Blue Marlin Expeditions
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Hunting Camps

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There’s only one thing we do more than fish, and that’s hunt. It’s the main reason we got into spearfishing, which is really just hunting for fish. Since first offering trips through Blue Marlin Expeditions, demand for the hunting side of things has blown past our expectations. After all, “Blue Marlin” isn’t great branding for a hunting outfitter. But hunters have resonated with our mission to provide affordable hunts through regular, salt of the earth people. Let us prove that you can go on your dream hunt without taking out a second mortgage. We’re grateful to all who have trusted us with their hard-earned money, and we’ll continue to fight the inflated pay-to-play scheme that is so common in the hunting industry.

We’ve upgraded our schedule to offer several established Hunting Camps just like our Spearfishing Camps. We run these camps in cooperation with local hunters, landowners, and guides - people that we’re blessed to call friends. The big-box outfitters typically contract with similar individuals, then market the hunts at a substantial mark-up. But we aren’t shysters or brokers here at Blue Marlin Expeditions. We’ll show you exactly what our local partner charges, confident that you’ll be impressed with our all-inclusive package cost. And if our partners offer hunts outside our Camp timeframe, you’re welcome to book directly with them! We take no monetary kick-backs or commissions, guaranteed.

We cater to all levels of experience. You just book your flights, and we handle the rest: logistics, lodging, guides, trophy fees, game processing, drinks, meals, etc. No hidden fees. You’ll eat local game meat each night (hopefully your own) seasoned with the world’s best sea salt. Where possible, we’ll arrange for the meat to make it home with you. Fully prepared euro mounts are the norm, or Ben can cape, flesh, turn the cartilage, and salt your trophy well enough to satisfy any taxidermist. We’re not customs brokers, but we can put you in touch with the best.

Come enjoy the comraderie and success of these well-planned trips. Camps are most cost efficient in groups of 2-4, but we can host individuals and larger groups by request.

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New Caledonia Rusa Camp

Hunt the gorgeous Pocquereux Valley on this South Pacific island for the Javan Rusa Deer, a 200-300 lb cervid in the elk family that roars night and day (try blasting the audio on the banner video for a taste). Since the island has no zoonotic diseases of concern, you can legally import your trophies and game meat as checked luggage! In our opinion, this is the best value exotic deer hunt in the world.

Accommodations are on a 4+ square mile family farm. You’ll wake up and hunt right out the back door. Our host Guilhem will keep you in stitches and prove wrong anything negative you’ve ever heard about the French. We can’t speak for mainland France, but the hospitality we received on this French territory was second to none (tied with the Irish). Guilhem and his family extend this generous spirit to their native wildlife, making habitat improvements across the property to support good populations of Kagou, fruit bats, and Goliath pigeons.

The mountainous terrain offers the perfect level of challenge, especially compared to hunts on open coastal farms nearby that don’t have much escape cover. Try spot-and-stalk, still-hunting, or hunting from blinds to take up to two mature stags per person. Every hunter on our expeditionary camp had shots within 200 yards, but your cup will runneth over if you can stretch shots out to 400.

There’s much more to hunt here than just Rusa: “South Pacific” wild turkey (cross of Goulds and Rios imported from Mexico), Indian Peafowl (Peacock), wild boar, feral goat, Pacific black duck, and purple moorhen. Last but not least, you can go “fishing” for Mud Crabs - a delicacy that tastes like blue crab but is the size of a football.

Starting at $3,500 per hunter for (1) Rusa, (1) Peacock, and (1) Turkey
[Jul-Aug]

**Add $250 ea for a day of spearfishing and the ultimate “Spear & Deer” Camp

Ireland Sika Camp

As sika afficionados, take it from us: you won’t find a better value than our friends at Glacial Valley Outfitters. We’ve paid our dues on public land in Delmarva, taking over a dozen sika over the years. Now that a certain Netflix program turned our favorite spot into a parking lot, we’ll gladly save our money for the promised land of Glenmalure, Ireland!

The Irish sika are just as wild, free-ranging, and tasty as our ones in the States. In fact, they are from the same bloodline that was introduced to Maryland. The difference is they aren’t pressured into being near-exclusive creatures of the night. And because they aren’t shot as soon as they have 6” antlers, some stags will grow monster racks that you CANNOT find in Delmarva. If you want them any bigger, you’ll need to pay big money on exclusive estates - not our business model - or hunt the Manchurian variety. Best of all, you won’t have to deal with other public land hunters. In addition to Sika, you can hunt Red Stags, hybrid Red/Sika Stags, Feral Goats (Irish Ibex), and Fallow Deer. All of this on what is hands down our favorite scenery in the world, surpassing Lofoten and Denali National Park in many regards.

