Spain, Recommendations for Outfitters for Fallow and Chamois

[Rimbaud]

Fellow hunters - Many thanks for sharing any recommendations for outfitters that have good fallow and chamois hunting grounds. Also appreciate learning of any hunt reports. With thanks / Rimbaud

 

[wesheltonj]

I saw on World of Sports Afield a Spain hunt for Chamois where they used a ski lift up and then walked down. If I was going to hunt Chamois that who I would use based upon my Chamois hunt conditions. All that said, Spain has a killer 21% VAT on everything which is not included in the price but added on like a sales tax here in the states.

 

[375Fox]

I’ve had several good hunts with Espacaza. I think Stag and Chamois would be a better combination than Fallow deer. Much more free range options in the same area with stags. Many Spanish fallow deer are hunted on estates.
You may also want to compare pricing on the French side of the Pyrenees.

 

[Rimbaud]

I saw on World of Sports Afield a Spain hunt for Chamois where they used a ski lift up and then walked down. If I was going to hunt Chamois that who I would use based upon my Chamois hunt conditions. All that said, Spain has a killer 21% VAT on everything which is not included in the price but added on like a sales tax here in the states.

I’m just back from a chamois hunt in Romania. I swore I would never do it again. Up and down the mountain to a glacial lake. About 8500 feet. I’m a flatlander who works in an office. Hardest hunt ever. But here I am. A burnt child loves the fire. I don’t like a huge Vat so thanks for heads up!

 

[Rimbaud]

I’ve had several good hunts with Espacaza. I think Stag and Chamois would be a better combination than Fallow deer. Much more free range options in the same area with stags. Many Spanish fallow deer are hunted on estates.
You may also want to compare pricing on the French side of the Pyrenees.

Checking them out. Many thanks, sir

 

[Red Leg]

A fallow deer in Spain will almost certainly be behind a fence - so an estate animal. Other than sheep, a fallow deer is probably one of the quickest animals to become habituated to humans. In a fenced environment it is likely to not be much of a hunt rather like here in the Hill Country.

In September, there are wonderful free range red stag opportunities in Spain. However, if you have not considered it, the quintessential animal to hunt in Spain is the Ibex of which there are four subspecies in four different areas of the country. I can not recommend more highly a hunt for any of those. I really think Austria or Central Europe offer far better opportunity and value for a chamois.

Two groups who could put together a great Spanish ibex hunt are The Hunting Consortium https://huntingconsortium.com/ and Great European Hunts, which is based in Spain https://www.greateuropeanhunts.com/ . I have used both and can recommend both highly.

If you haven't seen them, here are a couple of hunting reports from Spain and Great European Hunts.

Thread 'SPAIN: Spain Chapter Three: Hunting Beceite Ibex & Roe Deer With Great Spanish Hunts'

May 21, 2022

I truly do love Spain.

My guide, friend, and owner of Great Spanish Hunts, Ignacio Navasqües, was sitting on a boulder to one side of me while Carlos, the regional game keeper, sat on another. Mora, Ignacio’s young Bavarian blood hound, was busy chasing a lizard. All three of the two-legged members of our party were staring intently through our binoculars at a herd of 10 – 15 Biceite Ibex that had emerged from a brush choked mountainside preparing to enter a terraced field of new wheat. The amazing view from our vantage encompassed some twenty kilometers of the Puertos de Tortosa-Beceite...

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Thread 'SPAIN: Return To Spain'

May 5, 2024

My spouse and I love Spain. Over the last decade, we have made three trips that included a bit of hunting for ibex, wild boar, and roe deer, and quite a bit of time playing tourist in that lovely and very friendly country. Our outfitter, Ignacio de Navasqüés and family of Great European Hunts, have become good friends as well. This year we were accompanied by another couple, and he would be hunting Beceite and Gredos Ibex, while I would try to better the lovely Roebuck I had taken in the Beceite on my previous hunt.

I should probably provide a warning that this short report will read...

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[375Fox]

A fallow deer in Spain will almost certainly be behind a fence - so an estate animal. Other than sheep, a fallow deer is probably one of the quickest animals to become habituated to humans. In a fenced environment it is likely to not be much of a hunt rather like here in the Hill Country.

