Taking a gun through canada

tonganhunter · Mar 1, 2012

I am trying to plan a trip to Alaska to hunt caribou and I was wondering if anyone could give me some information on how to take a gun through the canadaian border and then back across the border into Alaska?

264mag · Mar 1, 2012

You can go on line and down load the forms.

tonganhunter · Mar 1, 2012

where at online do i need to go to get the forms?

wyo_bulls · Mar 1, 2012

Assume you are driving...you will have to register the gun at the border with the Canadians and pay a fee, seems like it was $50.00. you can use that copy of registration to go back into the USA, it proves that you had that paticular gun with you when you went into the country. Or to be safe you can go through all the paper work with US customs prior to entering, but I never had done so, as like I mentioned the canadian registration proves that you took it into their country from the states and didn't buy it in canada, all the US is looking for is to tax you if you bought something in Canada...

Bambistew · Mar 1, 2012

go to your local customs office with this form and get it approved. Its free and takes about 10 minutes. Its 'proof' that you own the rifle when you come/go through Canada or any other country. They're good for the life of the item.

http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_4457.pdf

The Canadian form is pretty easy to fill out. I don't believe you can take firearms of any sort through National Parks in Canada, but I might be wrong.

Good luck on your hunt.

Snuffy · Mar 2, 2012

LAST EDITED ON Mar-02-12 AT 01:03PM (MST)[p]I am researching the same thing and contacted the GOABC
(Guides and Outfitters Association of BC) They gave me this site.http://bordercrossing.ca/border/index.html.
Rick

flyfishingak · Mar 5, 2012

One thing to keep in mind is you can take rifles and shot guns across the boarder into Canada but no hand guns. Leave them at home. If you get to the boarder with a hand gun you will end up leaving it there. I did the drive from AK through Canada last summer and the fee was $50.00 if you have to form already filled out it makes life easier. Also make sure that you have your guns in a easy to locate spot because they will check the serial number and also ask to see all ammo so make it handy and easy to find. I have spent 10 minutes at the boarder and I have been stuck there for over 2 hours having the Costumes officer tear my truck apart looking for other guns...