ORIGINAL: rockpile rob
one of my buddies went to alaska last year and killed one and he was allowed to bring it home with him, i know up until a few yrs ago you couldnt bring them back. back in the 70's my dads friend shot one and got a full mount and to this day it sits at the archorage airport.
What?! Are you sure he wasn't in Canada? There hasn't been any polar bear hunting in the US except for Native Subsistance since 1972.
Last I checked the going rate in Canada for a 10 day polar bear hunt by dogsled was $28K. I haven't seen costs for Russia or even heard of it as a possibility until just now.
I believe that Safari Club just won a case to keep the importation of polar bear trophies to the US as available by CITES permit. Do an internet search of "CITES permit" or "polar bear trophy import".
Yes, there are polar bear in AK but they have been protected in the US by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (the same as whales) since 1972.