Middle Atlas · Morocco

Les
Mordus

Moroccan Hunting Experience

Discover the quarry

I.

The Heritage

A word from the founder

In the heart of the Moroccan Middle Atlas, in Ifrane — sixteen hundred and fifty metres above sea level, nestled within a protected cedar forest — I was raised gun in hand. Since the age of six, heir to a hunting line where the gesture is passed from father to son.

Founded in 1929 and nicknamed the Little Switzerland of Morocco, Ifrane is one of the few towns in the Kingdom to know snow. Pitched roofs, streets lined with linden trees, undergrowth of millennial cedars: a quiet threshold between grand hospitality and the wild chase.

I have devoted my life to this twofold culture — table, house, hunt. A pioneer of luxury hospitality in Morocco, I bring to Les Mordus Estate the art of receiving at the strictest protocol, alongside the hunting ethic learned in childhood.

Les Mordus arose from this conviction: that a hunt of the highest order must be composed like a palace stay — through discretion, through precision, through care.

“Hunting is our way of life.”

Salim TANANI Founder & CEO · Les Mordus Owner · Hôtel Les Tilleuls

Cedar of Gouraud Ifrane National Forest, protected park

III.

The Quarry

Eight species · main season Oct 1 – Mar 31 · summer doves Jul 20 – end of Aug

  • Signature

    Barbary Boar

    Sus scrofa barbarus

    October — March

    The signature species of the Atlas cedar forests, endemic to North Africa. Traditional driven hunt, a line of guns posted on the slopes, Berber beaters moving through the cedars.

  • Barbary Partridge

    Alectoris barbara

    October — December

    Endemic to the Maghreb. Pointed by the dog or shot from a stand, in the scrubland and the olive groves of the forest edge.

  • Pheasant

    Phasianus colchicus

    October — January

    Pointed by the dog through undergrowth and forest edges. A refined hunt, for lovers of noble plumage and precise shooting.

  • Wood Pigeon

    Columba palumbus

    On migratory passage

    Posted on migration corridors, the woodie comes through in winter. A patient hunt, beneath the holm oaks of the Middle Atlas.

  • Turtle Dove

    Streptopelia turtur

    Jul 20 – end of Aug

    On the summer passage, in the first light. A swift, precision hunt for those who love wingshooting.

  • Rock Dove

    Columba livia

    Jul 20 – end of Aug

    Posted on the ledges and open passes of the Middle Atlas. Fast flight, lead-the-bird shooting — a demanding hunt.

  • Cape Hare

    Lepus capensis

    October — January

    Hunted with the hound on open slopes, or stalked silently in the first hours of light.

  • Mallard

    Anas platyrhynchos

    November — January

    At evening flight on Aoua Lake or on the wetlands of the Atlas — the blue hour, the wait beneath a winter sky.

IV.

Permits & Firearms

All orchestrated, in compliance with regulation

  • Permits

    Tourist hunting permit

    Issued by the Agence Nationale des Eaux et Forêts (ANEF). Application, processing and obtention orchestrated by our team based on your passport and the official form. Valid for the duration of the stay.

    $300 per hunter

  • Importation

    Transport of your firearms

    Temporary import authorisation, customs assistance at the airport, secure transport in compliant cases to the estate. Ammunition quota: in compliance with Moroccan regulation.

    Assistance included

  • On site

    Loaner firearms & ammunition

    For hunters travelling light, we provide on request Beretta / Browning / Benelli shotguns and precision rifles, along with ammunition matched to each type of hunt.

    $50 per day · shotgun

    Rifle legal process underway

  • Our team

    Les Mordus team

    Professional guides, Berber beaters, loaders, household — hunting craft passed from father to son, an intimate knowledge of the Middle Atlas. End-to-end support from the first day.

    Included

Calibres & ammunition on site

  • 12 · 16 · 20 Shotguns — small game & driven hunt
  • .270 · .300 Rifles — boar & aoudad

Shotgun cartridges: $165 per box of 250 — slug / rifle cartridges: $5 per cartridge.

Rifle .270 · .300: legal process underway

V.

Where to Stay

Four houses of distinction · Ifrane

Four carefully selected houses share with us the attention given to our guests. Depending on your wishes and the season, we orchestrate your stay in one of them.

  • ★★★★★⁺

    Michlifen Ifrane

  • ★★★★

    Grand Hôtel Ifrane

  • ★★★★

    Palais des Cerisiers

  • ★★★

    Hôtel Les Tilleuls

Orchestrating the stay

  • Transport

    Private transfers

    Chauffeur from Casablanca, Fez or Rabat. Discreet vehicle, hunting equipment handled with care.

  • Table

    Seasonal gastronomy

    The day's game, mountain terroir, food and wine pairings. Halal table available on request.

  • Concierge

    Dedicated host

    A concierge at your disposal, from the first exchange to the final day. Translation, household management, bespoke arrangements.

"Luxury is being able to do without the superfluous."

VI.

Hunting in Partnership

Two programmes, by invitation

  • Programme I · Small & big game

    The Driven Hunt

    Six days, five nights. Barbary partridge, Barbary wild boar, great vintages of Château Roslane. At the Michlifen palace, in the heart of the Middle Atlas.

    From $12,500 per hunter

    Minimum group: six hunters.

    Discover the programme
  • Programme II · International trophy

    The Aoudad

    The Barbary sheep, by rifle and stalking. A mountain hunt in the Moroccan Atlas, under official supervision.

    From $39,000 per trophy

    Discover the programme

VII.

The Day Off

Beyond the hunt

  • Tasting

    Moroccan wines

    A tasting of the country's great vintages — Meknès, Zaër — at a sommelier's table.

  • Tasting

    Atlas cheeses

    Goat cheeses from the Middle Atlas herders, mountain honeys, sourdough breads.

  • Outdoors

    Riding

    A ride through the cedar forest. Barb and Arab-Barb horses, panoramic views.

  • Heritage

    Medina of Fez

    Private visit of the UNESCO-listed medina, sixty kilometres away. English-speaking guide.

  • Wellbeing

    Spa & hammam

    Traditional hammam, argan-oil massage, treatments after a day in the field.

VIII.

By Invitation

Our seasons welcome a small number of guests. Send us your request — our concierge will reply within forty-eight hours.

Or by email: tananisalim@gmail.com