courtgreene
Member
Good morning THR. So, without going into too much detail, due to some circumstances beyond my control and some of which I posted on the "hunting ups and downs" or some such thread back during deer season, I am looking at a desperation black bear hunt in Quebec. As I consider doing this, and am leaning towards it, I am turning to the vast experience of this forum to answer a few questions.
First, obviously, have any of you hunted bears in the spring in this area? If so, is it a good experience and is it rewarding?
Second, if I do it, the process for getting a rifle into Canada seems straight forward enough with one exception; the forms. There are forms for Canadians, but I do not see any specifically designed for an American citizen taking a rifle into Canada. The forms for first time firearms registrations seem to be the ticket, but they have places for provinces, not states. Does a US citizen just stick North Carolina in a blank marked "province?" I certainly do not wish to cause an international incident.
Third, let's say I go, get the gun into the country, and kill a bear. What does one do to legally transport it (the bear) back? I'm thinking because of the gun and potential carcass driving would be the (no pun intended) way to go. Flying seems like a big hassle.
Fourth, if any of you are in the Asheville NC area and you bear hunt with hounds, and you are looking for someone to join your crew, you could make this much easier on me. That's what I would prefer anyway. I'm pretty good at it, and I take direction well.
Fifth: Please don't turn this into a "which gun for bear?" thread. I have plenty and they'll get the job done. Leaning towards the .300wsm as this is not over dogs, but again, at least seven of my rifles will do perfectly fine on the biggest bruins roaming the earth. We don't need that distraction.
First, obviously, have any of you hunted bears in the spring in this area? If so, is it a good experience and is it rewarding?
Second, if I do it, the process for getting a rifle into Canada seems straight forward enough with one exception; the forms. There are forms for Canadians, but I do not see any specifically designed for an American citizen taking a rifle into Canada. The forms for first time firearms registrations seem to be the ticket, but they have places for provinces, not states. Does a US citizen just stick North Carolina in a blank marked "province?" I certainly do not wish to cause an international incident.
Third, let's say I go, get the gun into the country, and kill a bear. What does one do to legally transport it (the bear) back? I'm thinking because of the gun and potential carcass driving would be the (no pun intended) way to go. Flying seems like a big hassle.
Fourth, if any of you are in the Asheville NC area and you bear hunt with hounds, and you are looking for someone to join your crew, you could make this much easier on me. That's what I would prefer anyway. I'm pretty good at it, and I take direction well.
Fifth: Please don't turn this into a "which gun for bear?" thread. I have plenty and they'll get the job done. Leaning towards the .300wsm as this is not over dogs, but again, at least seven of my rifles will do perfectly fine on the biggest bruins roaming the earth. We don't need that distraction.