Walked Up European Wild Quail & Eurasian Collared Dove Hunting in Backa & Banat Region of North Serbia

Estates:

Srbobran, Turija, Veliko Gradiste, Novi Becaj, Mol, Ada, Idjos, Senta, Kikinda, Livade

QUARRY

European Wild Quail (Coturnix coturnix),
Eurasian Collared Dove ( Streptopelia decaocto)

SEASON

1 August to 30 September

THE BEST TIME TO HUNT

15 August to 10 September

LOCATION

Areas in Northern Serbia around Tisa River as areas with big plantations of soybeans and sunflower

TRIP DURATION

3 days, 4 nights, 5 days in total

BAG SIZE

250 Wild Quail per each morning and 350 collared doves per each afternoon

EXTRA BIRDS

15 euros per Wild Quail, 5 euros per Collared Dove

CARTRIGE TO BIRD RATIO

3:1

SHOOTING STYLE

Walked Up Wild Quail Shooting Over dogs during the freshness of the early morning while Afternoon Collared Dove is a driven shooting with birds forming corridors between feeding areas and waterholes or roosting areas.

GROUP SIZE

9 people in the group

DESCRIPTION OF AREAS AND PROPOSED ITINERARY

Each morning, groups of eight to nine people may hunt wild European Quail in Serbia quail between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM. To hunt Quail over pointers, one must move slowly along stubble fields in a straight line. Different trained dogs will be provided to flush and retrieve the game as well our guides would make sure the lane is straight and participants are shooting in safe way in front or behind (with taking gun off shoulder while turning around for shooting birds that are flying behind). A typical day consists of 250 quail harvested in the morning before break for early lunch around midday so around 01:00 PM we are on the way to set the line on the corridor that is forming during the heat of the day while challenging collared doves are starting to attack the sunflower fields all the way until evening around 6.00 PM. Shooting Collared Doves in Serbia is great fun and numbers vary of the group experience from 300 to 500 birds per afternoon. Lasarotta team is securing for our clients the best areas and out 20 years stable record of presenting comfortable 350 collared doves during one afternoon on the top of 250 morning wild quail each day. This mixed bird trip is totalling 600 birds or 1800 cartridges each day among 9 people in the team. For this perfect mixed Walked up European Quail and Eurasian Collared Dove Shooting in Serbia during late August and Early September with suggest to your group to plan to stay 3 days, 4 nights minimum.

NUMBER OF DRIVES / OUTINGS PER EACH DAY

Morning Outing on Wild European Quail and Afternoon Outing on Eurasian Collared Dove

GUNS AND AMMUNITION

12 bore or 20 bore shotguns with cartridge size 7.5 for Doves and Wild Quail

DIFFICULTY

Novice and Experienced Hunters would both enjoy and difference is only that new people would average 5 Cartridges for one bird while very experienced bird shooting people would average 2 cartridges to one bird easily.

FITNESS REQUIREMENTS

Reasonably fit but no need for extreme fitness

FOOD & DRINK

All food is provided over the course of trip based on 3 meals per day and all soft drinks during shooting. However, late bar drinks as well hotel bar coffee, cocktails, or fresh juices outside of main restaurant meals are paid separately.

NEAREST AIRPORT

Belgrade ‘Nikola Tesla’ Airport

TRAVEL TIME

From Most of European destinations, Belgrade Airport is around 2h of flying time as well transfer from Belgrade Airport to Becaj takes around 1h 45 minutes.

AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

27 C

RECOMMENDED TIPS

Sunglasses, Suncream and light clothes during afternoon as well waterproof shoos for morning walk up quail

EXTRA DAY/ NIGHT

880 Euros

OVERAGE / UNDERAGE POLICY

Extra Quail is 12 euros per bird, Doves are on no Limit Option so no extra charges for bags over 350 birds per day and in many cases, it is close to 500 birds on good hot days. Also Doves are very sensitive on stormy weather and numbers cannot be guaranteed but staying extra day is recommended to eliminate any risk of summer showers or change in weather that affects collared dove daily flight patterns.

OBSERVERS / COUPLES

200 euros per night

REVIEWS / ARTICKLES / PICTURES / VIDEOS

Quail:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz211G8Qk0Q
Doves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmXyizc3dFM

PACKAGE PRICE

2640 Euros per person in the group of 9 people hunting mixed total of 1800 birds , Wild European Quail and Collared Doves in Serbia over 3 days 4 nights 5 days in total.

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

– Airport Transfers
– Interpreters
– Accommodation & Food in a local hotel “Vila Via Becaj” in Becaj with a single room for each person
– Serbian Hunting Licence
– 4×4 transportation in the local area and from hotel to the shoot
– Meals
– Refreshments and Lunch in shooting areas
– 600 mixed birds per each day based on 3:1 cartridge to bird ratio
– Last night can be prearranged in a hotel of our choice closer to the Belgrade Airport
– Hospitality
– Hunt Organization
– Protective Equipment
– Serbian Hunting Licence
– Secritero
– Lasarotta Club Membership
– Invitation Letter to Serian Airport Police for temporary import of firearms in Serbia

WHAT IS EXCLUDED:

– Overage 12 euro per Wild European Quail over 250 bag limit for the morning outing.
– Flights to Belgrade Airport (Air Serbia is carrying sporting arms)
– Gun tax to Airport Police (30 euro)
– Cartridges (85 euro per box of 250 shells)
– Branded Alcoholic Drink
– Personal Insurance. Each person shooting will need travel and shooting insurance to cover Europe.

WHAT IS OPTIONAL:

– Additional days /nights accommodation

The last night in Belgrade or as ‘day off from shooting’ for longer trips that consist of 4 days of shooting. 2 days of Shooting, one day of break in Belgrade and then again 2 days of shooting. Week is Serbia is memorable experience and Belgrade is central to most of our areas that are on average 1.5 to 2.5 h around Belgrade. Belgrade Night Life is rich with many restaurants & bars as well night clubs and it is highly recommended especially for younger visitors. Belgrade Hotels can be recommended by us or can be arranged by you.

– Additional Activities

International Sporting Arms safety handling & Shooting course with 2 days of practice and final Exam on the morning of 3rd day. This activity is compulsory for people that do not hold national firearm/ shotgun certificate. Asian tourists visiting Serbia that do not hold national firearm / shotgun certificate found this course as most useful way be licenced by Serbian authorities with International Certificate allowing them entering the world of Global Hunting. This Course is organised in English Language every Monday and Tuesday by Serbian Police. Exams are on Wednesday and after receiving the weapon handling certificate we can issue Serbian Hunting licence to foreigner that do no holds national gun permit according to the Serbian Gun & Hunting law, Stag & Hen party in Belgrade, Ski Trips, Sailing Holidays, Beach Holidays, Cultural & Historic Tours, Nature Wonders Tours, Shopping Tours, Vine tasting, Belgrade Restaurants & River cruse, Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade night out.

– Gun Hire

Traveling with sporting arms is becoming more difficult and more expensive with time and we recommend hiring guns locally to avoid all paperwork. What sort of guns you would hire depends on local availability of companies that organise such service for our clients, but we are not getting involved or benefiting from companies that we can recommend hiring sporting arms locally. Daily fees are from 25 to 60 euros, and all depends of gun quality and scopes available.

– Tips & Gratuities

Tips are optional, but if you have a good day and expect to have even better experience during the next day it is customary to tip the team as a sign of gratitude.