Puffin Hunting
Iceland is the home to one of the world's largest colonies of puffins. Over half of the worlds population of the Atlantic Puffin breeds in Iceland. It is estimated that around 3 million pairs breed in Iceland each year that's 6 million puffins, but only 70% of the total are breeding birds. So the total population of puffins in Iceland is estimated between 8 and 10 million.
Atlantic puffin ( Lat: Fratercula arctica )
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During breeding season, an adult Puffin's bill becomes bright orange and yellow. Atlantic Puffins also have blue on their bills. Their feathers form a rosette at the base of the bill. As winter draws near, the adult will shed the sheath on his bill, exposing a smaller dark bill. The feathers around their eyes molt and are replaced with darker ones. With these seasonal changes, the Puffins appearance changes dramatically. In fact, it was once thought that the Puffins with winter coloring were a different species than the well-known Puffins with their breeding plumage.
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During the winter, Puffins often live a solitary life or in small groups, never setting foot on ground but living only at sea. But during spring, as the warm breezes blow, they begin their journey back to their nesting ground, the same one where they were born.
The Atlantic Puffin belongs to the Guillemot bird family.
Hunting season.
All species of Guillemot bird family can be hunted during all season from September 1st until 25 April.
The best time for Puffin hunting is between 5th and 25th of april.
The Hunt
Day 1: Hunters will be picked up at Keflavík airport and taken to hunting camp.
Day 2, 3 and 4: Hunting 4-5 hours. while conditions allow.
Day 5: Hunter will be dropped of at Keflavík Airport and the journey home begins
Options:
In February to April there is an option for combining artic fox hunting and seabird hunting.
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