Getting Elk Rack back to Ontario

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Hey,
I bagged a nice 6x6 elk in Sept in BC.I got the rack back to Calgary to a friend's place.I flew on home with meat and planned on either shipping the rack or seeing if someone was driving east and would bring it.SO,if anyone will be heading to Ontario from the west,and could see their way to bring these antlers along?I could trade some meat and offer some cash for your trouble.
GJ
 
BigUglyMan said:
A copy of the OP's license and a letter from him, signed, stating that he is having it transported by you and you're fine.
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Not quite that easy Big guy.

1. Hunters, who lawfully harvest game birds, coyotes, white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, pronghorn antelope or black bear* under the authority of a hunting licence or a right that is protected under Canadian Constitution, may export those species without an Alberta export permit if
•in the case of upland game birds, the bird has been processed as a mounted specimen, or
•the export occurs within 30 days of the date the animal was killed or within 5 days of the close of the season, whichever occurs first, and
•the shipment is accompanied by the hunter who killed the animal, and
•the appropriate licence is carried by the hunter who killed the animal being exported.
 
guido said:
Not quite that easy Big guy.

1. Hunters, who lawfully harvest game birds, coyotes, white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, pronghorn antelope or black bear* under the authority of a hunting licence or a right that is protected under Canadian Constitution, may export those species without an Alberta export permit if
•in the case of upland game birds, the bird has been processed as a mounted specimen, or
•the export occurs within 30 days of the date the animal was killed or within 5 days of the close of the season, whichever occurs first, and
•the shipment is accompanied by the hunter who killed the animal, and
•the appropriate licence is carried by the hunter who killed the animal being exported.
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Elk was harvested in BC not AB so I would assume BC laws would apply in this case.

OP should probably look them up as he may have already broken them by taking it to AB?
 
I have my BC elk tag and non res hunting licence and there are copies in Calgary.I'm confident that everything is good to go,I just need the transportation.I'm in Kingston,and can meet someone if need be.
 
guido said:
From the B.C. regs,

4. An export permit is required if the
hunter does not accompany their animal
while exporting it from the Province,
regardless of the date of kill.
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Awright. The hunter DID accompany, when it left the Province.

He just didn't get it all the way home.

Write a letter with the Licence number, name, and contact info on it, and suggest to the guy transporting the rack that the roof rack or across the hood of the car are not prime spots to carry it incognito.

Kinda odd situation, that does not fit real well with the way that the guys that wrote the regs thought things would play out.

Love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation eh? :)

"I need a BC export Permit. To get the elk parts from Calgary to Ontario."
How's that gonna work out you figure?


Cheers
Trev
 
Here is the link the OP needs

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_168766.html#possession

Items in the regulation include:


1. It is now illegal in Ontario to possess any part of the antlers, head, brain, eyes, tonsils, hide, hooves, lymph nodes, spleen, mammary glands, entrails, internal organs or spinal column of any member of the deer family that has been killed outside Ontario.


2. The prohibition above (#1) does not apply to finished taxidermy mounts, tanned skin, canine teeth with no tissue attached.


3. Antlers or antlers with skull cap attached may be legally possessed as long as there is no tissue or skin attached to them and they are separate from the remainder of the skull.


4. It is also legal to possess a hide or skin of the head of any member of the deer family including that part of the hide commonly referred to as the "cape" only if:



all other tissue is removed, AND
it is kept in a container from which nothing can escape, (e.g., cooler taped shut, enclosing the animal in plastic or a tarp), AND
it is delivered to a tanner or taxidermist within five days of coming into Ontario.


5. If all or portion of the hide or skin of the head identified above (#4) is disposed of, it must be done at a waste disposal site authorized under the Environmental Protection Act such as a municipal landfill.


6. None of these rules (#1 to #5) apply to the prohibited parts (the antlers, head, brain, eyes, tonsils, hide, hooves, lymph nodes, spleen, mammary glands, entrails, internal organs or spinal column) of any member of the deer family if they are transported through Ontario to another jurisdiction in a container from which nothing can escape, (e.g., cooler taped shut, enclosing the animal in plastic or a tarp).


7. If you are transporting the antlers, head, brain, eyes, tonsils, hide, hooves, lymph nodes, spleen, mammary glands, entrails, internal organs or spinal column of any member of the deer family in a container as described above, it must be labelled to show the species of cervid, the place where it was acquired and the name and address of the person who owns the parts in the container.


8. If you have transported a member of the deer family into Ontario that was harvested or killed in another jurisdiction, but later find out that it has tested positive for CWD, you must immediately notify a Ministry of Natural Resources Office and provide information as requested.
 
Really we are talking about antlers!!! Not a carcass I presume it has been cleaned and no tissue is attached. All you require is the license number and a letter from the owner at this point. These laws are to prevent CWD, Brain worm etc. Set out to prevent brain matter etc. from being transported across borders. I suppose technically they are correct but I wouldn't be to concerned. My suggestion is to box them wrap them well and have them couriered or put on the bus home, probably cost $100 or less.
 
These regulations have been in place for some time. Manitoba is the same. The following is what exempts hunters who want to do exactly what the OP is wanting to do. You just have to make sure there is no brain matter,eyes,meat,skin,etc. on the skull cap. If in doubt, the best bet is to either boil it and clean or clean it as good as possible and dump Javex or peroxide over it.

The issue here is simply obtaining the proper permit for someone transporting an animal they didn't kill, in other words an export permit from the originating province.



3. Antlers or antlers with skull cap attached may be legally possessed as long as there is no tissue or skin attached to them and they are separate from the remainder of the skull.

hunt365 said:
My suggestion is to box them wrap them well and have them couriered or put on the bus home, probably cost $100 or less.
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Maybe if it's a spike bull.
 
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