Greenland hunt

[grand veneur]

The Muskoxen in the Kangerlussuaq area are indeed not native to the area. They were introduced in the 1960'ties, with animals moved from Nort-East Greenland.

In the Kangerlussuaq area the Caribou are of the species "Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus" which has been native to the area since ancient times. The size of the population has fluctuated over time with the weather, disease and overgrazing due to overpopulation.

Commercial trophy hunting for Caribou is also available to foreigners in the Nuuk area. However be aware that the genetics of the wild Caribou in that area have been mixed with Lapland reeindeer "Rangifer tarandus tarandus" imported from Norway as livestock.

I had last the opportunity to shot a muskox 2005 north of the Scoresby Sound on the border of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Unfortunately, it was not possible the following year.

Otherwise, in 1985 I stay in the area north of Mestersvig. We stayed at the old, abandoned weather station of Myggbykta. At that time, the station was still a ruin. We made a temporary accommodation so that we could stay there for three weeks in August 1985. Recent photos show that the station has now been renovated and is being used as an occasionally residence. There is also any ice to be seen on the photos anymore, unlike 40 years ago when we sometimes could not get out of the fjord because the exit was blocked by broken pack ice and icebergs. I was there with a tour expedition as hunter for the backup in case of a problem with a polar bear. We saw polar bears, but there were no problems.

 

[Kalthoff]

I had last the opportunity to shot a muskox 2005 north of the Scoresby Sound on the border of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Unfortunately, it was not possible the following year.

Otherwise, in 1985 I stay in the area north of Mestersvig. We stayed at the old, abandoned weather station of Myggbykta. At that time, the station was still a ruin. We made a temporary accommodation so that we could stay there for three weeks in August 1985. Recent photos show that the station has now been renovated and is being used as an occasionally residence.

Every person I speak to, who have lived and worked inside what is now the National Park, have had amazing stories to tell. It is quite rare these days to get such an opportunity.

I hope to visit East Greenland myself some day.

The old huts in North-East Greenland dating from the commercial hunting period in the first part of the 20th century and from the early expeditions, are being maintained by a volunteer organization named Nanok. They arrange trips each summer for the sole purpose of renovating and preserving the huts and associated historic artifacts and landmarks. That organization was founded in the early 1990'ties.

 

[grand veneur]

Every person I speak to, who have lived and worked inside what is now the National Park, have had amazing stories to tell. It is quite rare these days to get such an opportunity.

I hope to visit East Greenland myself some day.

The old huts in North-East Greenland dating from the commercial hunting period in the first part of the 20th century and from the early expeditions, are being maintained by a volunteer organization named Nanok. They arrange trips each summer for the sole purpose of renovating and preserving the huts and associated historic artifacts and landmarks. That organization was founded in the early 1990'ties.

There were also small huts in northeast Greenland in very good condition that were regularly used by the Sirius patrols and were stocked with firewood and provisions for people and dogs.

The trappers and professional hunters from the past were mainly Norwegians, since Norway had laid claim to the north and northeast of Greenland. Traces of all this were still clearly visible in some places. Among other things, there were a lot of cartridges cases caliber 6,5x55 lying around. The abandoned weather and radio station of Myggebukta, which also served as a collection point for fur trappers, was 1985 a garbage dump, but there were also still supplies from the US army, which gave us the opportunity to taste 1985 marmalade and dry onions from 1945. In terms of history, a lot happened in this area during the WWII.