Post by: PAW66 on August 14, 2013, 08:12:20 PM
Every year we attend the convention, we talk about a Muskox hunt with no plans being made. Well this year was different, we saw the outfitter and after talking to him for awhile, decided this was the year to book the hunt.
Hunt will take place during the end of August to first week of September. Will travel from Seattle to Edmonton Alberta and overnite. Next morning travel from Edmonton to Yellowknife Northwest Territories, onto Kugluktuk Nunavut, and then to Cambridge Bay Nunavut where the outfitter will meet the hunters. After getting licenses and tags, will continue by float plane to the lodge. Will hunt three days and make the return trip. Ten flights in all. Glad I don't mind flying.
Plans have been made, hunt paid, air fare from Edmonton to Cambridge Bay and back paid and booked (outfitter gets a break on this air fare and handles that part of the trip). Air fare from Seattle to Edmonton and return booked. Hotel rooms, in Edmonton booked.
Need to get Canadian gun importation forms in and completed, and take my gun to the US Customs and get a "Certificate of Registration For Personal Effects Taken Abroad".
Sent my rifle scope to Leupold ad they installed CDS adjustment with BDC dial. Need to get to the range and set the zero.
Am looking forward to the new adventure, hunting in a different landscape for an awesome animal.
Post by: B-Nut on August 14, 2013, 08:18:22 PM
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 14, 2013, 08:48:04 PM
While at the SCI convention, in Reno, a few years back, the wife saw an outfitter, from the artic, which had a life size Muskox on display. She turned to me and said we should have one of these in the trophy room. I replied sure and we continued to enjoy the show with nothing more said about the Muskox.
Every year we attend the convention, we talk about a Muskox hunt with no plans being made. Well this year was different, we saw the outfitter and after talking to him for awhile, decided this was the year to book the hunt.
Hunt will take place during the end of August to first week of September. Will travel from Seattle to Edmonton Alberta and overnite. Next morning travel from Edmonton to Yellowknife Northwest Territories, onto Kugluktuk Nunavut, and then to Cambridge Bay Nunavut where the outfitter will meet the hunters. After getting licenses and tags, will continue by float plane to the lodge. Will hunt three days and make the return trip. Ten flights in all. Glad I don't mind flying.
Plans have been made, hunt paid, air fare from Edmonton to Cambridge Bay and back paid and booked (outfitter gets a break on this air fare and handles that part of the trip). Air fare from Seattle to Edmonton and return booked. Hotel rooms, in Edmonton booked.
Need to get Canadian gun importation forms in and completed, and take my gun to the US Customs and get a "Certificate of Registration For Personal Effects Taken Abroad".
Sent my rifle scope to Leupold ad they installed CDS adjustment with BDC dial. Need to get to the range and set the zero.
Am looking forward to the new adventure, hunting in a different landscape for an awesome animal.
Good for you.
I think on your gun declaration for Canadian Customs, you can claim all your guns on one form and pay one fee. They may have changed that. Maybe ask them if you weren't aware of it. I was told this by the Canadian Customs up here a couple years ago.
Post by: actionshooter on August 14, 2013, 09:16:51 PM
While at the SCI convention, in Reno, a few years back, the wife saw an outfitter, from the artic, which had a life size Muskox on display. She turned to me and said we should have one of these in the trophy room. I replied sure and we continued to enjoy the show with nothing more said about the Muskox.
Every year we attend the convention, we talk about a Muskox hunt with no plans being made. Well this year was different, we saw the outfitter and after talking to him for awhile, decided this was the year to book the hunt.
Hunt will take place during the end of August to first week of September. Will travel from Seattle to Edmonton Alberta and overnite. Next morning travel from Edmonton to Yellowknife Northwest Territories, onto Kugluktuk Nunavut, and then to Cambridge Bay Nunavut where the outfitter will meet the hunters. After getting licenses and tags, will continue by float plane to the lodge. Will hunt three days and make the return trip. Ten flights in all. Glad I don't mind flying.
Plans have been made, hunt paid, air fare from Edmonton to Cambridge Bay and back paid and booked (outfitter gets a break on this air fare and handles that part of the trip). Air fare from Seattle to Edmonton and return booked. Hotel rooms, in Edmonton booked.
Need to get Canadian gun importation forms in and completed, and take my gun to the US Customs and get a "Certificate of Registration For Personal Effects Taken Abroad".
Sent my rifle scope to Leupold ad they installed CDS adjustment with BDC dial. Need to get to the range and set the zero.
