Keklik - a typical mountain bird. Sometimes her still name a stone partridge. In Kazakhstan it is distributed in mountains of the east, a southeast and the south. Weight of a bird of 300-700 grammes. The life kekliks is closely connected district. They occupy the slopes which were become overgrown with a bush, rocky ledges and stony taluses. Keklik - the bird settled, undertakes seasonal flying on small distances, falling in the autumn in foothills and the bottom parts become overgrown with a grass, hillsides. Keklik wake up with a dawn and are fed approximately till 11-12 o'clock. With approach of heat they follow on a watering place, and then and on day time rest. Evening feeding begins at 17-18 o'clock and 1,5-2 hours, then again a watering place and lodging for the night proceed. Night spend on the ground, choosing gullies or cracks in rocks. Ability to long flight keklik does not possess, flight uses seldom, preferring to move by the ground. On feeding, a watering place, on transitions and on lodging for the night, keklik keep groups till 5-40 birds. In the south and a southeast of Kazakhstan Keklik - the important object of hunting. Hunting on Keklik is carried out by methods of hunting on a watering place, from the approach, or with a dog. As well as any mountain hunting, hunting on keklik demands the good physical form. It is necessary to observe the big care at shots to avoid shift of stony taluses. On such hunting the good help to the hunter renders the field-glass, an easy and convenient camouflage suit of the mountain coloring, the checked up and reliable footwear with a soft sole. The warm clothes are necessary for evening hours and a mountain cool also. Always it is necessary to take into account that the mountain game lifted on a wing, tries to fly mainly downwards.
   The shelter should be carefully disguised. In Almaty region hunting on keklik is spent on stony slopes of foothills Dzungarian and Zailiysky Ala Tau. Distance from city Almaty of 150-300 kilometers, time in a way of 2-5 hours. In road soft drinks and dishes of national kitchen will be offered to you. Residing in urtas and camps. The camp is equipped with shower, a toilet. All moving to area of hunting - on off-road cars 4x4 such as "NIVA", "UAZ" and horses. The firm will provide you and your hunter-guide with brief dictionaries-phrase books for convenience of dialogue. Optimum quantity of hunters - group from 3-6 hunters. Duration of the hunting tour - 7 days, from them 5 days - hunting.    The resolved period of hunting: from September, 15 till November, 30.Recommended for Almaty region: with I October on November, 15.