If you are flying up you check them in as baggage. If you are driving up, you bring them with you if you want, and pay a fee to get them through Canada. I presume you are flying though, so it's as easy as bringing them to the airport with the rest of your bags and checking them in when you leave.

A couple options though is to mail them up or ship them UPS or Fed Ex to your destination if you have somebody on the other end that can hold them for you such as an outfitter or friend.

I ship my bow back and forth quite a bit, and one thing I would suggest is to get a large, double gun case and pack as much other stuff in it as possible. Most airlines such as Alaska Airlines allow you 2 bags to check in, and have a $50 fee for extra bags.

Make sure you ask your airlines about shipping meat, and especially the cost of shipping your antlers. It can be upwards of $400 to ship antlers back home on the airlines, so make sure you have that situated before you leave! You might want to look into the option of leaving your animal at an Alaskan taxidermist and having them do the mount for you, and ship the mount to you in a crate via barge/truck to wherever you live.

If you end up with quite a bit of meat, what you might want to do is mail your bags home and check the meat in as baggage. You'll be limited to 70 or 75 pound bag limits without extra fees, so it will cost you $100 to ship 4 - 70 pound boxes of meat back home as baggage, that's a heck of a lot less than any other method, and you will be able to pick your meat up at the airport when you get home. I think there is a max bag limit that you can check, so make sure you know that before flying up. You WILL get more than 280 pounds of meat off a mature bull moose, you are probably looking at more like 500 pounds boned out if you get a 50" or greater bull. Another option with meat is check in your 4 or 5 boxes of meat, leaving you a 150 or so pounds in Alaska. You could take that to a meat processor in Alaska, and have them make sausage, burger, jerky and whatever else out of the rest, and ship it to you when done.

Shipping antlers and meat is a big issue to look into before you come. It could cost upwards of $1,000 if you aren't prepared. It might only cost $300-$400 if you are. That is based on a moose alone, you'll be looking at more for other critters.

What are you planning on coming up to hunt? Are you going outfitted, drop off?
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