Greenland

[Diver94]

I wanted to update with a little information about hunting Greenland. My brother and I have a hunt booked with Lings in September of this year. We were told that bring meat home was not allowed, but did some research though the USDA and have found that it is allowed to bring back meat. There are a few requirements including some paperwork that we will have to carry with us and a couple of things we will get from Lings, but we can legally bring back meat from our hunt. Lings will bag and freeze it for us, and we will be using the Clarion hotel that will allow us to keep it in their freezer.

 

[eaglemountainman]

Good info, thanks!
That was the deal breaker for me. I'll have start doing research again for next year.
Please, post back about you experiences after the trip.
Best of luck to you both, and thanks again!

 

[Diver94]

Good info, thanks!
That was the deal breaker for me. I'll have start doing research again for next year.
Please, post back about you experiences after the trip.
Best of luck to you both, and thanks again!

We will certainly post a hunt report. We have heard nothing but glowing comments from those who have hunted with Karsten, so my expectations are high!

 

[JoeB]

We are booked with Inuit outfitters in October. Both of us wanted hard horn and longer hair on caribou (both taxidermists and love the long wight mane mounts) Will have option for a muskox if we have time after caribou harvest. Looks like a great small outfitter, will try to update after the hunt.

 

[Diver94]

We are booked with Inuit outfitters in October. Both of us wanted hard horn and longer hair on caribou (both taxidermists and love the long wight mane mounts) Will have option for a muskox if we have time after caribou harvest. Looks like a great small outfitter, will try to update after the hunt.

I just watched a hunt video from Inuit last night. Looked liked a great outfit. Let us know how the hunt goes for you! I agree with the hard horn and longer hair. I wish I could get a muskox in spring when the coat is really long.

 

[Dfw2010]

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

How pricey is very pricey?

 

[JoeB]

How pricey is very pricey?

Our hunt with Inuit outfitters it is included in hunt cost for shipping on first trophy second is $500

 

[JasonM]

How pricey is very pricey?

I was being told 3k for two animals

 

[duckcarver]

Several outfitters work with First Class Trophy in Denmark. Their taxidermy or dip/pack and shipping charges are very transparent - see attached.

Full brochure is online at https://firstclasstrophy.com/AllInclusiveBooks/Greenland.pdf

 

[Dfw2010]

I was being told 3k for two animals

Thanks.

 

[Dfw2010]

Several outfitters work with First Class Trophy in Denmark. Their taxidermy or dip/pack and shipping charges are very transparent - see attached.

Full brochure is online at https://firstclasstrophy.com/AllInclusiveBooks/Greenland.pdf

Good info. Thank you.

Several outfitters work with First Class Trophy in Denmark. Their taxidermy or dip/pack and shipping charges are very transparent - see attached.

Full brochure is online at https://firstclasstrophy.com/AllInclusiveBooks/Greenland.pdf

this is great. Thank you.

 

[Marshian]

Im preparing to pay a deposit for 2028 for a september rifle musk ox/ caribou combo. Ive narrowed it down to Lings vs Inuit outfitters . Lings is about $3500 more but his is 6 hunting days vs 3.5 Any have thoughts or advice. Both have rave reviews and seem very good. It would be cool to have extra time there as Lings does but thats also a steep price difference. Thanks!

 

[thinhorn_AK]

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.

Do the chicks swim nude??? Or just the dudes??? Because when I was in highschool I was on vacation in France with my parents, I snuck out to a nice beach and it was all old fat dudes. Not a girl in sight….