France
Mouflon Hunting in France, Private Estate
Spot and stalk for a trophy mouflon ram on a private 600 hectare estate one hour from Toulouse. Open year round, trophy ram included.
Duration
3 days, 2 hunting days
Guiding
1x1
Game
European mouflon ram
Method
Spot and stalk, high seat
Ground
Private 600 ha estate, 1 h from Toulouse
From
3,500 €
The hunt
What to expect.
Mouflon hunting in France takes place on a private 600 hectare estate one hour from Toulouse, spot and stalk for a trophy ram at 100 to 300 metres. Two hunting days and two nights, open year round, rut from mid November to mid December. From 3,500 € per hunter with Univers Chasse Peche, licensed French agency, APST member. Univers Chasse Peche is licensed by Atout France under n° 031950034 and is a member of APST. The estate is fenced and managed, which is what makes a trophy ram available outside the seasonal calendar that governs free ranging mountain ground.
Why hunt mouflon in France on a managed estate
Mouflon hunting in France is normally locked to a seasonal calendar. On free ranging mountain ground in the Pyrenees or the Alps, the ram closes for months at a time, which forces hunters to plan a year ahead around a narrow window. This hunt sits on a private, fenced and managed estate of 600 hectares one hour from Toulouse, and that single fact changes the planning. A trophy ram can be taken year round, dates are built around the hunter rather than around a decree, and a cancelled trip is rescheduled instead of lost. Univers Chasse Peche, a licensed French travel agency, Atout France n° 031950034, APST member, with more than thirty years in hunting travel, organizes the stay end to end. Managed ground is stated plainly here rather than dressed up, because it is the reason the offer works. What it does not mean is an easy shot. The estate is large, broken and open in places, the rams are wary, and the animal is hunted, not collected.
The European mouflon as a quarry
The European mouflon, Ovis orientalis musimon, is a sharp eyed sheep with the survival reflexes of a mountain animal, and it behaves like one even inside a fence. It uses height, it watches downhill, and it moves off long before a hunter working carelessly gets within range. On this estate a trophy ram is taken between 100 and 300 metres across varied ground, which is a wider spread than most European big game hunting and closer to what a western hunter expects. Horn length and curl are judged in the field by the Professional Hunter before any shot is authorised, and the flat rate trophy policy means that judgement is about the animal rather than about the invoice. The rut peaks from mid November to mid December, when mature rams move more in daylight and become markedly easier to locate. Outside the rut the hunt is still open and still productive, it simply demands more glassing and more walking to find a ram worth a stalk.
How the spot and stalk works on this ground
A mouflon hunt on this estate starts from elevated ground with glass, not on foot. The Professional Hunter works the open sectors and the woodland edges, locates the bands of sheep, picks out the mature rams and only then plans a route in. The stalk is built on wind and on the shape of the ground, and it is normal to give up an hour and a hundred metres of altitude to gain a usable angle. High seats exist and are used, but as an alternative for the days when weather or terrain make a stalk pointless, not as the default. Fitness matters. Expect to walk several hours across uneven ground, and expect the last part of an approach to be slow and low. A flat shooting centre fire rifle suits the distances involved, and rifle rental is available on the property, which spares transatlantic hunters the paperwork of a temporary firearm import. Bow hunting is permitted, with the reservation that the open distances usually make extra days necessary to finish a bow stalk.
The estate and getting there
The property covers 600 hectares of managed ground an hour by road from Toulouse Blagnac airport, which is the practical argument for a hunter travelling from abroad. There is no domestic connection, no long transfer and no travel day burnt at each end. The terrain mixes open sectors that hold the sheep and give the glassing positions with woodland edges where the rams shelter and cross, and a shooting range sits on site with a fifty metre running boar target under camera controlled feedback, fixed targets and a sporting clay layout, so a rifle can be checked and zeroed before the first outing rather than on the animal. Two other species share the same ground, red stag and wild boar, hunted from the same base with the same Professional Hunter, which is why a mouflon stay on this estate is often built as a two or three species trip rather than a single ram hunt. Mouflon hunting in France on this scale of property is uncommon, and the concentration of species on one estate is the reason.
A licensed agency to organize your mouflon hunt in France
Univers Chasse Peche is a licensed French travel agency, Atout France n° 031950034, APST member, fully insured, with over thirty years of experience in hunting travel. The Atout France licence governs the sale of travel in France, and APST membership places a financial guarantee on the sums paid before departure. For a hunter booking from abroad, paying a deposit months in advance for a mouflon hunt in France, those two lines are the difference between an organizer bound by French travel law and an intermediary passing on a booking.
The practical value is in the handling. One contact follows the file from the first enquiry to the trophy leaving the country, covering dates, the temporary French hunting licence, rifle rental or firearm import formalities, transfers from Toulouse, the arrangement of additional species, and taxidermy and shipping afterwards. The estate is known personally, the price is published rather than quoted on application, and what is demanding about the hunt is said before departure rather than discovered on arrival.
