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Travel Information for your Waterfowl Hunt with Blue Sky Outfitters
Regulations for transporting your ducks
and geese to the US and Transporting firearms into Canada.
Please ensure
you are up to date on the current regulations required by your Country
in the transportation of bird game.
Transporting your ducks and geese to the US
We are obligated to adhere to the
following guidelines regarding bird game transport as per the US
Fish & Wildlife Service (as of September 19, 2000):
- All sport taken migratory birds
imported into the US via Canada must have 1 fully feathered wing
attached to the carcass (Head and Feet do not count)
- All imports into the US of sport
taken migratory birds may only be imported by the person who hunted
them. A hunter cannot give the birds to another person to take
into the US on their behalf.
- Any mounted/taxidermized birds,
geese, or cranes can only be imported in the US when accompanied
by a US migratory bird import/export permit. This may have to
be applied for in advance.
- No other types or forms of migratory
birds will be allowed into the US, no sausage or processed meat.
- All illegal birds and/or meat
will be seized and charges will be laid.
Transporting your
firearms into Canada:
As of January 1, 2001, the procedures
for bringing firearms into Canada, or for borrowing firearms while
in Canada, changed as a result of mandatory license requirements
of all firearms owners and users in Canada.
For the purposes of Canadian law, the three classes of firearms
are:
- Non-restricted (most ordinary
rifles and shotguns)
- Restricted (mainly handguns)
- Prohibited (full automatics, converted
automatics, handguns with a barrel length of 105mm (approximately
4") or less, and .25 or .32 caliber handguns among others)
You may not bring a prohibited
firearm or replica firearm into Canada.
To bring a non-restricted firearm into Canada:
- You must be at least 18 years
old (see number below to call for options for minors who use firearms)
- You must declare your firearms
at your first point of entry
Declaring
your Firearms:
The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) is responsible for
all Customs procedures. Here are the basics if you are bring firearms
into Canada:
- In most cases, you will have to
declare your firearms in writing, using a Non-Resident Firearm
Deceleration (form JUS 909 EF).
- A Customs Officer must confirm
your declaration. The confirmed declaration will serve as a temporary
license and registration certificate for up to 60 days.
- Please fill out the declaration
form before you arrive to save time at the point of entry. However,
note that the form MUST be signed in front of the Customs
Officer at the point of entry.
- A Non-Resident Firearm Declaration
will cost $50.00 CDN. It can be renewed any number of times within
a 12 month period at no extra cost.
You can obtain forms and additional
information on the legal requirements under the Firearms act by
calling 1-800-731-4000 (If you live in the US) or
1-506-624-5380 (if you live in another country). If you book with
us, we will send you forms prior to your departure for Canada. You
may also click on the following links for more information.
Visitors
To Canada
Transporting
Firearms
Non-Resident
Firearm Declaration Form
Travel Arrangements:
Available through Uniglobe Geo Travel
- call the Hunters Hotline at
1-877-669-3270. You will receive special, exclusive APOS inbound
airfares from dedicated APOS travel consultants.
Travel to our location is through Edmonton or Calgary with connecting
flights to Peace River (YPE), ground transportation will be provided
to our hunting area.
Prior to leaving, please confirm your travel arrangements as we
need to know your with us to ensure everything flows smoothly.
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