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06-01-2007, 05:11 PM
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Alberta non-resident hunting
I'm probably stiring things up here but I've seen a couple of threads talking about non-residents coming to hunt in Alberta. Alberta seems to open the floddgates up to non-resident hunters. They can come hunt here for everything except goat and can apply for our draws. The problem I have is I can not do the same in there province. In Saskatchwan I can not hunt for Mule deer, Moose, or Elk. B.C. is off limits for sheep and grizzly. I can also forget about the Yukon and NWT unless I'm a resident for 2 years! I would like to see more opportunities for Albertans in other provinces or we become more restricted in the opportunities we offer here. I'm wondering what some of you folks think about this. Maybe I'm just venting because of the costs I need to spend to go to the Yukon and B.C. for sheep and caribou and the fact realestate costs here is insane. I've seen the monster mulies coming out of Saskatchewan and would love to enter there draw for the opportunty. How long do you even have to live in Alberta to be considered a resident hunter?
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06-01-2007, 05:17 PM
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Agreed...it would be nice if each province shared the same or similar opportunities. I would definatly like to see even some very low odds Stones Sheep or Dalls sheep draws in other provinces.
Anyways...yep I agree that there should be other opportunities. I guess I'll just have to move to BC and get those opps and then move to SK after that, etc, etc...
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06-01-2007, 06:10 PM
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You can actually hunt the Yukon with a resident accompanying you. As for sheep in Alberta, with only two tags available it really isn't much of an opportunity. BC has a lot of low-cost opportunities for Alberta residents and when you consider the fact that you can hunt Saskatchewan without a resident accompanying you, there are some advantages there too.
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06-01-2007, 06:13 PM
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True there sheep.....lots of good points. It is nice to be able to bomb over to SK for a whitetail hunt. My parents just bought a cabin on Turtle Lake and I'm thinking it might be a great spot to get into some good bucks, so that will be nice to be able to go over there easy....
Took advantage of BC this year for turkeys...that was a blast.
Lots of good options, but I guess a guy always wants more...haha
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06-01-2007, 08:57 PM
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Interesting thread!
I'm thinking about buying some property in Sask. I never thought about the non-resident thingy. If you own land there are you not considered a resident and able to purchase a resident hunting license? My primary residence will still be AB.
I'm headed over there the middle of June and I thinks me better find out all this info before I buy anything, anywhere.
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06-01-2007, 09:12 PM
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It must be your primary residence.....you can only buy a resident licence in one province. Just owning land does not qualify you as a resisdent.
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06-02-2007, 07:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuc
Interesting thread!
I'm thinking about buying some property in Sask. I never thought about the non-resident thingy. If you own land there are you not considered a resident and able to purchase a resident hunting license? My primary residence will still be AB.
I'm headed over there the middle of June and I thinks me better find out all this info before I buy anything, anywhere.
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I was looking at that same angle earlier, to buy your hunting tags, for species other than Whitetail, you need to produce a Saskatchewan health care card for I.D.
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06-02-2007, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by sheephunter
You can actually hunt the Yukon with a resident accompanying you.
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This only applies to moose, caribou, black bear and wolves. For sheep, goat, and grizzly bear you still have to go through an outfitter or be a full time resident for one year. I started working up there in March (residence still in Alberta), first thing I did when I got the job was check into the hunting opportunities.LOL.
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06-02-2007, 03:15 PM
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In Saskatchwan I can not hunt for Mule deer, Moose, or Elk.
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Waaaaaa Waaaaaa Waaaaa!
On the other hand, how many Sask residents do you think go to Alberta to hunt mule deer, moose, or elk. How many Sask residents go to Alberta to hunt geese and whitetailed deer. No one I know does.
Now tell me how many Alberta residents come to Saskatchewan each year to hunt geese and whitetailed deer?
I see no reason for complaining, appreciate what you've got.
This whole thing was discussed a few months back in an almost identical thread.
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06-02-2007, 03:22 PM
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Beerslayer,
Theres actually several non-residents that come elk, moose, and deer hunting. I have no issue with it, and am actually planning on having a friend from BC come over for a mule deer hunt in the next year or two.
It happens though.....and no one is 'complaining'.....we are merely having a discussion.....
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06-05-2007, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by delburnedave
This only applies to moose, caribou, black bear and wolves. For sheep, goat, and grizzly bear you still have to go through an outfitter or be a full time resident for one year. I started working up there in March (residence still in Alberta), first thing I did when I got the job was check into the hunting opportunities.LOL.
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Actually there are some grizzly opportunities as well...just not in all zones.
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06-06-2007, 06:43 AM
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Good to know. I guess I didn't read the regs as carefully as I thought. After I got past the "no sheep hunting for non residents without a licensed outfitter" part I kind of lost interest.
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