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Hello: I am considering a puffin hunt in Iceland this April and wonder if anyone has gone on such a shoot and what is it like? Outfitter is Bjorn Birgisson - anything I need to know?? Thank you Oxon | ||
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Good luck on your hunt.....gorgeous country. Only puffin hunting I've seen is Andrew Zimmern catching them with a net as they flew by on the cliffs. Guess that's how the locals do it. They cooked 'em up right there on the grill......meat looked very dark red. | |||
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Hi Oxon, I have hunted Iceland for birds and it is a lot of fun. If you are hunting Auk species then you will probably connect with: - Puffins - Common Guillemot - Brunnich's Guillemot - Black Guillemot April is a bit too late for ducks as season will probably be closed so be mindful of that. There is no limit on number of birds so you can shoot as much as your shoulder can take. Icelandic people are one of the friendliest towards Americans (right up there with New Zealanders). Most young people speak fluent English with barely an accent. You can fly in with your shotgun and if the outfitter is reputable then it should be a piece of cake. Take some time to enjoy the thermal spas in Reykjavic. When I was there I had to wipe the drool off of my chin....couple of times....the Icelandic beauties are just jaw dropping....you have been warned  P.S. None of the Auk species are importable to USA...no matter what anyone says...stay out of trouble...hunt them there, take pics, eat a few and that is about it. Do not try to bring any back for taxidermy purpose into the States...you will get in a lot of trouble. Also, if any taxidermist is willing to mount any of the Auk species for you...he is going to be in so many violations of USF&W that it is not even funny. | |||
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There is an island off the coast of ME that has a strong puffin population. Get caught shooting one, however, and you're done for. ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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This sounds great! Sombody post up a link to an outfitter! Thanks, Jeff | |||
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Jeff, find Bjorn here: http://www.huntingiceland.com/ Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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That's why you use a net like Andrew Zimmern!  -+-+- "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - The Dalai Lama | |||
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You mean like how his *hosts* used nets effectively. Love the show, but that fat bastard clearly did not excel in phys ed class as a kid. He didn't bag a single one, but managed to do a pretty fair job winding himself as he flailed away with the pole like a chubby school lass on that cliff. Nothing but air he brought to the table. Me, I'd rather launch a load of #4s at those pretty-beaked little gummers. ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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Catching Puffins with a net for sport?  | ||
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generalwar, depends on the mesh size you use!  Rich  | |||
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