Am looking forward to the new adventure, hunting in a different landscape for an awesome animal.
Good for you.
I think on your gun declaration for Canadian Customs, you can claim all your guns on one form and pay one fee. They may have changed that. Maybe ask them if you weren't aware of it. I was told this by the Canadian Customs up here a couple years ago.
I think that's for up to 3 firearms.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 14, 2013, 09:20:38 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 14, 2013, 09:25:53 PM
]While at the SCI convention, in Reno, a few years back, the wife saw an outfitter, from the artic, which had a life size Muskox on display. She turned to me and said we should have one of these in the trophy room. I replied sure and we continued to enjoy the show with nothing more said about the Muskox.
Every year we attend the convention, we talk about a Muskox hunt with no plans being made. Well this year was different, we saw the outfitter and after talking to him for awhile, decided this was the year to book the hunt.
Hunt will take place during the end of August to first week of September. Will travel from Seattle to Edmonton Alberta and overnite. Next morning travel from Edmonton to Yellowknife Northwest Territories, onto Kugluktuk Nunavut, and then to Cambridge Bay Nunavut where the outfitter will meet the hunters. After getting licenses and tags, will continue by float plane to the lodge. Will hunt three days and make the return trip. Ten flights in all. Glad I don't mind flying.
Plans have been made, hunt paid, air fare from Edmonton to Cambridge Bay and back paid and booked (outfitter gets a break on this air fare and handles that part of the trip). Air fare from Seattle to Edmonton and return booked. Hotel rooms, in Edmonton booked.
Need to get Canadian gun importation forms in and completed, and take my gun to the US Customs and get a "Certificate of Registration For Personal Effects Taken Abroad".
Sent my rifle scope to Leupold ad they installed CDS adjustment with BDC dial. Need to get to the range and set the zero.
Am looking forward to the new adventure, hunting in a different landscape for an awesome animal.
Good for you.
I think on your gun declaration for Canadian Customs, you can claim all your guns on one form and pay one fee. They may have changed that. Maybe ask them if you weren't aware of it. I was told this by the Canadian Customs up here a couple years ago.
I think that's for up to 3 firearms.
Isn't it like $50 per form if I remember right.
Post by: GoPlayOutside on August 14, 2013, 09:37:38 PM
Post by: bearpaw on August 14, 2013, 09:46:56 PM
Hope you have a great time. :tup:
Post by: TheSkyBuster on August 14, 2013, 10:03:34 PM
Sounds like a trip of a lifetime, I've seen 2 musk oxen in my life. Here are the pictures:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi402.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp106%2FIpponDuro%2FPrudehoe%2520Bay%25202010%2FIMG_1328.jpg&hash=de6ecc0a9aa05126db5f603531b49d00083524d6) (http://s402.photobucket.com/user/IpponDuro/media/Prudehoe%20Bay%202010/IMG_1328.jpg.html)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi402.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp106%2FIpponDuro%2FPrudehoe%2520Bay%25202010%2FIMG_1323.jpg&hash=edca3d971025a5afd0244074b43d3d3f54ce93a6) (http://s402.photobucket.com/user/IpponDuro/media/Prudehoe%20Bay%202010/IMG_1323.jpg.html)
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Post by: Rob on August 15, 2013, 07:37:07 AM
have a great hunt!
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Post by: PAW66 on August 15, 2013, 12:19:07 PM
Rasbo- Am going to do a full mount, they do make an awesome mount. Am going to try to harvest some Ptarmigan to incorporate into the mount. Will add an extra special feature.
The gun declaration does have room for 3 firearms. Not sure of the cost yet, but $50.00 would sound reasonable.
Bearpaw- Inflation on a second animal has taken cost from your $1000.00 to a current $6500.00. That's a good start for an African Safari :chuckle:
Iceman- The outfitter recommends a 270 or greater. I'm taking my Remington 300 Ultra Mag. Probably a little over gunned. but I shoot it well.
Am going to take lots of pictures and video. And hopefully remember to keep a daily journal.
Post by: MLBowhunting on August 15, 2013, 12:27:50 PM
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Post by: bearpaw on August 21, 2013, 04:06:28 AM
Thank you to all well wishers.
Rasbo- Am going to do a full mount, they do make an awesome mount. Am going to try to harvest some Ptarmigan to incorporate into the mount. Will add an extra special feature.
