For Nevada hunters
Hunting in Canada from Nevada
Your state's first moose hunt drew 70,000 applicants for a handful of tags. We don't run a draw.
Here is a Nevada trivia fact that doubles as the whole point of this page: moose walked into Nevada on their own, and in the fall of 2024 the state held its first-ever moose hunt. It offered two or three bull tags, residents only, out of something like seventy thousand eligible applicants. Those are not odds, that is a headline.
We run guided moose hunts in Alberta's Rockies where the tag comes with the booking. No lottery, no points, no seventy-thousand-to-three math. Las Vegas has a nonstop to Calgary, our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours from the airport, and the biggest decision you have to make is the date. For a Nevada hunter used to burning points on elk and sheep, a guaranteed hunt is a different way to live.
Hunting moose from Nevada
Nevada's moose story is brand new. The animals established themselves in the northeast of the state, the population grew enough to support a hunt, and 2024 brought the first season ever: a symbolic handful of bull tags, residents only, from tens of thousands of applicants. It is a wonderful conservation story and a nonstarter as a way to actually hunt a moose.
Alberta is the actual hunt. Our 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. See the moose hunt page and the moose cost guide.
Elk and bighorn: Nevada knows the points game
Nevada hunters do not need the draw explained to them. Elk odds in the state are notoriously long, and while Nevada is genuinely bighorn-rich by US standards, a ram tag is still a jackpot you may chase for a very long time. Points, applications, patience: that is the Nevada big-game rhythm.
Our Alberta program takes the wait out. Elk is $9,500 for a ten-day rut hunt or $7,500 for a six-day migration hunt, and bighorn is the continent's premier tag at $45,000 to $100,000, on a guaranteed allocation rather than a lottery. Even in a bighorn-rich state like Nevada, a tag is a jackpot; guaranteed-allocation bighorn does not exist anywhere 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 Nevada
Easy trip. WestJet flies a nonstop from Las Vegas to Calgary, and Flair serves the route as well, so from southern Nevada you are one flight from the mountains. From the airport our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours by road, the same from Calgary or Edmonton.
The rifle paperwork is uniform for every US hunter: the RCMP Non-Resident Firearm Declaration and a flat CAD $25 at the border for non-restricted rifles and shotguns. We walk you through it. See bringing firearms into Canada.
What our hunts cost from Nevada
Here is what our hunts cost from Nevada, 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 Nevada?
Barely. Nevada held its first-ever moose hunt in 2024 with two or three bull tags for residents only, drawn from roughly seventy thousand applicants. Our Alberta moose hunts carry the tag through an allocation with no draw and no residency requirement.
Q. Do I need a guide to hunt in Canada as a Nevada 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. Is your bighorn hunt a draw like a Nevada sheep tag?
No. Nevada is bighorn-rich but a ram tag is still a lottery jackpot. Our Alberta bighorn hunt at $45,000 to $100,000 comes with the tag through our allocation, so there is no draw and no point creep.
Q. How do I get from Nevada to your Alberta hunts?
WestJet flies a nonstop from Las Vegas to Calgary, with Flair also on the route, and our camp near Nordegg is about three and a half hours' drive from there.
Q. Is there a lottery 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 against seventy thousand other people.
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