The ground
Why this area.
- Trophy ram available year round on a managed estate, when most French mouflon ground closes from spring to early autumn.
- Flat rate trophy fee on the ram, no grading, no horn length bracket, no post hunt surprise.
- Three species on the same 600 hectares, mouflon, red stag and wild boar, from one base with one Professional Hunter.
- Shots from 100 to 300 metres across open sectors and woodland edges, wider than most European big game ground.
- One hour by road from Toulouse Blagnac, no domestic connection and no travel day lost at either end.
Day by day
How the hunt unfolds.
Practical details
In the field.
Hunting method
Spot and stalk across open sectors and woodland edges, high seats available when terrain or weather make a stalk impractical. Shots from 100 to 300 metres. Flat shooting centre fire rifle recommended, rental available on site. Bow hunting permitted, additional days usually required to complete a bow stalk. Fitness to walk several hours over varied ground.
Accommodation
Main lodge with 8 en-suite bedrooms, single occupancy included in this package, indoor swimming pool, bar and restaurant in a separate traditional stone building. Two cottages, 3 and 4 bedrooms, available for larger groups. All meals, drinks and open bar included.
Planning your trip
Paperwork and climate.
Formalities
Temporary French hunting licence included in the package, valid up to 3 hunting days or 9. Hunters travelling with their own rifle are briefed on the temporary firearm import file well before departure, and hunters who prefer to travel unarmed rent on site.
Access and climate
Toulouse Blagnac airport, about one hour by road, transfer on request. Hunting is open all year, so conditions range from summer heat on open ground to cold and wet during the rut in November and December. Layers and broken in boots in every season.
What the hunt includes
Included and not included.
+ Included
- 2 nights in the main lodge, single en-suite room
- 2 hunting days, fully guided by a Professional Hunter
- 1 adult mouflon ram, trophy, flat rate policy with no size or score restriction
- All meals and drinks, open bar throughout the stay
- Transport on the estate
- Field trophy preparation
- Temporary French hunting licence, up to 3 hunting days
- Shotgun rental
− Not included
- International and domestic flights
- Airport transfer from Toulouse, on request
- Rifle rental, 50 € per day, ammunition extra
- Additional animals, see the trophy fee table
- Range session, 100 € per person for about 2 hours
- Observer, 500 € per trip, shared room
- Taxidermy and shipping, skull 90 €, skull on wood 160 €, shoulder mount 495 €
- Personal, liability and cancellation insurance
- Gratuities
Trophy fees
Additional trophy fees.
| Species | Fee (in euros) |
|---|---|
| Mouflon ram, additional, flat rate | 2,500 € excl. VAT |
| Wild boar, male with tusks | 2,500 € excl. VAT |
| Wild boar, cull, young male | 500 € excl. VAT |
| Red stag, 10 points | 2,000 € excl. VAT |
| Red stag, 12 points | 2,500 € excl. VAT |
| Red stag, 14 points | 3,000 € excl. VAT |
One adult mouflon ram is included in the package price. The fees above apply to additional animals only, and are quoted excluding VAT at 20%. The flat rate applies whatever the horn length or the final score of the animal, on mouflon, wild boar and red stag alike.
Open season
When to go.
When to go
The estate is open year round for mouflon, season 2026 2027. The rut peaks from mid November to mid December, when mature rams move more in daylight and are markedly easier to locate. Outside the rut the hunt stays productive, it simply asks for more glassing and more walking.
In pictures
Hunt gallery.
Our previous trips
Trophies taken.
Your questions, our answers
Frequently asked questions.
The property covers 600 hectares of broken and partly open ground, and the mouflon behaves like the mountain sheep it is, using height and watching downhill. Rams are located by glassing and taken between 100 and 300 metres after a stalk on foot. The fence changes the season, not the difficulty.
Because the herd is managed on private ground. Free ranging populations in the Pyrenees and the Alps follow a restricted seasonal calendar that closes the ram for months. On this estate dates are built around the hunter.
The ram is included in the package whatever its horn length or score. There is no grading system and no supplement for a better animal, so the field judgement is about the trophy rather than the invoice. The same policy applies to wild boar and red stag on this ground.
No. A flat shooting centre fire rifle is recommended for the distances involved and rental is available on site at 50 € per day, ammunition extra, which avoids the temporary firearm import file. Hunters who prefer their own rifle are guided through the formalities before departure.
Yes, bow hunting is permitted on this estate. The open distances mean a bow stalk usually needs additional hunting days to be completed, so tell us at the enquiry stage and the stay is built accordingly.
Yes, both share the same 600 hectares and are hunted from the same base with the same Professional Hunter. Additional animals are charged on the trophy fee table, and extra hunting days with lodging are 420 € per day.
Yes, an observer is 500 € for the trip, in a shared room. The lodge has an indoor pool, a bar and a restaurant, and the estate is an hour from Toulouse for day trips.
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