The smallest of the wild sheep, Ovis musimon, native to Corsica and Sardinia and related to the argalis. Mouflons inhabit mountains, living in small flocks, in rough and often precipitous terrain. The coat of the mature male is reddish-brown with a whitish saddle. Both sexes usually have horns, although those of the female are often very small. After a gestation period of about six months, one to three lambs are born.

The peninsula of Peljesac is located between Split and Dubrovnik. It is about 70 kms long and wide about 20 km, with low mountains, from 400 to 1100 meters, and covered by typical Mediterranean shrubbery. The hunt is done on foot, searching for Muflon sheep with the binoculars from valley to valley. Trophy quality is exceptional and, in fact, all the biggest trophies from Croatia have been harvested in this reserve. During the year only around ten mature trophies, 8 years or more, are available. More then 30 gold medal trophies come from this reserve. Trophies from 210 points and over are the most frequent. The best trophy from this reserve had 232 points. Lodging is either in a hotel on the coast when the hunt is done in the central part of the peninsula, or in the hunting lodge on top of the highest mountain.The best period for this hunt is considered to be from October until December.

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