For Indiana hunters
Hunting in Canada from Indiana
No moose, no elk, no draw to enter. The mountain game is all north.
Indiana is a whitetail state through and through, and there is nothing wrong with that. What it does not have is mountain game: no wild moose and no elk. For antlers of that class, an Indiana hunter has always had to leave the state, and there is no home draw to enter because there is nothing to draw for.
We run guided moose, elk and bighorn hunts in Alberta's Rockies on guaranteed outfitter allocations. No lottery, no points, no closed season. You book a date and you hunt. It is a painless one-stop from Indianapolis through Chicago, whose O'Hare nonstop to Calgary makes the connection quick, and our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours from the airport.
Hunting moose from Indiana
There is no wild moose in Indiana. It was never a home hunt, so the Alberta trip is a clean proposition rather than a comparison.
Our Alberta moose is a horseback wilderness hunt. Bulls average better than fifty inches, we run one-on-one rut hunts, and the tag rides with the booking through our provincial allocation. It is $15,500 to $17,500 in USD plus 5% GST for ten days. See the moose hunt page and the moose cost guide.
Elk and bighorn: not here
Indiana has no elk hunt and no bighorn sheep. Both mean travel for an Indiana hunter, with no home tag to build toward.
We hunt both in Alberta on guaranteed allocations. Our elk rut hunt is $9,500 for ten days or $7,500 for six days on the migration, and bighorn is the continent's premier ram tag at $45,000 to $100,000. Every US state with bighorn makes it a jackpot or decades of points, and guaranteed-allocation bighorn does not exist in the Lower 48. 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 Indiana
From Indianapolis it is a quick one-stop to Calgary through Chicago, whose O'Hare nonstop makes the connection painless. From the airport our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours by road, whether you land at 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 Indiana
Here is what our hunts cost from Indiana, 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 Indiana?
No, there is no wild moose in Indiana. Our Alberta moose hunts carry the tag through an outfitter allocation with no draw, so a bull is a booking away.
Q. Do I need a guide to hunt in Canada as an Indiana 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. We hold the allocations for the species we hunt.
Q. How do I get from Indiana to your Alberta hunts?
A quick one-stop from Indianapolis through Chicago, which has a nonstop to Calgary. From there our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours by road.
Q. Is there a draw or lottery for your hunts?
No. Every hunt we run comes with its tag through our Alberta outfitter allocation. There are no points to bank and no lottery to lose; you pick a date and book. For a whitetail hunter used to the tag being the easy part, the moose and elk are the same way with us.
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