About ProfiHunt

ProfiHunt Ltd is one of the top professional Russian outfitters. We organize hunting trips all over the world since 1989. ProfiHunt has both the Hunting and the Fishing Departments ready to serve your individual needs.

Whether you would like to enjoy your hunting holidays within traditional Russian spring Capercaillie hunt or to go for the Big Game adventure – we are ready to welcome you.

The vast variety of our Russian hunting destinations include Kamchatka, Caucasian Mountains and Siberia; our Asia hunting in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan; Pakistan, Turkey and Mongolia.

We operate in the best hunting areas and work with best local partners and professional guides. Our Team consists of professional wildlife biologists and booking managers who do their best to provide you with unforgettable hunting experience for your Russian and Asian trophy hunting trips. We will meet you upon arrival at the airport, help with all the custom formalities and make sure your trophy hunt goes smoothly and brings great results. Our services include visa invitations, gun permits and necessary international veterinary certificates.

Our hunting camps vary from the comfortable base lodges and traditional Asian houses to the spike camps used to hunt particular animal or area. Depending on the specifics of the hunting destination, helicopter, jeep or horseback transportation to the camp is organized.

Welcome to the beautiful savage scenery destinations of Asia and Russia. Enjoy your real fair chase experience with ProfiHunt!

Vladimir Melnikov
Founder

Vladimir has established ProfiHunt Ltd together with his father, Vladislav Melnikov. His farther Vladislav Melnikov was a wildlife biologist, professor and academic of biology and hunting economy. Over 200 his articles and booked were published in Russia and foreign countries.
He was votary of hunting and started to take Vladimir out hunting from the very childhood. Vladimir graduated from the Game Management Department of Irkutsk State Agricultural Academy and completely tied his life with hunting, wildlife biology and researches. In 2003 he got PhD degree.
In 2005 the Hunting Department of Russia was illuminated. It was a disaster year for outfitters, Russian and overseas hunters because a spring bear hunt was not opened and the same situation was expected for summer/fall hunting 2005. Thousands of hunts were cancelled.
Vladimir was able to report about this situation to the Government and save a summer/fall season. In March 2006 Vladimir was invited for official job and able to restored the Hunting Department. In December 2006 he was appointed as a director of this Department, in 2010 by Mr. Putin as Deputy Minister of National Resources. In 2014 he quit his official job and joined ProfiHunt Team.

Artem Veselov
General director

Artem is General Director of ProfiHunt. He has been working for ProfiHunt since 2004. He deals with agencies and clients from all over the world. Artem speaks fluent German and French and very good English. He was born on 2 December 1978 in Tolyatti,
Russia. In 2001 he graduated from the Department of the Foreign Languages of the Vladimir State University. In 2010 he fi nished his education at the Moscow Financial Academy, Department of Finances and Credit.

E-mail: Jagd@profihunt.com
Skype: Profihunt-Jagd

Denis Shadow
Hunting department specialist

Hunting department specialist. Works mainly with Foreign and Russian clients for Russian and Asian hunts, but is knowledgeable a lot about African and European destinations. Denis joined Profi Hunt in June 2008 and have already proved to be responsible and eager to work out every single detail of each journey he arranges. His clients are sure to occur in good and friendly hands!

E-mail: Hunt@profihunt.com
Skype: Profihunt-Asia

Alexey Pavlov
Hunting department specialist

A member of Hunting Department staff, deals with Russian and english speaking hunters. In the year of 1995 Alexey completed his studies at Moscow Teachers Training University in the field of Geography and the English Language. Since 1993 Alexey is a member of Russian Geographic Society. He is friendly and outgoing person, deserved brilliant reputation in hunting society. Joined ProfiHunt in 2011.

E-mail: Africa@profihunt.com
Skype: Profihunt-Africa

Alexander Petrushenko
Professional Hunter

Alexander is our experienced English-speaking Professional Hunter. Alexander began hunting when he was 12 years old and made hunting his main occupation. He has graduated Vyatka State Agricultural Academy as a game biologist and started working for ProfiHunt as a PH in 2011. Right from the beginning he proved himself as a hardworking cheerful professional hunter. He guides over 50 days a year in Kamchatka for snow sheep, bear and moose and 60 days for Tur, Ibex and Marco Polo sheep.

Maxim Lyamenkov
Professional Hunter

Maxim is our English-speaking guide dealing with Russian and English-speaking hunters. Besides that, Maxim has a high education in the field of computer engineering and film producing and is a professional filmmaker. The streamline of filming is action sport and outdoor activities. Maxim has a travel professional experience throughout the world including Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. He is a friendly and an outgoing person. 
He joined ProfiHunt in 2019.

Rifat Dianov
Meet & greet manager

Rifat is a city manager and joined ProfiHunt in 1995. He responsible for meeting our guests in Moscow airports, transfers and many more. He is very well known by major part of our hunting guests. People like Rifat for his accuracy and good help upon arrival and departure.