| This is our best hunt for a truly trophy-class muskox. Most of the top-end bulls in the Boone and Crockett records come from the Arctic coast of Queen Maud Gulf from Omingmaktok (Bay Chimo) in the west to Sherman Basin in the east.
Hunter success has been 100 percent since 1986 on outstanding bulls (rifle and bow). This trip includes six full days of hunting, but you'll actually hunt three or four days most of the time.
All hunts are conducted on a 2x2 basis with two guides and two hunters travelling together on snowmobiles for safety.
Hunters have taken a few wolves, mostly when the caribou wintered closer to Bay Chimo. Now the caribou winter farther south, and wolves are rarely seen.
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If the muskox are several hours travel time from Omingmaktok, you'll spike out in tents. Spiking has not bee n necessary the past few years.
Small game, ptarmigan and Arctic hare are open at this time. Neither species is abundant.
Foxes can only be taken by licensed trappers. Wolverine hunting is closed.
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| Hunt, hunter:guide ratio |
Price per person (U.S.$) |
| Muskox only, 6 days, 2x2 |
$6,900 + $750 snowmobile charter |
| Non-hunter |
$call -- not always room for non-hunters on the air charter |
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Location
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Travel
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| Queen Maud Gulf from Omingmaktok (Bay Chimo in the west to Sherman Basin in the east. |
From Cambridge Bay, a snowmobile transfer to Omingmaktok is $750 or you can take an air charter. Last year a charter was about $400 per person for a group of four. |
| Hunter success |
Trophy size |
| Hunter success has been 100 percent the past 15 years even for bowhunters. |
This hunt produces the biggest muskoxen in the world. Most of the top-end B&C trophies come from this area. |
| Dates |
Not included in hunt price |
| Typically about March 19-28; March 31 to April 9 |
Transportation and arrangements to Cambridge Bay; license fees and government trophy fee; $25 Canadian Firearms Import Licence; $150 for Nonresident Hunting Preservation Fund; personal clothing; sleeping bag and personal items; gratuities to guides; shipping of the hide/cape and horns/antlers; taxidermy fees; hotel and meals in Edmonton or Cambridge Bay, before and after the hunt; cancellation insurance; Visitor to Canada Health or Medical Emergency Insurance; 6 percent tax; hotels and meals due to delays in regular scheduled flights or delays in boat transfer due to bad weather or other factorsbeyond the outfitter's control.
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| Lodging |
| Accommodations are in a small house in the tiny village of Omingmaktok, population 20 to 25 persons. Typically there are four to six hunters in camp. You might spike out in tents if the muskox are several hours travel time from the village. |
| License costs |
| Not included in hunt price. Licenses for muskox and wolf are $50 Canadian. Government trophy fee was $150 Canadian for muskox and about $110 for wolf. You can shoot one wolf for a $1,500 kill fee. Small game license is $53.50. Check here for the most updated prices, which are subject to change. You also need a Canadian firearms import licene for $25 plus 6 percent tax. |
| Deposit policy |
Notes |
| $2,200 per hunter with balance due 60 days before hunt. The deposit is not refundable, but you can send a hunter in your place. Cancellation insurance recommended (see right) |
Hunts end when tags are filled. Cancellation insurance is an average $6 per $100 from the outfitter. Down-filled pants and down-filled parka is available for rent through an operator in Cambridge Bay for $150 U.S. Yu must sign a liability waiver. |
| Tentative Itinerary |
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Day 1 Clients fly Edmonton to Cambridge Bay on regular scheduled jet service. Upon arrival, obtain hunting license and overnight at own expense.
Day 2 Snowmobile transfer to the village of Omingmaktok.
Day 3 to 8 Hunt muskox for 6 days.
Day 9 Snowmobile transfer back to Cambridge Bay.
Day 10 Pay government trophy fees and obtain Export Permit. Depart for Edmonton.
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| Taxidermy, trophy shipment |
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The outfitter advises you to take your trophies as excess baggage, which is cheaper than shipping. For European clients, it is much cheaper to take the trophy as excess baggage to a taxidermist in Yellowknife or Edmonton. You'll get more details before the hunt. A CITES permit for wolf can be obtained in Cambridge Bay during government business hours.
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