Actually you do not have to use the services of an outfitter in Alberta. It would greatly improve your chances of success and having an enjoyable time. How ever, as "8 Seconds" (a rodeo cowboy or someone with a "premature E. problem&quot said there is an option of hunting with a "Hunter Host".

A resident of Alberta can act as a guide for ONE (two, if one is a relative) non-resident alien (like from the USA, not Mars) but "NOT FOR GAIN OR REWARD, OR ACCEPT REMUNERATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR SUCH SERVICES"

Go to the site "8 Seconds" mentioned and you can see a copy of the "Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations" and the information for Guides, Outfitters and Hunter Hosts.

Robin