For Missouri hunters
Hunting in Canada from Missouri
No moose at home and an elk hunt closed to outsiders. Ours come with the booking.
Missouri has no wild moose, so there has never been a home moose season to lose. The state did restore an elk herd in the Ozarks and opened a small hunt, but the permits are resident-only, and even for Missourians the tags are scarce enough that most will never draw one. For a Missouri hunter, mountain game means leaving the state.
We run guided moose, elk and bighorn hunts in Alberta's Rockies where the tag comes with the booking. No draw, no residency wall, no points to bank. From Kansas City or St. Louis it is a straightforward one-stop north, our camp near Nordegg sits about three and a half hours from the airport, and you book a date rather than hope for a tag.
Moose from Missouri: not a home animal
There is no wild moose in Missouri and never has been, so a Missouri hunter has no season, no lottery and no points to compare against. That makes the Alberta option a clean one: there is nothing to weigh it against except getting on a plane.
Our Alberta moose is a genuine wilderness hunt. Bulls average better than fifty inches, we run a small number of one-on-one rut hunts a season, and the tag rides with the booking through our provincial allocation. Our moose hunt is $15,500 to $17,500 in USD plus 5% GST for ten days, archery, muzzleloader or rifle. See the moose hunt page and the moose cost guide.
Elk and bighorn: closed at home, open here
Missouri's restored Ozark elk herd is a real conservation win, but the hunt built around it is resident-only and barely open even to Missourians. There is no wild bighorn sheep in the state at all. Both animals are out of reach without traveling.
In Alberta both are a booking. Our elk rut hunt is $9,500 for ten days of bugling bulls, and the migration hunt is $7,500 for six days, on a guaranteed allocation with no draw. Bighorn is the continent's premier tag at $45,000 to $100,000, and the rule holds everywhere: in every US state with the animal, a tag is a lottery 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 Missouri
From Kansas City or St. Louis the clean routing is a one-stop to Calgary through Denver or Chicago, both of which have year-round nonstops on to Calgary. From the airport our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours by road, the same drive whether you land in Calgary or Edmonton.
The rifle paperwork is the same for every US hunter regardless of state: 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 Missouri
Here is what our hunts cost from Missouri, 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 Missouri?
No. Missouri has no wild moose and has never had a season. Our Alberta moose hunts carry the tag through an outfitter allocation with no draw, so a bull is a booking away rather than something the state cannot offer.
Q. Do I need a guide to hunt in Canada as a Missouri resident?
Yes. In Alberta a non-resident hunts big game with a licensed outfitter-guide, and as an American you get your tag through the outfitter's allocation rather than a draw. We hold the allocations for the species we hunt.
Q. Can I hunt the Ozark elk herd as a nonresident?
The Ozark elk hunt is resident-only, so even Missourians face long odds and outsiders cannot apply. Our Alberta elk hunts come with the tag through our allocation, no draw and no residency requirement.
Q. How do I get from Missouri to your Alberta hunts?
A one-stop from Kansas City or St. Louis through Denver or Chicago, then about three and a half hours by road from Calgary or Edmonton.
Q. Is there a draw for your hunts?
No. Every hunt we run comes with its tag through our Alberta allocation. You pick a date and book, rather than applying and hoping.
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