You may hunt the
Arctic Island Musk ox in the Spring or Fall. On Spring hunts clients
will stay in heated cabins and Fall hunts in heated tents.
The cost of the 6 Day Hunt is $ 4,500.00 USD Funds. Depending on permits
available Caribou could be added to this hunt for an additional fee. There
is also an option to harvest a second musk ox at a special rate.
Fall hunts are harder and you will only see ten percent of the musk ox you
may see on a spring hunt.
On a spring hunt you will be transported by snow machine from Holman to where the
musk ox are hunted. This trip can take the whole day depending on
snow and ice conditions. Snowmobiles provide a great deal of mobility,
allowing the hunters to cover a lot of ground and providing an opportunity
to look over a good number of musk ox. We anticipate 100 percent success or
this hunt. Hunting by dog team is however an option. Accommodation is in
wall tents with heaters. Foam mattresses and caribou or musk ox skin sleeping
mats will be provided. Hunters must bring their own sleeping bags.
Please note that while the hunt is listed as 6 day, actual hunting time may
be less due to the abundance of game in the hunting area. The hunt ends when
the musk ox is taken.
Cost Includes:
The cost includes the services of an experienced,
licensed, Inuit (Eskimo) guide for the duration of the hunt; the service
of a guide helper with a snowmobile for the duration of the hunt; all food
during the hunt; field preparation of the trophy. Air charters can be
arranged as an alternative (where & when feasible) at the client’s expense.
Cost Excludes:
All travel and hotel arrangements from the client’s
home to the arctic community where the hunt is scheduled to take place. It
is also the clients responsibility for all hotels and meals while in the
community that you will be hunting out of as well as the air charters if
required; licenses or trophy fees; export permit fees; personal items such
as sleeping bag and clothing other then noted before. Days lost to bad weather,
before, after, and during the hunt. Guns and ammunition; excess baggage charges;
gratuities to guides; packing and shipping of trophy; taxidermy fees; Canadian
goods and services tax of 2.5%.
How to Get There:
Hunters fly into Edmonton Alberta International airport.
You will have to spend one night in Edmonton as the flights operated by First
Air & Air North leave for Inuvik each morning. We recommend overnight at he
Nisku Inn in Edmonton as the are only five minutes from airport and offer
shuttle service.
They have reasonable prices.
The Nisku Inn &
Conference Centre,
Edmonton Airport
1101-4th Street
Nisku, Alberta
T9E 7N1
Toll Free Reservations in Canada and the U.S. at 1-800-661-6966
Phone: (780) 955-7744, Fax: (780) 955-7743
Reservations: guestservices3@niskuinn.com
License Costs:
Trophy Fee Musk ox
- $160.50; Caribou - $160.50 each
Non-resident musk ox or Caribou license-$50 CAN. Funds
Transportation
Requirements:
Point of outfitting is Holman, NWT.
Booking Requirements:
A
50% deposit is required to reserve dates. Balance is due 90 days prior to the hunt. All deposits
are non-refundable on cancellations within 90 days of the hunt.