Greenland

[JoeB]

Looking into possibly going to greenland for a combo muskox and caribou hunt. Any recomendations or suggestions? Anything to watch out for in Greenland? I have never traveled outside The US to hunt except to do a baited bear hunt in Canada.

 

[JasonM]

I did some research on this hunt in the past year or so and mainly what I came up with was the cost of shipping hides and horns back to the conus was very pricey. That’s get kept me from booking

 

[bkjastrebsky]

I went last year and hunted with Lings Hunting Greenland. I can't recommend them enough. Awesome little riverside camp. Great family run operation and one of the best hunts I've been on. Feel free to pm me if you want.

 

[eaglemountainman]

I went last year and hunted with Lings Hunting Greenland. I can't recommend them enough. Awesome little riverside camp. Great family run operation and one of the best hunts I've been on. Feel free to pm me if you want.

Were you able to get your meat and trophies back. If so, were the shipping cost and other fees reasonable?
Also, were you able to use your own firearms.
I was researching last year, as well. Hunt prices seemed reasonable, but I got the impression that the only meat I'd be eating was while I was there.
I dont mean to steal OP's thread, so maybe you could PM me. Thanks.

 

[EdP]

I dont mean to steal OP's thread, so maybe you could PM me.

I suspect the OP wants to know the answer to your question in addition to many others, me included.

 

[JoeB]

Please share all things about hunting in Greenland

 

[dreamingWest]

You can't bring home any meat. I assume this is ultimately tied to the Mammal Protection Act or whatever it is that protects whales and seals. Whale and seal hunting is very much still active in Greenland. I assume US customs would have a very difficult time distinguishing between muskox, caribou, whale, and seal meat. Only my assumptions though, sorry I don't have the facts.

I hunted with Inuit Outfitters. A family operation that was a fantastic experience. Their price includes shipping trophies back to the USA.

 

[bkjastrebsky]

Travel to and from Greenland was a bit long with an over night in Copenhagen each way. Copenhagen was a great place to be in for a day though. Easy public transportation, excellent food, nice aquarium and a great public swimming shack on the Baltic Sea. FYI all the locals swim nudes so just go along with it.
I traveled with a bow and had zero issues. No need to take a rifle as Lings will provide one of the camp rifles for you. Makes travel a bit easier.
No export of meat but that wasn't a deal breaker for me. We ate amazing meals while in camp, last evening was a meal of caribou cheek,jaw, and tongue, over rice. It was incredible. Everything still gets used. I believe most of the trophy muskox that are killed go to sled dog food ad it isn't the best for table fare.
We had a day to visit the polar ice cap and a day to head out in the fjord and spent a few hours fishing a river. Caught around 50-60 artic char. Such a unique fishing experience. Grilled a few for lunch and they were absolutely delicious.
The hunt was great I killed my muskox with a box and caribou with a rifle. We were heading up the mtn in search of caribou in the snow when I glassed back to the river and found a herd of muskox with a nice bull in stalkable terrain. We opted to hike back down and make a play. Although a guided hunt we were still able to make suggestions and hunt in a manner that fit the style hunt we were looking for.
Now onto getting trophies home. This is my first time every importing anything and it is very expensive. I had a wall pedestal done on the muskox and just a euro of the caribou. They were done by First Class taxidermy in Copenhagen and are about to be shipped out. The shipping, import and custom fees aren't the easy pill to swallow but you will experience this with almost all of the international trips. If you reach out to the taxidermist they can give you a better idea of price. They have an all inclusive shiping and import price arranged with a company.
I've been on a few guided hunts, elk, deer, mtn goat and this Greenland hunt exceeded my expectations and given the opportunity I would absolutely go back.
Nothing was incredibly hard about it but the experience all wrapped up made it worth while. I will say that muskox are easy to hunt but if I went again I would hold out for a true old mature trophy. I shot a great bull with the bow but after seeing the size difference of say a 10 year old bull to a 14+ the mass they put on and skull growth is just unreal. 4 guys in camp had early success on caribou while me and my buddy put in oved 40 miles in 3 days before killing ours. Greenland has something to offer everyone in that regard.

 

[eaglemountainman]

@bkjastrebsky
Great info. Thanks very much.
Grats on what sounds like a spectacular hunt.

 

[bkjastrebsky]

Here are a couple of the photos

 

[dreamingWest]

You can fly directly to Nuuk from Newark on United mid June to late September. It's only about a 4 hour flight. United is doing this flight again in 2026.

 

[chimaygr]

Congrats bkjastrebsky, looks like a great experience, thanks for sharing it. Can't wait to go there someday. What month of the year did you go? I was hoping to take advantage of the direct from the US flight, but it seems like most of the hunting options are either earlier in the spring or fall and United only flies during the summer.

 

[bkjastrebsky]

Congrats bkjastrebsky, looks like a great experience, thanks for sharing it. Can't wait to go there someday. What month of the year did you go? I was hoping to take advantage of the direct from the US flight, but it seems like most of the hunting options are either earlier in the spring or fall and United only flies during the summer.

We went the second week of September. I wanted to go when the caribou were hard horned.

 

[bradb]

I went for Caribou last year on a cancellation hunt through WTA. Lots a caribou, great accommodations, all the Char and cod you want to catch. It was at Lax a https://www.lax-a-hunting.com/reindeer-hunting-in-greenland/#1456927041004-a671cb02-7d74d701-059c
I flew from Madison to Chicago to Iceland, a far number of hours layover than on to Greenland, and a couple hour bow ride to camp.
If I remember it was probably around $1500 to get horns and cape back. They do do musk ox hunts also, almost always a one day hunt they said.

