Holman, Northwest Territories (Importable to the United States)

Pelly Bay/Hall Beach, Nunavut (Not importable to the United States)

This is a 16-day; 1X2 hunt with 14 full days of hunting.

The local Hunters and Trappers committee operates this hunt. Adventure Northwest is the booking agent for these communities. We do not operate this hunt and therefore only act as your agent when dealing with the community. On occasion hunts do not work out exactly as the hunter thinks they should. This must be resolved with the community before the hunter leaves his hunt.

HUNT CONDITIONS

Hunting is done from outpost camps in prime areas, which may be up to 100 miles from the nearest Inuit community.

This hunt could be considered "the toughest hunt left in North America" and likely in the world. Mentally, physically and environmentally you will be challenged to your limits. 10 to 14 days living on the "Top of the World" with nothing between you and the elements than what your are wearing. Your accommodation is a light 12 oz canvas tent. This can only be described as tough.

Still the majority of our hunters succeed in having the opportunity to take a trophy home. With 10 tags of Importable bears available to us in 2002, six of our hunters took bears and two others passed up on ones they saw. We consider this an 80% success rate on importable bears. We sent two hunters after non-importable bears and both were successful, one of the bears measured nine foot eight inches! Jeff Stohr kept a journal of his hunt. It is great reading that shows the physiological highs and lows that you can expect to experience on this hunt. It is included with this kit for those that would like to read it. I highly recommend it to all those planning on going Polar Bear hunting and it will be sent to those booked to hunt Polar Bears with us in the future.

Extra hunting days can be arranged at the community if the client has not been successful within the allotted time. The cost of these extra days is payable directly to the local Hunters and Trappers Organization.

THINGS THAT ALL HUNTERS MUST BE AWARE OF

Travel to and from the community is the hunter's responsibility.

All hunting licenses and tags are purchased by the hunter when he/she gets to the community.

All food and lodging while in the community is the hunter's responsibility and can cost as much as three hundred dollars ($300.00) a day (Canadian). This includes days lost to bad weather, before, after, and during the hunt. If he/she tags out early, he/she will be brought back to the community, and will have to pay for food and lodging until the departure of his/her flight.

There is a very good chance the hunter will lose several days of his/her hunt to bad weather, equipment breakdowns or both. Hunters must be prepared for this and be ready to extend the hunt if needed.

A representative from the Hunters and Trappers Committee may meet the hunter at the airport.

The hunter will need to take the taxi from the airport to the hotel ($10.00 per person) and return on your way home.

The hunter will need to have Canadian currency on hand as there are very few places in the north that accept credit cards.

Trophy fee for a polar bear is $750.00. This fee must be paid in Canadian currency at the wildlife office in the community.

Adventure Northwest highly encourages hunters to buy trip cancellation insurance. If the hunter does not know where to purchase this we can assist in obtaining it.

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