Now, this Camp is a bit different than our others. Jim and the Glacial Valley team are an established operation with decades of experience, a large following, and the endorsement of Craig Boddington. They are as honest and trustworthy as you’ll find in the industry, personally owning or ranching the land they hunt. We would not be able to put together a fairer package ourselves, so we offer an add-on package to make it an all-inclusive camp: travel to/from Glenmalure, drinks, lunches, middle-of-day touring, an additional day of sightseeing, and childcare if needed. As always, you’re welcome to book directly with Jim at Glacial Valley Hunting!

Icelandair offers one of the cheapest flights to Dublin, so consider adding a stop-over stay in Iceland to go hunting for the Northern Lights. The island itself wasn’t our personal cup of tea, but this is a great way to cross it off your bucket list.

Starting at $5,750 per hunter for (1) Sika or Red/Hybrid Stag
[Oct-Mar]

Tajikistan Ibex Camp

While not for the faint of heart, this should be on every able-bodied hunter’s bucket list. You’ll get more adventure crammed into this 9 day schedule than in a month of other outfitted hunts. Between avalanches, frostbite, wolves, bears, and snow leopards, you won’t know which story to tell the next time you’re around a campfire with your buddies. And it won’t matter, because they’re good enough kept all to yourself.

Ibex here don’t often reach the gigantic 50”+ mark like in the Pamirs, but the average billy will break 40” and be over 8 years old. Himalayan snowcock are numerous if you can hold onto your .22 rifle on the hike up. Add a few days or plan to finish up early so you can head to the outfitter’s hometown south of Dushanbe for truly enormous wild boar and virgin predator hunting. Ben will accompany you as camp translator, spotter, and all-around “fixer”. So when comparing quotes from other outfitters, don’t forget to add the $3,000 they would charge for the same service!

Starting at $8,500 per hunter
[Oct-Jan]

Canada Bear Camp

A great off-season hunt at an unbeatable price. Vouched for by a trusted Blue Marlin client, join our expeditionary camp this upcoming season or beat us there by booking directly with the guide.

The camp is conveniently located for East Coast hunters, a major advantage over Vancouver and Alaska hunts. Black bears are notoriously fickle in Canada, but success here is over 66% on bears up to 450 lbs. This is the trip for those looking for an honest, no-frills bear hunt without breaking the bank. At these rates, you can go on 3 hunts for the price of 2 hunts with outfitters of equal success. If you prefer to “buy once, cry once” or want a monster bear, then we have friends in North Carolina hunting the same bear population that Eva Shockey did on her famous hunt; just be prepared to pay double for similar success rates. You’ll pay triple for a hunt that is over 90% success, but still not guaranteed. That’s bears for ya.

Moose can be added if you draw a tag, which is easier to draw than a Maine tag but still less than 5% draw rate.

Starting at $2,750 per hunter for (1) Black Bear

Virginia Mixed Bag Camp

Our original Camp we’ve been hosting for friends and family over 15 years on our family farm. This is a grab bag hunt for whatever is most plentiful at the time with a focus on whitetail. We don’t offer trophy bucks, other than one yearly tag for a youth/apprentice camp, but we typically get our limit of large does up to 150 lbs and there are always a few whacky culls that are fair play.

We’ll supplement deer with hunting for predators, waterfowl, upland game birds, and trapping so that you’ll always get a mixed bag. It’s a great way to fill your freezer, and every cent goes right back into habitat management on the farm.

Starting at $850 per hunter

Virginia Sea Duck Camp

We aren’t blessed with a large variety of dabblers here on the seaside of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, but we make up for it with some of the best hunting for black ducks, sea ducks, mergansers, and Atlantic brant.

Only two (2) camps of 2-4 hunters are offered each season to ensure we don’t burn our favorite hunting spots and to limit our impact on the local population. Despite the high numbers you’ll see on your hunt, sea ducks like scoter, oldsquaw, and eiders are declining on the Atlantic seaboard. We encourage Camp participants to hunt responsibly and not shoot more than what they need. Other species like Buffleheads, Goldeneye, and mergansers, which are at or above the Long-Term average, will provide ample action to round out your limit.

We’ll put all ducks harvested to good use by making jerky, collecting the down, or feeding raw to our Maine Coon cat.

Starting at $1,000 per hunter

Custom Adventures

Prospective hunting clients are NOT limited to the established camps above. We offer full-service guiding or hosted trips all across the globe through Blue Marlin Expeditions! We hunt just about everything and typically have multiple partners / locations for each species we hunt. We’ll tailor the price point and service level to your parameters. Learn more HERE.