 

[Robbhunts]

You can fly directly to Nuuk from Newark on United mid June to late September. It's only about a 4 hour flight. United is doing this flight again in 2026.

We had one person in our group do that and Nuuk airport is right on the coast. >50% cancellation or delayed flights due to wind. Buddy got stuck in Kangerlussuaq for two days and another day in Nuuk. If you're going to Greenland to hunt early most times flights go well, but later it gets more cancellations. We went mid August for our trip.

 

[dreamingWest]

Yeah we went the first week of August and got lucky with all our flights. Nuuk was having a lot of security personnel issues the following week with lots of cancelled flights (including United's Newark flight). Now that I think about it, they also had delays due to water in fuel lines. Aircraft were being diverted to Kanger for fuel.

It was definitely an interesting dynamic at the airports. A bit of a rivalry. Residents in and around Kangerlussuaq weren't happy Nuuk was selected as the international airport. I have to admit, as of August 2025, it seems the Kanger airport was better equipped for the role. More to do outside of the airport in Nuuk though.

I assume they will get that all sorted out as it become of a more popular destination.

 

[tyno22]

My wife and I went with Inuit outfitters back in March 2024. Flew from the States and into Copenhagen, Denmark. Layover for a day there and then flew to Greenland. The travel was a nightmare as I took my own gun. I got to Denmark with only the clothes on my back and carry on for the trip. My gun and hunting gear never arrived until after I was done with the muskox hunt. My luggage wasn't going to arrive in time before we departed to Greenland. I blame it in the check in agents who I feel didn't check in my gun in properly. I ended up renting their gun, some clothes and bought some other stuff. I then couldn't fly back to the states because I didn't have the proper paperwork in hand with my gun. The agents should have caught that when I left the states. Our group got 4 musxox. Had a great time besides the travel. Now I know what form I need for traveling with a gun. I had some of what I needed but not all of it

 

[Okcattrapper]

Thanks for the good info. Been hunting Alaska for alot of years but really wanting to do this hunt.

 

[Diver94]

Travel to and from Greenland was a bit long with an over night in Copenhagen each way. Copenhagen was a great place to be in for a day though. Easy public transportation, excellent food, nice aquarium and a great public swimming shack on the Baltic Sea. FYI all the locals swim nudes so just go along with it.
I traveled with a bow and had zero issues. No need to take a rifle as Lings will provide one of the camp rifles for you. Makes travel a bit easier.
No export of meat but that wasn't a deal breaker for me. We ate amazing meals while in camp, last evening was a meal of caribou cheek,jaw, and tongue, over rice. It was incredible. Everything still gets used. I believe most of the trophy muskox that are killed go to sled dog food ad it isn't the best for table fare.
We had a day to visit the polar ice cap and a day to head out in the fjord and spent a few hours fishing a river. Caught around 50-60 artic char. Such a unique fishing experience. Grilled a few for lunch and they were absolutely delicious.
The hunt was great I killed my muskox with a box and caribou with a rifle. We were heading up the mtn in search of caribou in the snow when I glassed back to the river and found a herd of muskox with a nice bull in stalkable terrain. We opted to hike back down and make a play. Although a guided hunt we were still able to make suggestions and hunt in a manner that fit the style hunt we were looking for.
Now onto getting trophies home. This is my first time every importing anything and it is very expensive. I had a wall pedestal done on the muskox and just a euro of the caribou. They were done by First Class taxidermy in Copenhagen and are about to be shipped out. The shipping, import and custom fees aren't the easy pill to swallow but you will experience this with almost all of the international trips. If you reach out to the taxidermist they can give you a better idea of price. They have an all inclusive shiping and import price arranged with a company.
I've been on a few guided hunts, elk, deer, mtn goat and this Greenland hunt exceeded my expectations and given the opportunity I would absolutely go back.
Nothing was incredibly hard about it but the experience all wrapped up made it worth while. I will say that muskox are easy to hunt but if I went again I would hold out for a true old mature trophy. I shot a great bull with the bow but after seeing the size difference of say a 10 year old bull to a 14+ the mass they put on and skull growth is just unreal. 4 guys in camp had early success on caribou while me and my buddy put in oved 40 miles in 3 days before killing ours. Greenland has something to offer everyone in that regard.

My brother and I are heading to Greenland to hunt with Karsten and his crew in September this year. We had a devil of a time finding flights, and as you mentioned we are in Copenhagen for a day each way. Can you recommend a hotel in Copenhagen that would be decent and close enough to see a little of the city?

 

[bkjastrebsky]

My brother and I are heading to Greenland to hunt with Karsten and his crew in September this year. We had a devil of a time finding flights, and as you mentioned we are in Copenhagen for a day each way. Can you recommend a hotel in Copenhagen that would be decent and close enough to see a little of the city?

We just stayed at the Clarion attached to the airport. Easy enough and on the departure day i flew out later and just left my luggage in their luggage room. Easy subway ride from the airport to downtown. The botanical gardens, natural history museum, and castle are all within walking distance once downtown. On my return day I had time to walk from the airport to the aquarium for the morning. There is also a public swim house down the walk north of the aquarium. Dont be shy walk down the walk into the 3 sided swim platform strip down and take a dip. Copenhagen is a really great place to spend a day of you just get out.