Ronda Ibex are the smallest of the 4 types of Spanish Ibex. They are isolated in a small mountain area in the Malaga province of Spain. These Ibex have unique body mass and horn configuration growing shorter, straighter horns.
Capra Pyrenaica Hispanica
Ronda’s isolation makes for a uniqueness not seen with the other Ibex types. Their density is low making it a prized and challenging trophy to obtain. The smallest type of Spanish ibex with the smallest horns. Overall color is a light brown. Typically, the horns grow upward in a V-shape, then backward with a spiral turn of only 90 degrees. Horn thickness is constant for half the length, then decreases gradually to the broomed tips.
Extremely steep, limestone mountains, reaching as high as 4,000 feet in elevation. The Ronda Mountain Range is located in the Malaga province and is approximately a 4-to-five-hour drive from Madrid and an hour and a half from Malaga.
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Though the mountains are not very high, there are few dirt roads, which will require some climbing. Generally, it is open terrain without many places that offer cover, making the typical shot about 300 – 400 yards.
Spot & Stalk.
Chipper Dippel, from Texas, achived a superb Spanish Ibex Slam with us. In this video you can watch the last day of his Ronda Ibex hunt. We struggled with a full moon, but after trying hard and covering a lot of terrain, we were able to spot & take a mature billy. It was a very exciting evening that we won’t forget.
You also could be interested extending to your trip and add one of the following species.
Found in the coastal mountains of Spain and the largest of the 4 expressions, the Beceite Ibex is considered to be the most desired hunt of the species. Not only do they have the largest body mass, but their horns also extend to an impressive width.
The Gredos Ibex is the most famous and most well-known type of Spanish Ibex. They inhabit the Gredos Mountains in the western part of the country. They have survived as a royal species protected by the Kings of Old Spain.
Southeastern Spanish Ibex is common across the Sierra Nevada in Granada, Spain, a large mountainous region across the Southern coast of the country near the sea.
