Russian Boars at he border

[boy_and_his_dog]

I am going on a Russian boar hunt in Michigan and will have to bring my trophy back to Canada. I am looking for information on what to expect at the border comming home to Ontario. Has anyone been on one of these hunts?

 

[Big Guy]

Canned hunt in a fenced enclosure, not really hunting IMHO.

 

[dumbdawg]

make sure you got your proper paper work and find out if you need any importing paperwork

 

[Fox]

To each his own, make sure to call first, get any paperwork out of the way early in case it gets backed up.

I think a hunt like that would be cool, maybe if life treats me right I could go to Europe and do that if we are still allowed to hunt in 20 years.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

There are a couple of agencies that look after our interests at the border. Of the top of my head (US and Canada):

-US Border Police/Customs and Immigration (crossborder paperwork for your person and possessions)
-BATF/CFC (for your firearms)
-Food and Drug Administration, Fish and Game Service/Health Canada, Agriculture Canada (for raw meat inspection, for animal parts and controlled species regulations)
-Michigan wildlife guys/Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (for possession of game animals, or nongame animals as the case may be, or a hunting licence to possess firearms in the US)
-Michigan food and agriculture guys/Ontario Ministry of Agriculture (maybe one or the other worries about farm raised animals)

If it was wild game, the rules are well known. But in my mind, Russian boars or feral pigs fall in between livestock and wildlife.