Canada Bear
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
Not if you want to stay out of jail. Canada don't like handguns. Besides if you're hunting bear with a rifle and can''t kill one with a rifle then what makes you think you can do it with a pistol? Very few people shoot a pistol enough to get really good with it.
#5
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 45
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
Why do you think you would need a handgun? Have you ever shot a bear? They aren't that hard to kill. Do you think you could hit a bear with a pistol if you blew the shot with a rifle? Not sure I understand the mindset of dragging a handgun across the international border. What does your outfitter have to say about it? If you're an American and I'm assuming you are then by law you have to hire a guide in Canada. I'd be sure to get the outfitter's take before I did any paperwork.
But, to each his own.
But, to each his own.
#7
Good luck on your spring bear hunt... Yeah, I do not understand why you would want to carry a side arm either. I just think it will draw attention from customs and the like resulting in red flags where they may have law enforcement watch you close as well as perhaps a harder time going threw customs on both sides going over and back.. But clearly the choice is yours..
#10
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
So the questions remain: Why do you want to take the chance taking a pistol in and what does your outfitter have to say about it. If your outfitter is good with it then he/she will have all the paperwork ready to go and you wouldn't have to be on a forum like this asking questions.