Modes of hunting, game and seasons
Beaten wild boars with the splendid flights of snipes, partridges will gambras in front of oneself with ruail with the dog D ’ stop while passing by the mountings with the turtle-doves, with the larks and other thrushes, Morocco once again proves its many facets through its various modes of hunting.
In the middle of the clover fields, peppers or in edge of plantations D ’ olive-trees, the ruails are in very great density … but the Morrocans too. Then, prudence. The partridge will gambra is different a little his/her European cousin, the red partridge, by some edgings of different colors. On the other hand, the mountain behavior with an annoying tendency to piéter towards the tops and to prick at the bottom of the valleys once the located hunters requires a physical good condition, especially in the Atlas.
The hunting of will gambras particularly does not require a pointer. The bearings of the dogs are weakened by the rocky and abrasive ground. The birds are very piéteurs. Hunting in the Atlas being physical, no guarantee of results can be given. Successes of hunting for ruail are relatively guaranteed at the beginning of October. The personal dogs are welcome provided D ’ accepation of the airline company.
Obligatory unrifled bore rifle for wild boar.
Turtle-doves
The hunting of the turtle-doves is practised at easy fixed telephone of access. The guide chooses a corridor of passage according to harvests and the migration. Tens of thousands of hectares which are reserved to us are not in fact not representative of the quality of hunting. The migratory character of the turtle-doves can present one day important variations to the other.
Exceptional phenomena of concentration can occur at certain hours of the day. The hottest hours are delicate to at that time drive out year and the major part of the hunters prefers to rest in the shade of a tree. It is under an orange tree or an olive-tree that the guide installs the picnic. The densities make it possible to draw sometimes from the hundreds of cartouches at the same station.
Zones of hunting
Marrakech, Essaouria, Blessed Mellal.
Seasons
Calendar (subject to reconfirmation)
Blessed Mellal: June 29 to August 31. Days authorized with hunting: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
Advised period:
Marrakech: from June 25 jusqu ’ at August 8.
Essaouira: from June 18 to August 8.
Blessed Mellal: as of on June 18, month D ’ very good August.