Kodiak Island, Alaska
Anyone ever been there? I would like to plan a trip someday to Alaska, there is alot to see and some great sights to photograph. Can't decide if I want to make the drive from Wyoming or fly up and save alot of time. The highway that connects the USA thru Canada to Alaska is supposed to be a beautiful drive. I guess I could not bring any handguns if I drove. Are shotguns allowed to be taken thru Canada? I would like to have something with me on the trip, perhaps a Rem 870 with the 20" barrel and extended mag tube.
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Don't forget to throw a few extra blankets in the trunk, just in case. 0 -
No guns are allowed in Canada, unless you have a permit for them. The only way to get a permit is to have a hunting permit for Canada, or be invited to a shooting event there.
Shipping the guns to Alaska, to yourself, is the best way to go.0 -
The paperwork (which isn't bad) is usually easier if you take them to a local port office and do the registration there. You will have the paperwork filled out when you get ready to enter Canada. They'll inspect them when you enter Canada and again at the exit point. Beats the hell out of shipping to an FFL. If you can find one, the charge is about $45-$55 a gun + shipping via UPS to a Federal Firearms place for another $75 per gun (for their service of receiving said guns). Doing it that way can get quite expensive - especially if you've got multiple guns. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Alpine
No guns are allowed in Canada, unless you have a permit for them. The only way to get a permit is to have a hunting permit for Canada, or be invited to a shooting event there.
What a smart country. Sure as hell wouldn't want an armed man traveling through the wilderness. [:o)]0 -
I'd suggest a cruise up the inside passage. Amazingly beautifull all the way up. 0 -
Check the current Canadian law. It might be different now, but Canada used to let you transport a gun through Canada to Alaska if it's sealed at the Canadian border, and the seal not broken until you are in Alaska.
Classic or BR might know what the law is now.0 -
Here's what you are looking for:
http://www.panda.com/canadaguns/#transport
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quote:Originally posted by Kodiakk
I'd suggest a cruise up the inside passage. Amazingly beautifull all the way up.
Does that bring you thru the Kodiak area?0 -
I've done the AlCan and the Inland Passage .... for sheer life experience there's no comparison. Watkin Lake, Whitehorse, Yukon (all of it), Dawson (side trip off the AlCan) .... camping all the way ... just can't be beat! If you fish, AWESOME!
If you want the best of Can/AK worlds, you might want to drive up to Yukon, cut across to Skagway and fly up to Kodiak. ... that'd be the biggest bang for the buck.
How long you got?0 -
quote:Originally posted by Kodiakk
I'd suggest a cruise up the inside passage. Amazingly beautifull all the way up.
I'd have to agree on that one. I did that a few years ago, most beautiful country I've ever see. Plus, all the little side trips when we stopped at a port made it that much better. Took a train ride for a couple hours up an old gold rush trail, floatplane tour of a glacier, submarine ride in one of the ports.0 -
A buddy of mine said his dad drew a tag there for bear years ago.Said after they road around in the boat for awhile they seen a couple of bears. His dad said they looked to big and was afraid to get out[:0]. My buddy said it was a beautiful place..like to go myself sometime...Bull 0 -
I made it halfway to Kodiak on the Inland Waterway, about six times, round trip. Did it on a Tugboat, hauling Barges into Whittier, making 6 to 8 knots. Sometimes, we would take the shortcut across the Gulf. I think it was three times. The times we went up the waterway, the captain would shoot game from the bridge, throw a skiff in the water, and go get them and bring them back to the Tug and dress 'em out. We had fresh venison and elk for breakfast!! When we got alongside, we would fish for King Crab, or Halibut. Great times!!
Eight knots gives you a lot of time to appreciate every point, every glacier, every turn you go round. I sure liked it up there. If population pressure gets to me too much more, I might just move up there somewhere along the water for my final years, Spring/Summer/Fall only!
The scenery is breathtaking! The abundance of wildlife is eye-opening (wish it was that nice here in Washington, but it is a significant step down from what is there in Alaska).
I alos made fifteen runs on a Tanker, (NOT inland waterway trips) up to Valdez Tanker Port. Prince William Sound is Beautiful.0 -
Tried to convince my wife to let me apply for a job there. She said sure, but she was not going with me. 0 -
Misconception about transporting guns to Canada. I do it all the time. $25 each rifle, payable at the border with no pre approvals necessary. No safety courses or hunting license required.
1. Download the form :
http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/online-en_ligne/form-assistance/indiv_forms/909_e.asp
2. Fill it out in triplicate, DON'T sign it.
3. In the box A-6 select "Protection against Wildlife".
Safely transport the firearm as you normally would. Declare the firearm at the border. They inspect it, you pay the fee and you're on your way.
I usually bring a Colt lightning clone. Has a 14 round capacity, I think. Sometimes bring a 1894 lever. There are a few restrictions (see the form) - black guns need not apply. Any detachable mag over 5 rounds, no good.0
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