Kalaallit Nunaat Hunting Reserve (Greenland)

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Aluu!! Welcome my friends to Kalaallit Nunaat Hunting Reserve. Here in Greenland you have the opportunity to hunt the world's largest living land carnivore, the Polar Bear and the crown jewel of waterfowl, the King Eider.

Map Weapon: M1917 Enfield (7x57mm)

Species List:

Class 1

Common Eider (New)
King Eider (New)
Common Loon (New)
Long-tailed Duck (New)
Thick-billed Murre (New)
Rock Ptarmigan
Arctic Hare (New)

Class 2

Arctic Fox (New)

Class 4

Ringed Seal (New)
Harp Seal (New)

Class 6

Greenland Wolf (New)
Barren-ground Caribou (New)

Class 7

Hooded Seal (New)

Class 9

Muskox (New)
Walrus (New)
Polar Bear (New)

New Multimounts:

Arctic Titans: 1 male Polar Bear & 1 male Walrus

High Arctic Hunt: 1 Muskox, 2 male & 2 female Greenland Wolves

A Royal Pair: 1 male & 1 female King Eider

Sea Ducks Unite: 1 male Common Eider, King Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Harlequin Duck & Common Goldeneye

New Potential Species Rares:

●Common Eider Rares: Eclipse, Hybrid & Leucistic
●King Eider Rares: Albino, Eclipse & Hybrid
●Mallard Rares: Albino & Hybrid*(4 variations)
●Common Loon Rares: Albino, Hybrid, Leucistic & Piebald
●Long-tailed Duck Rares: Dark & Hybrid(3 variations)
●Thick-billed Murre Rares: Albino, Eclipse, Leucistic & Melanistic
●Arctic Hare Rares: Albino & Molting
●Arctic Fox Rares: Albino & Blue Morph
●Ringed Seal Rares: Albino & Melanistic
●Harp Seal Rares: Albino & Melanistic
●Greenland Wolf Rares: Albino
●Barren-ground Caribou Rares: Albino, Leucistic, Melanistic, Piebald
●Hooded Seal Rares: Albino & Melanistic
●Muskox Rares: Albino & Melanistic
●Walrus Rares: Albino & Leucistic
●Polar Bear Rares: Albino

Animal fur & Plumage reworks:

*Mallard Plumage type Brown Hybrid renamed to Hybrid & made into a rare + 3 new variations.

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Aren't Greenland wolves basically extinct?
I think the suggestion itselfe is great tho, although I am really questioning Mallard

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While I agree mallards should have a plumage rework, I don’t think they need to be on 7 maps.

Instead of mallard for a returning waterfowl I’d say snow goose, harlequin (remodel would be nice for em), or northern pintail would be good options.

Or there could be another new species: brant, pink footed goose, barnacle goose, cackling goose, and red breasted merganser would all work for a Greenland map. Or for a more unique looking bird one of the 2 loon species could also be considered (common loon or red throated loon).

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The current population of Greenland Wolves is sitting in the 40's.

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Definitely could change Mallard for one of those. I just really want EW to rework the Mallard to have a bunch of Hybrid rare Plumage types since Mallard hybridize with so many other waterfowl species. Loon would be cool, but I've never heard anyone hunting them.

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Greenland is pretty much the only place you can hunt them as far as I’m aware, though it’s not as popular as other game birds and yeah I get you, mallard deserves it but it should be one of the reworks that isn’t included on a new map imo. Kinda like the great one black bear releasing alongside Revontuli

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Otherwise Greenland has hunting for seabirds like fulmars and puffins which could also bring a really cool mechanic

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I'm pretty sure you're thinking of Iceland. I haven't seen anything about hunting Puffins or Fulmars when I was researching.

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Well I guess your not finding it well enough, that's ok tho. As seabird hunting isn't really advertised towards tourists and thus difficult to find especially in English. I'll send you a cupple sources per DM, I can assure you tho that basically all native alcids + cormorants, fulmars and kittiwakes are hunted in greenland.

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Thank you. I'll always appreciate more sources to draw info from.

