Greetings from Switzerland

[alpinehuntsman]

I have been hunting since 1999 in both Switzerland and the US. Lately I have been focusing on red and roe deer as well as wild boar.

In the Swiss canton where I live, shots at large game must be made with at least a 7mm caliber rifle, and the distance must not exceed 250 m. Hence the .270 Win has become my preferred cartridge. I‘m using a fast twist(1:8.7) Steyr.

 

[wesheltonj]

Welcome. Any idea if Switzerland will reopen Alpine Ibex?

 

[Nyati]

 

[Markis]

Welcome aboard.

 

[runningman]

Welcome

 

[Velo Dog]

Greetings alpinehuntsman,

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I look forward to your hunt reports and photos.

When you can spare a minute, I invite you to have a look into the Khomas Safaris website.

Best Regards,
Velo Dog.

 

[alpinehuntsman]

Welcome. Any idea if Switzerland will reopen Alpine Ibex?

The only canton that allowed hunters from outside of Switzerland to hunt ibex was Valais/Wallis. There’s talk Valais/Wallis may open up the hunt to them again, but I haven’t heard anything lately.

I hunted Alpine Ibex with a friend who was drawn in 2022, and I was drawn in 2023 for a 2.5 to 3.5 year old male in 2023. I put up some photos on Instagram (@alpinehuntsman) in case you’re interested. If you’d like to do some alpine hunting, a chamois is a more challenging hunt in my opinion.

 

[EXECUTIVE HUNT AFRICA]

Good day! Welcome to AH!

 

[MontanaPat]

Welcome to AH

 

[Tanner Lee]

Welcome to AH

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

Welcome welcome welcome

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Welcome and good luck.

 

[Hooknbullet2]

Welcome

 

[wesheltonj]

The only canton that allowed hunters from outside of Switzerland to hunt ibex was Valais/Wallis. There’s talk Valais/Wallis may open up the hunt to them again, but I haven’t heard anything lately.

I hunted Alpine Ibex with a friend who was drawn in 2022, and I was drawn in 2023 for a 2.5 to 3.5 year old male in 2023. I put up some photos on Instagram (@alpinehuntsman) in case you’re interested. If you’d like to do some alpine hunting, a chamois is a more challenging hunt in my opinion.

I looked at your Instagram photos, those are great. I went for Chamois this year in Triglav NP in Slovenia. I agree that it's a challenging hunt, especially when you don't really have all the right equipment (boots, poles). But I will next time.

 

[Rob404]

Welcome from Minnesota USA

 

[Mekaniks]

 

[capra-capra]

I have been hunting since 1999 in both Switzerland and the US. Lately I have been focusing on red and roe deer as well as wild boar.

In the Swiss canton where I live, shots at large game must be made with at least a 7mm caliber rifle, and the distance must not exceed 250 m. Hence the .270 Win has become my preferred cartridge. I‘m using a fast twist(1:8.7) Steyr.

Welcome! Which canton do you reside at?

Switzerland is beautiful, have not made the journey there as of yet.Chamois would be lovely to hunt there.

Love your choice of calibre, i am a 270 fan also.

 

[capra-capra]

I looked at your Instagram photos, those are great. I went for Chamois this year in Triglav NP in Slovenia. I agree that it's a challenging hunt, especially when you don't really have all the right equipment (boots, poles). But I will next time.

Good boots break or make your hunt. Slovenia is amazing, explored a lot of it as the Triglav but have not hunted as of yet. Did you end up getting a chamois?

 

[wesheltonj]

Good boots break or make your hunt. Slovenia is amazing, explored a lot of it as the Triglav but have not hunted as of yet. Did you end up getting a chamois?

Yes, but it was a small one. The guide wanted to go to the top, but said I would never make it in my boots. I told him let’s go to the trail head. We arrive and it was almost straight up and my ankles were going everywhere in my hiking boots. I looked at it and said there was not way I could make that with my boots and no poles. It was bad enough terrain for the one that I shot. We were walking across land slides, glacier moraines, etc, zero trails. Next time it’s mountaineering boots and poles. I have poles, but did not bring them as not on my packing list.

 

[WAB]

I have been hunting since 1999 in both Switzerland and the US. Lately I have been focusing on red and roe deer as well as wild boar.

In the Swiss canton where I live, shots at large game must be made with at least a 7mm caliber rifle, and the distance must not exceed 250 m. Hence the .270 Win has become my preferred cartridge. I‘m using a fast twist(1:8.7) Steyr.

Welcome! Please excuse the engineer in the room, but if 7mm is the minimum bore size for big game, how are you able to use a .270?