In September, there are wonderful free range red stag opportunities in Spain. However, if you have not considered it, the quintessential animal to hunt in Spain is the Ibex of which there are four subspecies in four different areas of the country. I can not recommend more highly a hunt for any of those. I really think Austria or Central Europe offer far better opportunity and value for a chamois.

Two groups who could put together a great Spanish ibex hunt are The Hunting Consortium https://huntingconsortium.com/ and Great European Hunts, which is based in Spain https://www.greateuropeanhunts.com/ . I have used both and can recommend both highly.

If you haven't seen them, here are a couple of hunting reports from Spain and Great European Hunts.

Thread 'SPAIN: Spain Chapter Three: Hunting Beceite Ibex & Roe Deer With Great Spanish Hunts'

May 21, 2022

I truly do love Spain.

My guide, friend, and owner of Great Spanish Hunts, Ignacio Navasqües, was sitting on a boulder to one side of me while Carlos, the regional game keeper, sat on another. Mora, Ignacio’s young Bavarian blood hound, was busy chasing a lizard. All three of the two-legged members of our party were staring intently through our binoculars at a herd of 10 – 15 Biceite Ibex that had emerged from a brush choked mountainside preparing to enter a terraced field of new wheat. The amazing view from our vantage encompassed some twenty kilometers of the Puertos de Tortosa-Beceite...

• Red Leg
• Replies: 30
• Forum: Hunting reports Europe

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Thread 'SPAIN: Return To Spain'

May 5, 2024

My spouse and I love Spain. Over the last decade, we have made three trips that included a bit of hunting for ibex, wild boar, and roe deer, and quite a bit of time playing tourist in that lovely and very friendly country. Our outfitter, Ignacio de Navasqüés and family of Great European Hunts, have become good friends as well. This year we were accompanied by another couple, and he would be hunting Beceite and Gredos Ibex, while I would try to better the lovely Roebuck I had taken in the Beceite on my previous hunt.

I should probably provide a warning that this short report will read...

• Red Leg
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• Forum: Hunting reports Europe

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Across the border in southern France is a surprisingly good value too. I’m not sure why Spain is so expensive in comparison to the rest of Europe, but it’s a good hunting experience.

 

[MontanaPat]

I just returned from a chamois hunt in Spain two weeks ago, my hunting report is on here. I hunted with Bruno Rosich’s company Trophy Hunting Spain, he was the SCI 2024 Intl Outfitter of the Year. It was a great hunt and I got a nice chamois, I would highly recommend them. We tried to hunt wild boar as well but no shot opportunity, I could have done fallow deer as well but ran out of time. The pics of recent fallow they had taken looked impressive. I was not under the impression that their fallow hunt areas were “estate” areas. We did see several fallow does while hunting boar and it was free range. As mentioned the VAT is steep, added a little over $2k extra to the hunt just for VAT

 

[MontanaPat]

Here is a link to my report

Post in thread 'SPAIN: Spanish Pyrenean Chamois Hunt Report'

Nov 2, 2025

I meant to include into my hunt report, for those interested the CIC score on the chamois was 84.125 and he was estimated to be 5-6 years old. I think CIC bronze cutoff is around 86 CIC points. My hunt contract was for a representative chamois and then price bumps up slightly for CIC bronze or above so I didn't have to pay any extra fees for a medal class animal but I'm thrilled with him.

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[Rimbaud]

A fallow deer in Spain will almost certainly be behind a fence - so an estate animal. Other than sheep, a fallow deer is probably one of the quickest animals to become habituated to humans. In a fenced environment it is likely to not be much of a hunt rather like here in the Hill Country.

In September, there are wonderful free range red stag opportunities in Spain. However, if you have not considered it, the quintessential animal to hunt in Spain is the Ibex of which there are four subspecies in four different areas of the country. I can not recommend more highly a hunt for any of those. I really think Austria or Central Europe offer far better opportunity and value for a chamois.

Two groups who could put together a great Spanish ibex hunt are The Hunting Consortium https://huntingconsortium.com/ and Great European Hunts, which is based in Spain https://www.greateuropeanhunts.com/ . I have used both and can recommend both highly.

If you haven't seen them, here are a couple of hunting reports from Spain and Great European Hunts.

Thread 'SPAIN: Spain Chapter Three: Hunting Beceite Ibex & Roe Deer With Great Spanish Hunts'

May 21, 2022

I truly do love Spain.

