booking:
- Hunting guide – individual for hunting per day 55 €
- Second hunter 44 €
- Group / Driven hunting for Wild boar per person per day 132 €
- Provision of motor vehicle per day 55 €
- Motor vehicles for collection of shot game 33 €
- Translator for one day 66 €
- Photo-hunting with hunting guide per hour 8 €
- Hire of hunting rifle 33 €
Price List for other Activities
- Clay shooting 1.65 lv. (per target)
- Shooting with a hunting rifle 2.75 lv. (per shot)
- Shooting with small caliber rifle 1.1 lv. (per shot)
- Photo safari walk with a professional guide (in a 4×4) 22 lv./ 17 lv. For children under 12 years.
- Fishing on the lakes in the reserve 1.65 lv. Per day
- To eat your own picnic in the reserve 11 Lv. Per day
- Picnic / photo safari with diner or lunch service 40 lv. per day /25 lv. For children under 12 years.
Guests are only allowed to move around in the reserve either with a guide or within a vehicle. Walking in the reserve without a guide is forbidden.
Riding
- Riding 22 lv. ( per hour)
- Ride in the area of the reserve with your own horse, compulsory professional guide 11 lv. (per hour)
- Horse riding (tours on routes outside the area of the reserve)
- Package price per day 193 lv.
Including all tented / mountain shelter accommodation, food and soft drinks
Riding Routes
- 2 day’s – Borovec
- 3 day’s – Saryghiol
- 4 day’s – Hut Zavrachitsa
- Hut Malovica
- Hut seven Rila lags
- Black brash – Vitosha
Rila Mountain Tour – 8 days
Holding Iskar – Borevets – Granchar hut – hut Treshtenik – Semkovo hut – hut Macedonia – Rila Monastery – Seven Lakes hut – hut Hunting – Vada hut – Beli Iskar – Holding Iskar
Rodopi tour – 10 days / 8 days riding / trail: Batak – Vasil Kolarov Dam – Dam Dospad – Trigrad – Mugla – Pamporovo – chalet stone bridges – White Church – Sofia
Balkan tour – 10 days – central ridge of Stara Planina to Botev Peak
Accomodation
Accommodation, meals and airport transfers can all be arranged weather for an individual or a large party. We have a range of accomodation to suit all budgets and all of it within just a short trip from the ranch with views looking up to the Borovets mountain range. We can offer a basic half board package from £250 per week per person including airport transfers.
If you require something more comfortable then we have a range of apartments and hotels where our guests can expect priority treatment.
Eating out: Dining in Bulgaria is excellent value with basic meals available for just £2! There is an excellent range of dining available and we enjoy excellent relationships with restauranters both within the popular resort of Borovets and Semokov. If you would like your game served up for your party either for a formal meal with some good local wine or perhaps a whole roast boar then this can be arranged. We would encourage you to get in touch so that we can make sure you get what you want from your stay.
Other Activities
There is a range of activities available to our guests depending on the season so be sure that when you are not enjoying some of the best hunting in Europe, you could be doing any of the following:
- Horse Trekking – from beginner to serious 8 or 10 day treks into the mountains sleeping under canvas and enjoying the Bulgarian wilderness.
- Skiing / Snowboarding
- Jet Skiing
- Water Skiing
- Quad Biking
- Snow Bikes
- Relaxation / Spa Treatments and Thermal Pools
- The reserve guarantees an accuracy of 15% (of weight in kg) accuracy in selecting trophy animals. Not valid for boar.
- When the difference is more than 15%, the hunter may refuse to accept the trophy and therefore will not be obliged to pay the trophy fee. Any other fees will still apply.
- With the exception of driven wild boar, if any of the game is shot and not found, the hunter is required to pay 50% of the trophy fee.
- Hunters are not required to pay for missed shots. The shot will be recorded on the corresponding hunting permit and in the records for that hunt.
- When hunting driven boar, if no shots are taken by any hunters during the day then hunters will not be required to pay the driven hunting fee.
