3rd, 2017
The chamois hunt in Spain is an extraordinary hunting experience. The chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra is a species of goat- antelope native to mountains in Europe, including the European Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, the Caucasus, and the Apennines. The chamois has also been introduced to
the South Island of New Zealand.
THE CHAMOIS AS A SPECIES
There are two species of chamois in the genus Rupicapra:
- Rupicabra rupicapra
- Rupicabra pyrenaica
THE CHAMOIS HUNT IN SPAIN
The species Rupicapra pyrenaica is categorized into three subspecies of which 2 of them live in Spain:
- Rupica pyrenaica pyrenaica (Pyrenean chamois): found in the
Pyrenees
- Rupicapra pyrenaica parva (Cantabrian Chamois): found in the
Cantabrian mountains.
With quite small bodies, most of them not reaching 30 kg (60 pounds), they move like a ballet dancer. A chamois looks like a bandit with a black band stretching from ear to ear, covering the eyes like a mask in contrast to the creamy coloring on the rest of the head and neck. The chamois have short hair that darkens and thickens during winter and the mating season, with a prominent black dorsal stripe that becomes flecked with a silvery
white during winter. Both the male and female chamois carry horns. Although the horns on a
doe can be as long as a buck's, the male's horns are usually heavier with longer hooks.
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