My guide, friend, and owner of Great Spanish Hunts, Ignacio Navasqües, was sitting on a boulder to one side of me while Carlos, the regional game keeper, sat on another. Mora, Ignacio’s young Bavarian blood hound, was busy chasing a lizard. All three of the two-legged members of our party were staring intently through our binoculars at a herd of 10 – 15 Biceite Ibex that had emerged from a brush choked mountainside preparing to enter a terraced field of new wheat. The amazing view from our vantage encompassed some twenty kilometers of the Puertos de Tortosa-Beceite...

• Red Leg
• Replies: 30
• Forum: Hunting reports Europe

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Thread 'SPAIN: Return To Spain'

May 5, 2024

My spouse and I love Spain. Over the last decade, we have made three trips that included a bit of hunting for ibex, wild boar, and roe deer, and quite a bit of time playing tourist in that lovely and very friendly country. Our outfitter, Ignacio de Navasqüés and family of Great European Hunts, have become good friends as well. This year we were accompanied by another couple, and he would be hunting Beceite and Gredos Ibex, while I would try to better the lovely Roebuck I had taken in the Beceite on my previous hunt.

I should probably provide a warning that this short report will read...

• Red Leg
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• Forum: Hunting reports Europe

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Many thanks. I much appreciate and value your insights.

 

[Philip Glass]

Check out Trophy Trails. I hunted with Daniel also with Jose Escorial (Safari Headlands).

Hunting Areas

www.trophy-trails.com

 

[steve white]

BTW--is their any truly correct way to pronounce Chamois?

 

[greyfox]

"Sham Waw"

 

[Rimbaud]

BTW--is their any truly correct way to pronounce Chamois?

In German, gamsbart, which is shorted to gams. I'm told chamois is English.

 

[Nyati]

In German, gamsbart, which is shorted to gams. I'm told chamois is English.

Chamois is French.

Rebeco in Spanish, also called Gamuza.

 

[Rimbaud]

Chamois is French.

Rebeco in Spanish, also called Gamuza.

Thank you for correction.

 

[steve white]

Then, would someone officially French please elucidate?

 

[JES Adventures]

Contact Francisco Rosich of Hunttrip Spain, he’s been around for nearly 40 years with an outstanding reputation. Here is my report from a hunt a couple of years back.

Thread 'SPAIN: Spanish Ibex With Hunt Trip Spain - Francisco Rosich'

Dec 20, 2022

This is a hunt my wife Debra and I have wanted to do for over 25 years. I had the Spanish Ibex Slam in the back of my mind for many years and hunted a nice Gredos Ibex nine years ago in Extremadurra, South of Madrid. Finally, with all of our children out of the house we are able to travel together more so while at DSC this past January I told my old friend Francisco Rosich that we need to make a plan for December. Debra and I would come a week or so early to hunt ibex, then our four children will join us for a driven partridge shoot and Christmas in Spain.

We were scheduled to fly DFW to...

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[MontanaPat]

Contact Francisco Rosich of Hunttrip Spain, he’s been around for nearly 40 years with an outstanding reputation. Here is my report from a hunt a couple of years back.

Thread 'SPAIN: Spanish Ibex With Hunt Trip Spain - Francisco Rosich'

Dec 20, 2022

This is a hunt my wife Debra and I have wanted to do for over 25 years. I had the Spanish Ibex Slam in the back of my mind for many years and hunted a nice Gredos Ibex nine years ago in Extremadurra, South of Madrid. Finally, with all of our children out of the house we are able to travel together more so while at DSC this past January I told my old friend Francisco Rosich that we need to make a plan for December. Debra and I would come a week or so early to hunt ibex, then our four children will join us for a driven partridge shoot and Christmas in Spain.

We were scheduled to fly DFW to...

• JES Adventures
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• Forum: Hunting reports Europe

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I will second that Francisco and his company Hunt Trip Spain are great to hunt with also, I did a roe deer hunt with them this past spring so sure a chamois hunt would be good

 

[wesheltonj]

Check out Trophy Trails. I hunted with Daniel also with Jose Escorial (Safari Headlands).

Hunting Areas

www.trophy-trails.com

I just reviewed the "World of Sports Afield" show, and it was Trophy Trails that used the ski lift to get to the top.