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I have send you my sources proving my statement(s)

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Species Highlight #1: Common Eider
A large, heavyset sea duck with a distinctive long, sloping frontal lobe of the bill that extends almost to the crown. They weigh 1Ib-6Ib(0.45kg-2.72kg) with an average of 4Ib(1.8kg).

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They hunt Ravens in Greenland! That's crazy.

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There isn't many plants, so historically the Inuit learned to survive on animals alone and ravens are a pretty big bird

anyway, I want to heavily question the validity of willow ptarmigan in greenland

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I saw quite a few websites saying Willow Ptarmigan are in Greenland, though I'd be happy to exchange them out for a new species. I was thinking maybe one of the Murre species.

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Yeah, they aren't but sources for Greenland can be difficult

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How common are Barnacle Geese in Greenland?

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Depends on region very common in the east and extremely rare/almost never in the west

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Thank you for the info. I'm going to replace the Mallard with the Common Loon & the Willow Ptarmigan with the Thick-billed Murre.

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I figured for rares for the Common Loon could include Albino, Leucistic & Hybrid(Red-throated) and for the Thick-billed Murre would have Albino, Leucistic & Melanistic.

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How about eclipse/non breeding for murre?

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Hek yeah. I wasn't sure what non-breeding plumage for Murres was called so I didn't initially include it, but I will now.

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Could also have 2 leucistic variants I’d nominate these

Technically these are leusistic as well but they could be references for albinos (tho I’m uncertain if albino common loons exist) might be better off calling them white or just having this as a 3rd leucistic variant.

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I'd call all those Leucistic, with the exception of one on the top left.

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It’s still a leucistic just with partial expression

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I mean label wise. The one with partial expression could be called Piebald. I meant to say that in my last message, my bad.

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Species Highlight #2: King Eider
A heavyset duck with a short, thick neck, rather large rounded head, and fairly short but heavy bill. They weigh 2Ib-5Ib(0.9kg-2.26kg) with an average of 3Ib(1.36kg).

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Species Highlight #3: Common Loon
Common Loons are powerful, agile divers that catch small fish in fast underwater chases. They are less suited to land, and typically come ashore only to nest. They weigh 4Ib-17Ib(1.8kg-7.7kg) with an average of 13Ib(5.8kg).

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I've seen these take of in person, the are really made for medium to large bodies or water, the one I saw took like 20 meters to take of any then circled the lake multiple times before getting above the trees meaning that a loon that gets stranded on a pond or even something like a solar farm or a parking lot is completely screwed.

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Yep only species of loon that can take off from land is the red throated loon, the others need at least 30 meters of open water if conditions are good, if they’re bad they can need up to a little over 400 meters, just wild. Might be best if COTW would keep them as a costal spawn or if there is a large enough lake they could spawn there as well.

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That's what I was thinking as well. Keep them at the coasts of the map.

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Species Highlight #4: Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Duck is a small, slender sea duck with a rounded head and a small bill. The male has long tail plumes most of the year. They weigh around 2Ib(0.90kg).

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Species Highlight #5: Thick-billed Murre
A large seabird with an upright penguinlike posture on land. It has a heavy body, a long neck, a streamlined head, and a thick, pointed bill. The wings are long and narrow to help with "flying" underwater. They weigh 26oz-52.2oz(736g-1,481g)

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Might want to move this over to https://community.avalanchestudios.com/ before feedback is locked, would be a bummer to lose it

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Wait, what's going on?

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https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1466088256293572691

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Species Highlight #6 Rock Ptarmigan
The hardy Rock Ptarmigan nests as far north as there is land in the world. This chunky grouse wears two kinds of camouflage: it’s nearly all-white in the snowy winter and mottled brown in the summer. They weigh 15.5oz-22.6oz(440g-640g).

