Bringing back game meat from the USA

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Does any one know or have a link for the regulations governing the importation of game meat into Canada. A buddy has told me that you're only allowed to bring back 20 lbs. of processed meat or the animal as a carcass. This didn't make sense to me and I'd like to have my animals processed there if we get any.
 
You're aloud the entire animal as long as you have the appropriate hunting license. I've done it a few times, CBSA told me just to make sure it was either a whole carcase or if you're going to butcher it bring back the head so you can prove you just didn't go buy a bunch of meat.
 
In B.C., you cannot possess "the head, hide, hoof, spinal column, internal organ or mammary gland of any of the family of Cervidae (deer,elk,moose) that was killed outside of B.C.. Possession of an out of province Cervidae hide that has been treated in a manner that removes all tissue, or antlers, or parts of skulls that have had all tissues removed is permitted." I think that this has to do with the CWD issue on the prairies.
 
I believe its 20kg per person if its processed. Entire carcass is allowed if not a cervid, or not against your provincial regs. In Ontario, we are also not allowed head, spine, etc. of deer, elk or moose. If you are shooting bear, wild boar, sheep, goat, or antelope, no problem.

These are new regs to ON as of 2011. Check your DNR site.
 
Did an archery boar hunt in Oaklahoma this past winter, packed our pigs in ice, declared them at the border. No paperwork, no issues.
 
Thanks for the input everyone. We're going to have a freezer with us but I didn't want to have to freeze the carcass and then thaw it out to process it. I guess that I'll probably be lucky to get 20 kgs of boned out meat from an antelope anyway. I was a little more concerned about bringing back the heads and capes as I'd rather let a taxidermist look after that.
 
Things may have changed since we went antelope hunting 20 years ago, but then we just drove across the border with the unskinned carcass in the back of the truck. The border guys couldn't have cared less.
 
Make sure you stop at the U.S. side before leaving the U.S. and get an export permit for your game.
 
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