General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova lose their way on a fishing trip and wind up in a neighboring country, where they decide to have a good time anyway but end up leaving their vodka and fishing equipment behind.

A young Finn who does research in hunting, “Finik”, talks his Russian friend into helping him participate in a real Russian hunt in order to get to know the habits of real Russian hunters. His flamboyant companions include an Army general, a police detective, a local forest ranger (a devotee of Zen Buddhism) and some big-city types from St. Petersburg. The parties where they drink vodka and then have amazing adventures, all this is shocking to “Finik". But he has no regrets about wasted time...