Just back from the Arctic on my muskox hunt.. Myself and my hunting pard, Joe from Las Vegas, had a wonderful trip and experience up in the Canadian Arctic.
The tip went flawlessly from start to finish.

With the proper gear, the cold was not too much of an issue.. I never saw the temp get higher than -18F and I saw it dip as low as -39F.
Got a bit of frostbite on the nose a bit and a little on 2 fingers, but I suppose it is all part of the adventure of seeing the Arctic in full glory.

My friend Wade Derby of Crosshair consulting booked the hunt for us and handled all the logistics of the hunt from start to finish. I have booked quite a few hunts through Wade and I can highly recommend his services and hunt offers.

Arriving in Yellowknife on the way.. 2 more flights north from here still to go!



First morning getting ready to head out! It was -38F that morning!



My trusty steed for the duration of the trip.. We're about 12 miles out on the sea ice in this pic.





My bull. I was 100% happy with him. A grand old trophy!



A pic I cleaned up a bit. Lightened up and cleaned up the blood.



And my pard's bull. His bull was a touch bigger than mine (that's hunting!).. Great length coming back up after the drop.
Great bull, amigo!



With the Arctic in the rearview, it's time to start planning the next adventure.. Off to Europe in Oct with Dennis (Caracal here on AR) to hunt 3 diff countries (Slovenia, Macedonia, Romania) for 3 diff species of chamois. Trying my best to inch ever closer to that much desired Capra Slam!

Congrats. Nice trophies! Must have been an adventure.

Well done! Congrats on a fine trophy and true adventure.

Best of Hunting,
Mark Hampton

Hell of an adventure. Congrats on a great hunt!

Excellent trip.

Well, done!! I can only imagine what the arctic is like during the middle of April.

Awesome bulls - congratulations!

Seems like an awesome trip to do. I think I'll have to add this one to my list!

Congrats on some fine trophies and some great memories!

Congrats on a great trip!!!

Scott,

As always awesome my friend, keep it up!

Butch

A real nice hunt!

Great adventure my friend .I saw it on fb first ,and its true an amazing experience .

Thanks, gents!


Here was a cool sight.. We saw this BIG set of wolf tracks shadowing a set of muskox tracks.

Beautiful and cold!

Scotty,

What type of setup did you use for sleeping on this trip?

Rich

a -40 rated Big Agnes bag with a Big Agnes air mattress.

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Originally posted by Rich-:
Scotty,

What type of setup did you use for sleeping on this trip?

Did you stay in a tent or did they have a pre-built structure?

I'm going to see if I can track down someone I know to go 2x1 with me. This hunt looks like the experience of a lifetime!

WOW! I gotta do this one day!


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Rich

we stayed in heated isolated fishing cabins.. The Inuit have quite a few of them scattered all along the coastline of the island.
They were not too bad. Warm enough with the heat and they had a small kitchen to prepare a meal.

It was a really cool hunt.. I would def go back again.

Congrats on an awesome adventure buddy! Can't wait for the chamois trip.

Happy for ya man, and congrats on a successful/grand adventure!!!!!

Thanks, guys!

Yes sir, Pete.. I am looking forward to it too! Should be a blast!

Pardon the pun, Scott... but that was a cool hunt! And a nice trophy. I look forward to seeing your finished mount!

Well done Scott.