For Alaska hunters
Hunting in Canada from Alaska
You already live the wilderness hunt. This is the same country, on horseback, closer and cheaper to reach.
Alaska is the one state where we are not selling you moose access. You have some of the best moose hunting on earth in your own backyard, and Alaska residents do not even need a guide for it. So this page is an honest comparison, not a rescue pitch. What Alberta offers an Alaskan is a different kind of moose hunt: a horseback trip through Rockies wilderness out of wall-tent camps and a lodge, instead of a bush-plane fly-out and a drop camp.
The other honest number is cost. When an Alaskan does book a fully guided moose hunt, the market commonly runs somewhere between US$28,000 and $45,000, plus the charter. Our Alberta moose hunt is $15,500 to $17,500 in USD plus 5% GST for ten days, fully guided, tag through our allocation. And it is a short trip: WestJet launched a seasonal Anchorage to Calgary nonstop in 2025, and for the rest of the year it is an easy one-stop through Seattle. Same wild country, a four-hour flight instead of a bush plane.
Hunting moose from Alaska
Give Alaska its due: general-season and over-the-counter moose for residents, no guide required, some of the biggest bulls in the world. Nobody is going to tell an Alaskan their moose hunting needs fixing. What we offer is a change of scenery and logistics, not an upgrade in animal.
Our Alberta moose is a horseback wilderness hunt in country where motorized vehicles are prohibited. Bulls average better than fifty inches, we run one-on-one rut hunts, and the tag comes with the booking through our allocation. Where it competes is convenience and price against a guided Alaska hunt: $15,500 to $17,500 in USD plus 5% GST for ten days, with airport transfers and a lodge instead of a charter and a tent-only fly-out. See the moose hunt page, the moose cost guide and our Canada vs Alaska moose comparison.
Elk and sheep: what Alaska cannot easily give you
This is where Alberta pulls ahead. Alaska has essentially no elk hunting, just tiny draw-only island herds, so a bugling rut bull is not something you can chase at home. And Alaska sheep is Dall, on a nonresident-guide-required system that runs its own costs.
Our Alberta elk rut hunt is $9,500 for ten days, or $7,500 for six days on the migration, on horseback and on a guaranteed allocation. Bighorn is the continent's premier ram tag at $45,000 to $100,000. Worth noting for a sheep hunter: bighorn on a guaranteed outfitter allocation simply is not something the draw states can offer. See elk and bighorn sheep.
What we hunt in Alberta
Everything on this page runs out of one operation: our horseback backcountry camp in Alberta's Rockies near Nordegg, in country where motorized vehicles are prohibited and access is by horse and on foot. We hold provincial allocations for the species below, which is what lets us hand you a tag with the hunt instead of sending you into a draw.
- Moose: premium mountain bulls averaging better than fifty inches, one-on-one, $15,500 to $17,500 in USD plus GST.
- Elk: a $9,500 ten-day rut hunt for bugling bulls, or a $7,500 six-day migration hunt.
- Bighorn sheep: the premier tag on the continent, $45,000 to $100,000, on a guaranteed allocation.
- Mule and whitetail deer: the November rut, $6,500, 130 to 170 class.
- Black bear: baited hunts, $2,500 to $5,000 CAD, the most affordable guided big game in Canada.
- Wolf: a free add-on with any booked hunt, unlimited harvest, CITES permit to export.
Getting here from Alaska
WestJet launched a seasonal Anchorage to Calgary nonstop in 2025, so during its window it is a single flight south. Timing varies year to year and it can end before or during hunting season, so for a September through November hunt do not count on flying it direct: plan the easy one-stop through Seattle instead. Either way our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours by road from Calgary or Edmonton.
The rifle paperwork is the same for every US hunter: the RCMP Non-Resident Firearm Declaration and a flat CAD $25 at the border for non-restricted rifles and shotguns. See bringing firearms into Canada.
What our hunts cost from Alaska
Here is what our hunts cost from Alaska, in plain USD. These are our own published rates, and the figure below is the guided hunt only. Licences and tags, Alberta's 5% GST, your airfare, tips for guides and camp staff, and any taxidermy or export sit on top of it. For the full stack on any species, follow the cost guides.
| Our Alberta hunt | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Elk, migration | $7,500 USD | 6 days |
| Elk, rut | $9,500 USD | 10 days |
| Mule or whitetail deer | $6,500 USD | November rut |
| Moose, rut one-on-one | $15,500 - $17,500 USD + GST | 10 days |
| Bighorn sheep | $45,000 - $100,000 USD | Backcountry camps |
| Black bear | $2,500 - $5,000 CAD | Baited |
| Wolf | Free add-on | With any booked hunt |
For the full itemised breakdown by species, see the moose cost guide, the elk cost guide and the other cost guides.
Bringing your rifle across the border
This part is the same for every US hunter, whatever state you leave from. You fill out the RCMP Non-Resident Firearm Declaration, form 5589, pay a flat CAD $25 at the border, and have it witnessed by a border officer. That declaration acts as a temporary licence for the length of your trip and lets you buy ammunition here. It covers non-restricted rifles and shotguns, the sporting long guns you hunt with. Leave any handguns at home, and note the five-round magazine cap on semi-automatic centre-fire long guns.
We walk every hunter through the paperwork before you travel, so nothing at the border is a surprise. See bringing firearms into Canada for the full walkthrough, and do you need a guide in Canada for why the outfitter is the access, not an add-on.
Common questions
Q. Can I hunt moose in Alaska?
Yes, and few places do it better. Alaska residents can hunt general-season moose without a guide. This page is a comparison, not a substitute: our Alberta hunt is a horseback Rockies wilderness trip that competes on scenery, logistics and cost against a guided Alaska hunt, not on the quality of the animal.
Q. Is an Alberta moose hunt cheaper than a guided Alaska one?
Usually, yes. A fully guided Alaska moose hunt commonly runs somewhere between US$28,000 and $45,000 plus the charter, while our Alberta hunt is $15,500 to $17,500 in USD plus 5% GST for ten days with airport transfers and lodging included.
Q. Do I need a guide to hunt in Canada as an Alaska resident?
Yes. In Alberta a non-resident hunts big game either with a licensed outfitter-guide or an unpaid resident hunter host, and as an American your tag comes through the outfitter's allocation rather than a draw. That differs from hunting moose at home in Alaska, where a resident needs no guide.
Q. How do I get from Alaska to your Alberta camp?
WestJet has flown a seasonal Anchorage to Calgary nonstop since 2025, but for a fall hunt plan on the easy one-stop through Seattle. From Calgary our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours by road.
Q. Why hunt Alberta when I have moose at home?
For a different experience: a horseback wilderness hunt out of a lodge and wall-tent camps in country closed to motorized vehicles, reachable in a short flight rather than a bush-plane fly-out, and cheaper than a guided Alaska hunt if you were going to hire a guide anyway.
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