Director of the "Na Svyazi" store chain shoots a bear while hunting
The bear came out to feed on a harvested cornfield in the Ushachy District when hunters spotted it.
Vasil Achapouski, director of the "Na Svyazi" chain of stores, shot a bear while hunting.
On November 13, he was hunting in the Ushachy District. The bear came out to feed on a harvested cornfield when hunters spotted it.
The hunt was led by Ushachy gamekeeper Mikhail Padvorny — by scouting around the rural settlements of Hlybachka in Ushachy District and Ula in Beshankovichy District, he pinpointed the habitat of this adult bear. After that, they staked it out for six nights.
The two-meter-long bear — aged 6–7 years — weighed 200 kilograms.
The businessman took the trophy with him. He paid 6,000 rubles for the bear hunting permit contract.
Achapouski is an experienced hunter. He holds the highest hunting badge, the "Big Belarusian Seven." To receive it, one must harvest seven species of trophy game animals of a certain caliber — European bison (or bear), elk (moose), red deer, roe deer, wild boar, wolf, and capercaillie. The award was presented by Ihar Shunevich.
Photo: Vitebsk Society of Hunters and Fishermen