The gun declaration does have room for 3 firearms. Not sure of the cost yet, but $50.00 would sound reasonable.
Bearpaw- Inflation on a second animal has taken cost from your $1000.00 to a current $6500.00. That's a good start for an African Safari :chuckle:
Iceman- The outfitter recommends a 270 or greater. I'm taking my Remington 300 Ultra Mag. Probably a little over gunned. but I shoot it well.
Am going to take lots of pictures and video. And hopefully remember to keep a daily journal.
:yike: $6500 for a second animal.....
I think my hunt was $3000 or $3500 and the second bull would have been $1000. I felt guilty spending what the first bull cost at the time and almost backed out before I sent the deposit. It was my wife that said she wanted me to go or I wouldn't have gone. You will have a great adventure, that is the best way to describe it. I don't blame you for not doing the 2nd bull, $6500 will do a lot of things.
Post by: PAW66 on August 28, 2013, 09:27:55 PM
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Post by: pd on August 28, 2013, 09:43:07 PM
Best of luck!!
Post by: bearpaw on August 28, 2013, 09:43:19 PM
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Post by: MikeWalking on August 29, 2013, 05:06:31 PM
Hiking down the East fork of the Chandalar river I came to a blind corner choked with willows. Prime get jumped by a Griz turf. I climbed 20 feet up the broken river bank, dropped my pack and got swarmed bu skeeters. Next thing I have a mix of OFF and sweat in my eyes. I see a brown blur right where I had just been. I thought BEAR! and He's kinda narrow at the same time. ?? Young male Musk Ox. He might have trampled me if I hadn't recognized the danger area. Got some good photos of him giving me dirty looks and tearing up the tundra. When I get my own PC out of storage I'll load some.
Gonna be some rough weather.
Post by: PAW66 on August 29, 2013, 06:01:06 PM
The adventure continues tomarrow.
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Post by: PAW66 on September 12, 2013, 06:29:23 PM
After a flight from Seattle to Edmonton, AB and over night. The journey continued through Yellowknife, NT, and Kugluktuk, NU, to Cambridge Bay Nu where our outfitter meet us. There were eight hunters and one observer coming in on this hunt. Went to the wildlife department for hunting licenses, then to the waterfront to board two float plans for the final leg to camp. During the flight you could see how massive and desolate an area we were entering. Saw a few groups of Musk Ox which got the adrenalin pumping.
Upon arrival at camp, we were met by the camp staff (staff was eight guides, three camp/hunter helpers, two house keeper/servers, and the cook). Accommodations were cabins with oil heaters, no running water, a bucket of water on the stove for washing up and two people assigned to each.
According to our outfitter, the musk Ox on the island has been devastated by a disease and the volume has declined from approx. 50,000 to an estimated 12,000. This has led to the outfitter having to fly the areas and locate the various groups.
On the first morning me, my guide and hunter helper were taken to an area where a small heard had been spotted. Landed on a small lake, and left to start our hunt. Got up on a high nob and spotted two lone bulls grazing across a flat. Decided to get a closer look and began to hike across the tundra. When we got to within 400 yards, of the bulls, got out the binos and spotting scope for a better look. One of the bulls was much larger than the other and had the horn configuration we were looking for (a drop to the jaw and back up to the eye). While we were watching, the bigger bull laid down. Thinking we had time we started to work our way closer and when we got to 350 yards the bull got up and both bulls were watching us as we advanced. We decided we would get ready for a shot. After trying different position I got down prone with the bipod down and a rock solid rest. Dialed the scope to 350 yards and waited for him to turn sideways. When everything was right, squeeze the trigger and heard the wap you like to hear. The bull took a couple steps and laid down. After a few seconds, he got back up so I put another round in him and he went down for good. When we got to the bull, we took pictures, the guide and helper skinned the bull for a life size mount, and as the guide caped the head the helper boned out the meat. After everything was ready, the guide took the hide and head, the helper took the meat, and I took the packs and we hiked the 1.3 miles back to the lake to wait for the plane. While waiting for the plane, the guide fletched the hide.
When we arrived back at camp three other hunters had taken their bulls. The second day three more had their bulls and the third day produced the last bull.
Departed camp and returned to the wildlife office in Cambridge Bay to pay trophy fees and get export permits for the hide, horns, and meat.
After several flights to various small towns to deliver freight we were back to Edmonton for overnight and on to Seattle.
The hide and horns have been delivered to the taxidermy for the life size mount.
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Thanks for posting!
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