Ready to make another trip to Alberta in a month or so. Should be a lot easier this time!
So how could they prove you stopped in a national park?
I’m of the same mind set…….. if something can go wrong, it will. I try to minimize surprises.I have brought both a moose and a stone directly back from Canada, so I'm confident about that part. The parts I'm not confident about is taking a rifle through Canada when I don't actually have a hunt there (last August the Canadian officers at the border also wanted to see my hunting contract and made comments about how much it was costing me), and actually bringing an animal back from Alaska into Canada. I think I will be following your advice there and probably stop and ask the Canadian Customs side what will be required. I may end up figuring a way to ship it from Fairbanks if it's going to be too much hassle, but I'm the type that hates letting something like that out of my sight until I actually get it back home...
I have brought both a moose and a stone directly back from Canada, so I'm confident about that part. The parts I'm not confident about is taking a rifle through Canada when I don't actually have a hunt there (last August the Canadian officers at the border also wanted to see my hunting contract and made comments about how much it was costing me), and actually bringing an animal back from Alaska into Canada. I think I will be following your advice there and probably stop and ask the Canadian Customs side what will be required. I may end up figuring a way to ship it from Fairbanks if it's going to be too much hassle, but I'm the type that hates letting something like that out of my sight until I actually get it back home...
That is very helpful Rackmastr--thank you. After I've had a chance to look at this a little more, I may still pm you for that contact, but this is making me feel a lot less antsy about it all.This form is the one commonly used for Non-CITES animal exports from the USA.
Wildlife Shipments - Declaration Form 3-177
www.fws.gov
I don't know if it's an overall trend, but crossing the border seems to be getting easier. I'll I needed to do this time was complete the paperwork for my rifle. They did not need to physically inspect it. Maybe it's because they already have me in their system?
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