from what i read you got a bad deal ...just because u live in the USA makes no difference ...most of the game wardens up there are local people and they don't like CANADIANS either .
a friend of mine was hunting up there ,he just finished dragging his caribou to the truck , was warm and removed his jacket [his orange blazer was on the outside of his jacket] so he walked towards his truck and 2 wardens stopped him for not wearing his orange blazer while hunting ... HE PAID 200 DOLLARS for that little mistake .. so beware when u go up there ..
i went caribou hunting last fall [september] with an outfitter ,one of the group shot a bear without a licence [american hunter' ] he got off easy with only a warning ..he thought he could shoot and get a permit after ..some guides will say ok as long as you get the non resident permit after ..seen it done many times ..but sometimes it does not work ..