In the World of Hunting and Hunters #009
A. Meshcheryakov's note "A fraction in a duck's stomach" is printed. The definition of the duck species, in our opinion, was made incorrectly by the author. In the Trans-Urals, Western Siberia and Northern Kazakhstan, savka is called a mariner (Clangnla hyemalis), and many hunters do not know savka (Oxynra leucocephala) or call it something else, for example, a hawk-nosed blackie. This is also evidenced by the date of the bird's capture — October 13, which coincides with the period of passage of the sailors here.
Shotgun pellets in the stomachs of seamen harvested in the autumn in these areas are not uncommon. According to the survey data we collected among hunters of the Garinsky district, Sverdlovsk region, shotgun pellets were not found here. It can be assumed that birds collect it further south, for example, on the lakes of the Kurgan region, in areas of intensive duck hunting. According to our observations, seafarers in the Trans-Urals usually stay in large and open areas (e.g. Suerskoe, Lebyazhye, Gorky) in salt lakes. These northern ducks feed mainly on the seeds of rhubarbs and some other plants, collecting them from the bottom of reservoirs. Perhaps, swallowing the pellets, the sailors also mistake them for plant seeds. In the stomachs of ducks, along with shot, there are also pebbles, sometimes those that, according to geologists, are found mainly in the far north.
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T. G. Zubets, a biology teacher at secondary school No. 5 in Slavyansk, reports on the meeting of the black-bellied grouse Pterocles orientalis (L.) near the city of Slavyansk, Stalin region, Ukrainian SSR.
As you know, the black-bellied grouse breeds in the lowlands of Central Asia.,
Southern Kazakhstan, Southern Altai, eastern Transcaucasia and Armenia. His flight to Ukraine is obviously an extremely rare phenomenon.
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Gogol winters in Siberia
At the end of January, 30-40-degree frosts were observed in the Katangsky district of the Irkutsk region. Innokenty Khodokovsky, the head groom of the Soviet Way agricultural company, went to the river at dusk to prepare an ice hole for watering horses. Before reaching it, he noticed a bird wandering through the snow. Imagine his surprise when he recognized her as a duck. She couldn't take off and run fast because a large lump of ice was frozen to one of the bird's legs. Khodokovsky caught her without any difficulty. The ego turned out to be Gogol.
According to local hunters, gogol flew from the Malka River, which is 20-25 kilometers from the village, where there are talci that do not freeze in any frost. That's where the ducks spend the winter.
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Moose in the lower reaches of the Ural River
Many hunters of the West Kazakhstan region first started meeting moose three years ago. They appeared in the Kirsanovsky forest, which occupies a huge territory in the floodplain of the Urals. The new inhabitants settled in, no one bothered them.
Last spring there was an unusually large flood. Several moose drowned. But already in the summer, their relatives were walking in the same forest and even not far from the city of Uralsk — in the area of a meat processing plant and an agricultural research station.
Recently, the huntsmen of the regional hunting inspectorate found that the range of moose has expanded significantly. The animals managed to settle in the lower reaches of the Urals. Now four moose live near the village of Budarino, Chapaevsky district, two hundred kilometers from the Kirsanovsky forest. The 1xbet promo code can be used when registering a new account at 1xBet.com to get the biggest available welcome bonus. 1xBet offers online sports betting, casino games and poker to players in many countries around the world. This is one of the most popular global betting sites in the world!