The CAPRA World Slam in Spain: six entries in one country
The CAPRA World Slam calls for twelve different goat species or subspecies. Spain supplies six: Beceite, Gredos, Ronda and Sierra Nevada among the ibex, and the Pyrenean and Cantabrian chamois. No other country comes close.
- Species
- Beceite Ibex · Gredos Ibex · Ronda Ibex · Sierra Nevada Ibex · Pyrenean Chamois · Cantabrian Chamois
- Months
- September · October · November · December · January · February · March · April · May · June
- Ranges
- Beceite Mountains · Gredos Mountains · Ronda Mountains · Sierra Nevada · Pyrenees · Cantabrian Mountains
- Airports
- Madrid · Barcelona · Valencia · Málaga
- Duration
- 12 to 16 days, spread over two or three trips
Indicative windows derived from the catalogue: firm dates are published each year by each region in its orden de vedas. Rates on request.
A collector chasing the CAPRA World Slam spends years adding entries one at a time: a billy here, a tur there, each with its own country, permit and season. Spain breaks that pattern. Six of the twelve entries the slam requires sit inside the same borders, with the same operator, the same paperwork and not a single CITES permit.
The six entries
All four Spanish ibex subspecies are recognised as separate categories — Beceite, Gredos, Ronda and the southeastern ibex, which on our grounds is hunted in the Sierra Nevada — and each lives in its own mountain range, with its own horn conformation. Added to those are the two chamois: the Pyrenean, in the Pyrenees, and the Cantabrian, in the Cantabrian Mountains, which also score separately.
Why it isn't done in one trip
It could be attempted, and it would be a mistake. The six animals live in six separate massifs spanning Spain end to end, and their seasons do not fully overlap: Cantabrian chamois runs into June, by which time several ibex are already closed. What works is splitting it into two or three trips by geography: the north — Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains — the east — Beceite and Gredos — and the south — Ronda and Sierra Nevada. Each block is a five- or six-day trip with short flights or road transfers, not a race against the clock.
What we handle
Every autonomous region sets its own hunting order, licence and quota. A six-entry program crosses four or five separate administrations. We handle licences, insurance, permits, firearm rental and the trophy export documentation, and we plan the order of the animals so the dates fit each season and your calendar, rather than the other way round.
The hunts in this program
Beceite Ibex
One of our most recommended hunts: the Beceite stands out for the size and majesty of its trophy.
Gredos Ibex
A stalk in the Gredos range, often snow-capped, for its characteristic lyre-shaped horns.
Ronda Ibex
The smallest of the four subspecies, with vertical, slightly flattened horns.
Sierra Nevada Ibex
High-mountain hunting at its finest, with mild temperatures and clear skies.
Pyrenean Chamois
High-mountain stalk of one of Europe's most agile and elusive animals, in the Pyrenees.
Cantabrian Chamois
Smaller in body and trophy than the Pyrenean, but with the same essence of mountain hunting.
Frequently asked questions
- Do all four ibex really count as separate entries?
- Yes. Beceite, Gredos, Ronda and southeastern are recognised as distinct categories in the international trophy listings, just as Pyrenean and Cantabrian chamois count separately.
- Is any of the six CITES-listed?
- No. Neither Spanish ibex nor Spanish chamois are CITES-listed. The trophy travels on a veterinary health certificate and legal-origin documentation, which we prepare.
- How far ahead does it need planning?
- Mountain quotas are allocated months ahead and the best days go first. For a full block, the conversation should happen a season in advance.
- Can it start with a single animal?
- That is the norm. Most start with one ibex and come back for the rest; the program is designed so the order of the animals never closes a door later.
Secure your dates
Quota and the best dates are allocated months in advance. Tell us your travel window and we send confirmed availability.