![]() We are out to get that Christmas duck I have promised my mother-in-law. Afterwards, he cooked a delicious meal out of them. My first encounter with this magnificent bird was in the Faroe Islands, where I, as a child, experienced a hunter catching them by a net. The little black and white diver with large beaks gets so brightly coloured during their breeding season. We talk about our common passion for puffins. The snow dances mesmerizing in our headlights, and I get that feeling of excitement you get in those early hours on the way to the hunt. We drive off, out of the city and into the darkness. So our best chance will be if the streams and rivers are not completely frozen. In this case, we will not be able to call in any ducks. It is a cold morning, and Gunnar tells me not to have high expectations as the water is most likely frozen. I get picked up early in the morning by Gunnar and his friend, Robert, who was also joining us. So what better way to meet up than in a duck blind with loaded shotguns? ![]() One day Gunnar invited me to come to hunt with him, and it just so happened that I was travelling to Iceland for Christmas. ![]() I reached out to Gunnar, and we started writing back and forth about hunting, Iceland and family. In some of the pictures, he appeared to carry both a shotgun and a rifle, which was new to me. In Denmark, we are used to hunting on farmed land, so seeing Gunnars hunting pictures blew my mind. From a Danish point of view, Gunnar's hunting grounds were out of this world. On his account, I saw hunting pictures as I had never seen before. My interest in hunting in Iceland was ignited in 2017 when I discovered Gunnar on Instagram. Fishing is said to be top-notch, and I have seen pictures of big caribou bulls and loads of geese and ducks on the ground from friends who have hunted in Iceland. ![]() Here you will find black beaches, powerful waterfalls, colourful mountains, geothermal pools and, once in a while, active volcanoes. Iceland is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. ![]()
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