Hunting Afghanistan
Gayne Young and Hunter Whirley, aka "The Captain," investigate big-game hunting in Afghanistan.
Seeing the mess of a country that is now Afghanistan, it’s hard to imagine that it was once one of the premiere hunting areas in the world. Snow leopard, Asiatic cheetah, several species of gazelle, and two species of markhor were once targeted in the country’s varied landscape by hunters from around the world. But one of the most impressive hunts from Afghanistan’s past was one that only the country’s elite participated in. Only several decades ago, wealthy Afghans hunted pasang, known outside of Afghanistan as bezoar ibex, with specially trained greyhounds. AdvertisementRelated PhotosSUBMIT YOUR PHOTOSADVERTISEMENTAdvertisement |
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Funny stuff. Stay safe and hopefully you can get in the woods when you return.
Captain back in a month that is great news you'll be able to do some hunting. No one desires it more. That is awesome.
later,
charlie
+1 for you, & +1 for you, & oh yes +1 for you also, +1 for you too! Good stuff! Captin, make it home safe you have many more happy tracks yet to lay for us to be apart of.
@Captain Get home safe and thanks for bringing us a little closer to your neck of the woods.
As usual! Pure Gayne Young! Funny as hell! LMAO!
Good read! Once again, you boys seem to work real well together.
Thanks fellas, it was a blast asking these guys what they knew of their own hunting history. The short and simple is that this country has been torn apart for the past 30 years, and nothing has been spared, not even the critters.
The countdown has started, though, and I should be back in the states in a month or so... AWESOME!
It's cool to see what hunting practices are like in other parts of the world.Great pics.Come home safely.
The Captain and Gayne make a good team. When you all get Afghanistan settled down we will need to work on bringing back the hunting opportunities there.
Pay attention to that pic Captain there are massive white tails waiting for you at home.
later,
charlie
Glad those guys are on our side. some of them look pretty tuff
funny stuff guys
Chukar man,
True. Gazelle were also hunted with dogs - I don't know anything about dogs ripping the animal's scrotum out and pretty sure I don't want to.
The account I read on hunting in Afghanistan mainly dealt with hunting pasang with dogs. Send me the name of the literature you read as I'd love to check it out as well.
I can tell you that such a sport existed at some point in history, not for the Ibex, but instead for gazzelles. Its in the literature. The "master" so to speak hunter would be able to run gazzelles down with hounds while he was on horses and the hunt would climax in two ways:
Either the hound would grab the gazzelle's testicles OR the hunter would get close enough to "thread' ar arrow thru the rear leg AND the ear at the same time while riding at those incredible speeds. This is not BS. Read the literature!
Sincerely,
Chukar Man
Way to go gayne and captain. good stuff
Great job guys. Funny ass stuff
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The Captain and Gayne make a good team. When you all get Afghanistan settled down we will need to work on bringing back the hunting opportunities there.
Pay attention to that pic Captain there are massive white tails waiting for you at home.
later,
charlie
Thanks fellas, it was a blast asking these guys what they knew of their own hunting history. The short and simple is that this country has been torn apart for the past 30 years, and nothing has been spared, not even the critters.
The countdown has started, though, and I should be back in the states in a month or so... AWESOME!
Great job guys. Funny ass stuff
I can tell you that such a sport existed at some point in history, not for the Ibex, but instead for gazzelles. Its in the literature. The "master" so to speak hunter would be able to run gazzelles down with hounds while he was on horses and the hunt would climax in two ways:
Either the hound would grab the gazzelle's testicles OR the hunter would get close enough to "thread' ar arrow thru the rear leg AND the ear at the same time while riding at those incredible speeds. This is not BS. Read the literature!
Sincerely,
Chukar Man
Chukar man,
True. Gazelle were also hunted with dogs - I don't know anything about dogs ripping the animal's scrotum out and pretty sure I don't want to.
The account I read on hunting in Afghanistan mainly dealt with hunting pasang with dogs. Send me the name of the literature you read as I'd love to check it out as well.
Glad those guys are on our side. some of them look pretty tuff
funny stuff guys
Good read! Once again, you boys seem to work real well together.
As usual! Pure Gayne Young! Funny as hell! LMAO!
@Captain Get home safe and thanks for bringing us a little closer to your neck of the woods.
Captain back in a month that is great news you'll be able to do some hunting. No one desires it more. That is awesome.
later,
charlie
Way to go gayne and captain. good stuff
It's cool to see what hunting practices are like in other parts of the world.Great pics.Come home safely.
+1 for you, & +1 for you, & oh yes +1 for you also, +1 for you too! Good stuff! Captin, make it home safe you have many more happy tracks yet to lay for us to be apart of.
Funny stuff. Stay safe and hopefully you can get in the woods when you return.
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