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I for one am glad your back on the regular forum. Your knowledge and expertise is valued by me. We don’t always agree on everything and thats OK. I hope people on here understand what a privilege it is to have access to “been there, done that” forum members like you, BC Witness, Incorrigible, MIB, Airdale and countless others on here. In light of the constant trolling and cyber attacks on accounts here? No matter how you fall on the subject of Bigfoot? The wilderness knowledge here is just amazing and people should at least honor that. And sorry for your troubles!

The Old Guys! A great group to be in!

In many ways, as an Alaskan, I appreciate Canada's tough position in traveling through their country. I really don't want many Yankees coming here. Of course, they're free to do so.........by plane or cruise ship. Americans can bring firearms on domestic flights........per federal law and airline rules. Bringing contraband is risky. American shippers like UPS and FedEx are a big part of the problem in transporting guns. A police department in California shipped a stolen handgun that they recovered back to me (after lots of jumping through hoops). They sent it overnight air via FedEx to a local FFL I paid $50 to accept it. The bill from FedEx? $350. The combined bill for shipping and FFL acceptance was more than the value of the gun. The criminal who stole my stuff (most of which has not and never will be recovered) will be out of prison soon, and I'm still jumping through hoops trying to get two more recovered guns and loads of recovered ammo back from police. Over 87% of the guns used in crimes are stolen. One would think that they'd be "proactive" in prosecuting gun thieves, but I'm here to tell you that they're more busy prosecuting the owners of stolen guns than they are the thieves.

Yeah, the mere mention of firearms on most forums is cause enough for panic and stampeding. At least here we can mention them in the context of outdoor activities. Sorry for the rant about my stolen guns and my continuing legal adventures getting them back.

Not even close to too political. You are WAYYYY too close to common sense though, and some people can't handle that.

As I understand it, as I no longer have the necessary permits, Canadians can only have handguns if they hold an RPAL (Restricted Possession Acquisition License). Holders of these permits must undergo a criminal records check every 24-hours, and can only transport their weapons from their home to a certified shooting range, and back. They must do this without any stops along the way. This means that even stopping for gas is not permitted while your handgun is in your vehicle. It must be transported in an approved, locked case, and ammunition must be transported separate from the weapon in a manner that prevents them from easily being put together (ammo in the glove box, handgun in the trunk). If you are stopped by the cops for any reason, the fact that you have an RPAL will come up on the police computer and you will be asked if you have it with you. If you break ANY of the regulations regarding transporting your firearm, you CAN have it confiscated. This is what I've learned from talking to RPAL owners. As I don't have this permit, I'm not entirely 110% positive on any of this, but since quite a few handgun owners have given me the same information, I can be fairly positive that these are the laws.

Thanks Norseman....we've been here a while, good to be part of the BFForum family, you guys ROCK!

I was wakened the other night at 2 AM by tapping on my exterior bedroom wall. Just like on the Squatch America site "It was that damned Bigfoot again." So I get myself up, put on a robe and go put an end to the bother. And it was that damned Bigfoot. I have been working on a silhouette to hang on my fence and had left it propped against the wall on the patio. I thought it was funny the tapping started around 2 AM as any right minded Sasquatch would do.

Welcome Jetboil , king88kayo & Old Sasq !