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Thank you for letting me know. I've got it moved over there. The idea is called Greenland Map and Update. Here's the link for it: https://community.avalanchestudios.com/avalanche-studios/the-hunter/ideas/67-greenland-map-and-update?page=1

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Species Highlight #7: Arctic Hare
The Arctic hare is the largest hare in North America. Its fur is grayish-brown in the summer and all white in the winter. It has short ears with black tips. They weigh 6Ib-12Ib(2.5kg-5.5kg) with large specimens weighing up to 15Ib(7kg).

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Species Highlight #8: Arctic Fox
The Arctic fox, also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. They weigh 3Ib-20Ib(1.3kg-9kg) with an average of 7Ib(3.1kg).

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Species Highlight #9: Ringed Seal
The ringed seal is the smallest and most common seal in the Arctic, with a small head, short cat-like snout, and a plump body. Its coat is dark with silver rings on the back and sides and a silver belly, giving this seal its common name. They weigh 71Ib-309Ib(32kg-140kg) with an average of 150Ib(70kg).

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Species Highlight #10: Harp Seal
Harp seals are part of the true seal family. All true seals have short flippers, which they use to move in a caterpillar-like motion on land. They do not have external ear flaps. They weigh 254Ib-309Ib(115kg-140kg).

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Species Highlight #11: Greenland Wolf
The Greenland Wolf is a subspecies of Gray Wolf that is native to Greenland & Ellesmere Island. They weigh an average of 57Ib(26kg).

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Species Highlight #12: Barren-ground Caribou
The Barren-ground Caribou is found in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, northern Alaska and south-western Greenland. The females weigh an average of 200Ib(90kg) and males at 330Ib(150kg).

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Species Highlight #13: Hooded Seal
The Hooded Seal or Bladdernose Seal is a large earless seal found only in the center and western North Atlantic Ocean. Hooded Seals are normally silver-grey or white with black spots covering their body. They weigh 320Ib-900Ib(145kg-410kg) with an average of 550Ib(249kg).

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Species Highlight #14: Muskox
The Muskox is a hoofed mammal native to the arctic. They have thick coat of fur and males have a strong odor during mating season. Muskox are more closely related to Sheep and Goats than Oxen. They weigh 400Ib-900Ib(180kg-410kg) with an average of 630Ib(285kg).

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Species Highlight #15: Walrus
The walrus has played a prominent role in the cultures of many indigenous Arctic peoples, who have hunted it for meat, fat, skin, tusks, and bone. Their tusks can reach 1 meter or 3 feet 3 inches long. Walrus's weigh 1,800Ib-4,000Ib(800kg-2,000kg) with an average of 2,200Ib(997kg).

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Species Highlight #16: Polar Bear
The Polar Bear is the largest extant land carnivore native to the arctic and surrounding areas. Although Polar Bears appear white their skin is actually black. They weigh 660Ib-1,760Ib(300kg-800kg), with the largest individual ever killed weighing 2,209Ib(1,002kg).

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If this wasn’t Greenland I’d say rare options could be a few variations of nanulak bears but they’d have to be stupid rare imo. But unfortunately I don’t know of any rares that would make sense for Greenland.

Albinos would never make it to adulthood as without their black skin they wouldn’t be able to keep warm properly… and nothing else has been documented….

So probably best they just have 3 common variations like cream, white, yellow, and maybe stained as an uncommon.

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Same, I'd love to see a Grizzly & Polar bear hybrid. However I think Polar Bear needs at least one rare.

Rare Plumage Showcase: Common Eider

Starting from left to right we have an Eclipse, Leucistic, and the very last one is a Common Eider x King Eider hybrid.

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Eiders are in Eclipse from July to October and often only reach breeding plumage in january

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Nice, thanks for the info.

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Maybe scarred as a rare?

I guess this guy is nicknamed Scarbrow, and apparently he got his scars fighting a wolverine when he was younger.

Scarbrow on the left.

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That would be awesome, but I think scarred variations should be saved for a Polar Bear G1.

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I think the caribou would be a better option for a G1 if there has to be one. They have a ton of fur types and unique antler growth but that’s just my 2 cents.

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Definitely! To be honest I prefer antlered G1's over horned or predator G1.

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Rare Plumage Showcase: King Eider